METAL PACKAGING FOR PAINTS

Thinking of buying ink is to acquire the steel can for decades makes packages the product efficiently. By his impermeability features, airtightness, safety, ease of forming, convenience in storage and transport, as well as mechanical and thermal resistance, this packing leads the shelves of specialty stores and major brands of paints.
With all these attributes is understandable market conservatism of packaging for paints, however, industries – account for more than 25 thousand direct and indirect jobs – are increasingly empowered to innovative projects dictating advances in production with the emergence of tools that enable greater security, speed, new formats and differentiated lithographs.
The inks segment is already starting to see examples of this evolution to come across with 3D lithography and lithography differentiated textured released by Valencia and unseen Lithography in the world. Another innovation, which also connects the concept of sustainability, are the TOp cans (Total Opening) and TOp Gun of the Brasilata that due to expansion and the absence of metal ring, use less steel, weighing less and reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. The 25 Kg Tin of New nerve mass race, texture and Add-ons is also an example of innovation by having effective barrier against moisture, being resistant to shocks, falls and stacking.
As well as in cans for food, the inner steel Tin containing ink receives treatment to ensure protection and product quality. Companies such as AkzoNobel and PPG Industries provide these internal and external coatings for metal packagings. The AkzoNobel, for example, manufactures the Vitalure 740TM which is a gray enamel that ensures greater protection for cans against corrosion, improves the chemical resistance and increases by 50% the duration of the validity of the products packaged in cans coated with the product.
According to data from the Brazilian Association of steel Packaging (ABEAÇO), the paint market represents 33% of all steel packaging. This represents almost 200 thousand tons of steel intended for the market of paint and varnish.