Homegrown. Environment. Foodworks and Metcash reach new supply agreement. British Pop Art Icon adds his support to Norfolk recycling

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1 brought to you by Issue September 2009 Impress and Daiwa Can sign Strategic Alliance Impress and Daiwa Can announced that they have reached agreement on a Strategic Alliance to develop and commercialise novel types of metal packaging. Continued over page... Homegrown Foodworks and Metcash reach new supply agreement Environment British Pop Art Icon adds his support to Norfolk recycling

2 As a first step the agreement will give Impress exclusive rights to market Daiwa s range of re-sealable bottle cans in Europe. The second phase of the agreement provides for production of bottle cans in Europe in a jointly owned company. Daiwa Can is one of Japan s leading packaging manufacturers, with years of experience and technical expertise, supplying Japan s major food and beverage manufacturers with top quality containers and packaging solutions that take a creative, value-added approach in the marketplace. Daiwa Can had a sales turnover of approximately $2 billion USD in 2008 and is currently expanding its operations in the United States and Taiwan, with the aim of becoming a global packaging enterprise. Impress is a global market leader in the consumer metal packaging industry. It is the worldwide leader in the seafood can market, European and Australasian leader for aerosol cans, European leader in cans for Paints and Coatings and European leader in cans for Infant Formula and Nutritional Powders. Impress is also the second largest supplier of processed food cans in Europe and Australasia. Impress is based in Deventer, the Netherlands and had worldwide sales of approximately 1.8 billion in Daiwa was the first company to introduce metal bottle cans with re-sealable caps in Daiwa s bottle cans have been a major commercial success in Japan in a wide variety of end-markets and have won several international packaging awards. The Daiwa range currently includes three product types, all of which are able to be sterilised and have a re-sealable cap: New bottle can: a three-piece laminated aluminium bottle with capacity from 290ml to 500ml. WORC: a wide mouth three-piece bottle can in steel with a capacity of 170ml. Mini Bottle Can: a two-piece aluminium bottle with 100ml capacity. We see many potential applications for these packages in Europe, said Francis Labbé, chief executive of Impress. The Daiwa products are lightweight, easy to carry and use, and are well adapted to today s life styles, he said. Hisakazu Yagamuchi, President of Daiwa Can said, We are very pleased to agree to this alliance with Impress. Impress and Daiwa share the belief that metal packaging must be developed to meet the changing needs of consumers, while continuously reducing environmental impacts. We expect this to be a first step in a broader alliance covering other areas of mutually beneficial development, said Mr Yagamuchi. Homegrown Foodworks and Metcash reach new supply agreement Australia s largest independent grocery wholesaler and distributor, Metcash, has reached agreement for the supply of grocery and liquor products to the 45 supermarkets (and eight aligned liquor stores) that Foodworks will acquire from Coles. It is anticipated that the first store will transition to supply from Metcash in the next month, with the last transferring by the end of April The supply agreement will be for an initial period of 10 years and will incorporate supply of the fresh categories. Metcash will also continue to service more than 700 Foodworks-aligned customers under the terms of its existing contracted supply arrangements which have been extended until Chief Executive of Metcash, Andrew Reitzer, said, While the volume is obviously crucial to supporting Metcash s negotiating power on behalf of all its independent retail customers, having such an important customer as Foodworks aligned to achieve similar goals in servicing consumers needs is critical. Mr Reitzer also said that the acquisition of the Coles outlets by Foodworks would assist the independent grocery sector in building, a viable third force in grocery retailing in Australia. Metcash s grocery distribution business IGA had helped the Foodworks stores increase their sales from $450 million to $1.75 billion over the last seven years, Reitzer said. NEWS snippet The media watchdog, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), has decided not to ban food and beverage advertising under new children s TV standards a decision that has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC). AFGC has developed a self-regulation scheme called the Responsible Children s Marketing Initiative, which came into effect on January As part of the initiative, 16 leading food and beverage manufacturers have committed not to advertise to children, unless their products promoted healthy dietary choices and a healthy lifestyle consistent with scientific standards or Australian standards. In its report on revised Children s Television Standards, the ACMA acknowledged the important role of industry which has responded successfully to community concerns about food and beverage advertising with an industry code. He said this growth had been achieved through Metcash providing access to Metcash s Black & Gold generic products, as well as Metcash s newly introduced and fast-growing Fresh range of products; use of its national network of wholesale distribution outlets, facilitating the expansion of Foodworks to a national retail chain; competitive wholesale prices; and access to Metcash s IT systems. Metcash has three Business Pillars IGA Distribution, Campbells Cash and Carry and Australian Liquor Marketers.

3 Beverage container levy plan under Senate scrutiny A Greens plan to introduce a national beverage deposit scheme similar to that operating in South Australia is currently under review by a Senate committee as reported by Australian Food News. The inquiry today heard from food and beverage manufacturers represented by industry body the Australian Food and Grocery Council and aluminium manufacturer Alcoa. Australians for Refunds on Cans and Bottlers also had their say on the issue that has the support of both the Greens and Family First Senator Steve Fielding. The plan would see a 10 cent levy on each beverage container sold in the country, which can be recovered by consumers when they recycle it. Leading industry body, the AFGC, is against the scheme, contending that it will cost taxpayers up to $500 million a year to run and increased costs to business and consumers. The Australian Greens maintain, however, that their Container Deposit Legislation would be cost neutral, reduce greenhouse gas emission by 1.4 million tonnes per year and could save council ratepayers almost $60 million dollars a year. The Federal Government has not advised of a position on the plan, preferring to set-up the inquiry to weigh up the various arguments. Source: 24 August World News Impress sets up subsidiary in South Korea Impress Group B.V. has announced the creation of Impress Korea. The new company, which is 100 per cent owned by Impress, has signed an agreement with Dongwon Group to lease a production area situated within their Haman plant, located in Gyeongsangnam-do province, in the southeast region of South Korea. In September 2009, Impress Korea will start local manufacture of aluminium cans for luncheon meat, developed specifically for the Korean market. These innovative rectangular cans have an unusual necked-out opening feature to allow easy serving, and are sealed with Impress state-of-the-art Easy Peel ends. These cans have won several international packaging awards and are already being supplied to Impress customer Daesang Corporation, one of the leading Korean food manufacturers and a key player in the Southeast Asian luncheon meat market. Dongwon Group is also Korea s leading manufacturer of seafood products and, since its acquisition of StarKist in November 2008, the worldwide leader in canned tuna. It is essential for Impress to have an industrial presence in Korea due to its economic vitality and importance to the region, said Francis Labbé, CEO of Impress. Our new unit will serve as a platform for bringing further added-value metal packaging products to the Korean market. We are particularly happy to have signed this agreement with Dongwon, one of our major customers worldwide. Focus on: canned tuna Canned tuna may be included in ASEAN-EU Free Trade Agreement The European Union (EU) is reportedly open to negotiations for the possible lowering of tariffs or even granting duty-free treatment for canned tuna exports from the Philippines and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) under a proposed free trade agreement with the 10-nation regional bloc. Commercial counselor of the European Commission delegation to the Philippines Gabriel Munuera-Vinals, said the proposed comprehensive trade agreement is mainly aiming to provide greater market access for a range of ASEAN products to the EU through duty-free terms. We re looking at granting zero tariffs for 90 percent of products from the ASEAN states that enter the EU markets, he said. The Philippines canned tuna exports to the EU is currently subject to 24 per cent tariff, a rate deemed very disadvantageous to the tuna industry as some of its export rivals such as the African, Caribbean and the Pacific Group of States (ACP) and Andean countries have been enjoying a zero percent tariff rate.

4 Tuna industry players have been urging the national government to push for the granting of zero tariffs for canned tuna exports to the EU under the ASEAN-EU FTA mechanism to allow them to further penetrate the EU markets. Source: 2 September Moves toward sustainably fished Pacific tuna Pacific Island countries can tap into demand from Europe for over 70 million tins of Skipjack tuna by kick starting sustainable pole and line fisheries. Retailers, wholesalers, restaurants, processors, traders and other commercial buyers interested in seeking Pacific partners willing to develop a pole and line fishing operation can do so through an initiative started by Greenpeace. The Pacific can take advantage of this market demand for pole and line-caught Skipjack by developing their own domestic pole and line industry to stop their future from being fished to death, said Greenpeace Australia Pacific Oceans Team Leader, Lagi Toribau, at the Tuna Forum in Port Moresby. Destructive fishing methods are rife in the Pacific. The west and central Pacific Ocean currently supplies over 56 per cent of the world s tuna, with the vast majority taken by distant water fishing nations from Asia, the United States of America and Europe. The accompanying employment benefits could help fight poverty in the region, and provide livelihoods and income to local communities, as has been the case in the Maldives. At present, Maldives has a fleet of over 1000 pole and line vessels, employing over 20,000 fisherman and many more in boatbuilding, processing and other support roles. Source: 2 September Canned Bigeye tuna could be sold as light tuna in Spain Spain s Council of Ministers authorised the trade of canned Bigeye tuna under the denomination light tuna, after modifying the Royal Decree on the sanitary regulation of fishery and aquaculture establishments and products intended for human consumption. After conducting several studies, the Secretariat General of Marine Affairs and the National Institute of Consumption considered it timely that canned Bigeye tuna products carry the standardised denomination of light tuna, in addition to that of tuna. The approved change implies that Bigeye tuna and Skipjack tuna now have the same treatment as Yellowfin tuna, a species that enjoyed the possibility of being sold under the name tuna or light tuna. The modified Royal Decree lists the common denominations of canned fish products, common names, the scientific denominations of species and those corresponding to canned products. Those of Northern Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and Skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) also appear, all for which the standard denomination of tuna was accepted for their canned variety. Meanwhile, the standard denomination of tuna or light tuna was put forth for canned Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). The Spanish government consulted the autonomous communities and the fishing sector before drafting the new norm. Source: Environment British Pop Art Icon adds his support to Norfolk recycling Acclaimed British artist, Sir Peter Blake, is backing Norfolk County Council s campaign to get people to recycle used metal paint cans and hopes his art work, will help raise awareness throughout the UK. During the 2009 Holt Summer Festival, in Norfolk, Sir Peter Blake met with representatives from Norfolk County Council and the packaging industry to show his support for the work achieved in increasing recycling opportunities for the Norfolk general public. Metal packaging manufacturer Impress approached the council earlier this year with a view to adding used metal paint cans to the growing list of items that could be recycled. We are always happy to look at increasing recycling opportunities wherever possible, says Dan Jacobs NCC household waste officer. We re encouraging the public to place empty dry metal paint cans in the scrap metal skips for recycling, at any of our HWRC, and there is a helpful leaflet showing exactly how this can be done, displayed at all of our 19 sites. Jess King, NCC Recycling Site Inspector pictured with Sir Peter Blake and his I Love Recycling artwork reproduced on a metal paint can. Impress were delighted to reproduce Sir Peter Blake s latest work of art, entitled I Love Recycling, onto a metal paint can, which the artist signed during his appearance at the Holt Festival in Norfolk. Sir Peter, who was on board his groovy Art Bus, is renowned for his connection with the music industry, having produced iconic album covers such as The Beatles Sergeant Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the single cover for Band Aid s Do They Know It s Christmas? Matt Sykes, Impress UK Sales Manager commented, The excellent work done by NCC, to provide metal paint can recycling throughout the county, is the benchmark for the rest of the UK to follow. Our goal is to convert at least 65 per cent of all UK local authorities to recycle paint cans by 2010 and in doing so, divert 8,000 tonnes of recyclable packaging away from landfill.

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