Alcoa Packaging and blow moulder Graham Packaging have combined their capabilities in a partnering agreement. The preferred partnership agreement allows the two US firms to provide containers to their customers using Alcoa’s printed shrink sleeve labels combined with Graham Packaging's blown containers for the branded food and beverage, household, specialty, and automotive markets.

Both companies will contribute staff to combined sales, marketing and service teams, to offer customers a full service from concept to manufacture.

Alcoa Packaging president Bimal Kalvani said: “Now, customers of both Alcoa and Graham can benefit by having one source to turn to for innovative packaging and branding solutions.”