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MetPac-SA

11 May 2020

Lockdown has been a blight for the SA metal packaging industry

By Staff Writer

MetPac-SA expects that South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown will have a huge impact on the metal packaging industry. Prior to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, started on 27 March 2020, the country’s collection and recovery rate of post-consumer metal packaging (aluminium and tinplate) was estimated at an impressive 75.8%, as reported by BMi Research. The national five...
18 Sep 2018

South Africa’s first certified packaging professional

By Staff Writer

Kishan Singh, CEO of MetPac-SA has become the first packaging expert in South Africa to be awarded the Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation. It was presented to him by the international Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP).
29 Nov 2017

Committed to mindful recycling

By Staff Writer

During September, MetPac-SA, the newly formed industry body representing the interests of the local metal packaging industry, joined forces with various packaging streams. This was to encourage households to practice mindful recycling as part of Clean-up and Recycle SA week, which took place from 11 to 17 September.

20 Jul 2017

Aluminium cans and metal packaging: MetPac-SA sets its sights high

By Staff Writer

MetPac-SA, the newly-formed producer responsibility organisation representing the steel, tinplate and aluminium packaging industries, has identified the increase in the recycling of metal packaging as one of its main objectives.
19 Jun 2017

Metal packaging industry body formed

By Staff Writer

The South African packaging industry has welcomed the news that a new industry body was recently formed to represent the interests of the metal packaging industry. MetPac-SA is the new Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) tasked specifically with looking after the interests and recycling of steel, tin plate and aluminium packaging.