Aesthetically pleasing packaging for foodstuffs
From steel to packaging steel – before finally becoming a can
From the ends and bottoms of pet food cans, to mounting cups on aerosol cans, right through to crown corks and offset ink tins – the cutting-edge coating facility supplies special chromium-coated steel for different types of steel packaging. Thanks to its extremely thin coating, the material is ideal for further processing and protected against corrosion.
Chromium(VI)-free production on the new coating line
With TCCT®, thyssenkrupp Rasselstein's portfolio now only includes special chromium-coated packaging steel that is 100% chromium(VI)-free.
For producers of steel packaging, the company thus offers a REACH-compliant solution with which entirely dispenses with the use of chromium(VI) in the manufacturing processes, while maintaining the usual high product quality. TCCT® is produced in accordance with the revised European standard EN 10202:2022 and is notable for the following advantages:
Boost to innovation with energy-saving effects
The new building in which coating line 13 has been constructed covers 10,000 square meters, or about one and a half soccer fields.
On coating line 13 blackplate will be surface coated with a nanometer-thin protective layer in an electrolytic bath. A further advantage of the modern system is as follows: “We are at the cutting edge of technology in every sense of the word – including in terms of energy consumption and occupational safety,” says Thomas Bohlmann, Head of Tinning 2. Chief Technology Officer Oliver Hoffmann reveals another groundbreaking aspect of the system: “We will now be able to work with an even broader production range.” This means that even wider and thinner plates from the site that are even more sturdy and robust can now be delivered as input stock for cans. “Our customers will of course benefit from this. Further progress will also be made possible, as our new measuring technology will go far beyond today’s standards.”
Cans made from tinplate are recycling champions
The modern system is state of the art from a technological perspective, especially because additional more efficient and energy-saving processes will be implemented using the digitalized workflow. Bohlmann makes the following predication: “After further tests and calculations we can look forward to lower CO2 emissions from production.” The can also contributes to the recycling process: as the most frequently and most efficiently recycled packaging material, tinplate remains unparalleled when it comes to ecological sustainability.
The VA 13 in Andernach will ensure environmental conservation, occupational safety, and resource efficiency.
