Composite cans with peel-off top offer gastight seal for perishable products
Uncompromising when it comes to product and aroma protection: Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG, weidenhammer.de/en/home), Europe's leading supplier of composite cans, composite drums and plastic containers, has brought a new generation of highly impermeable containers to the market. These can be used to safely package perishable products and oxygen-sensitive bulk goods. A key component of the Peel-off Top composite can is its special metal closure, which is similar to the one used on standard tin cans. Along with its excellent barrier properties and consumer convenience, the composite can with Peel-off Top offers marketing advantages. Wrap-around labels can be customized to create an eye-catching product presentation at the point of sale. In Italy, the company H. J. Heinz is already successfully marketing their Plasmon and Nipiol milk powder products in the innovative Weidenhammer solution. WPG has also presented a composite coffee can with Peel-off Top at interpack 2014.
Composite cans have been used as standard packaging for decades in many segments of the food market, including snacks and instant beverages, soups and sauces. Stores and consumers appreciate the added convenience as well as the excellent protection of product aroma and freshness. Thanks to Peel-off Top composite cans developed by WPG, these benefits can now be applied for the first time to highly perishable and oxygen-sensitive bulk products. A special metal closure makes the can extremely gastight. Attached directly to the body of the can, it looks like a standard tin can closure and is used in the same way. "The Peel-off Top considerably increases the high barrier properties of our composite cans," explains Rolf Regelmann, Executive Director of Marketing and Sales at WPG. "Composite cans with Peel-off Tops are equal to other gastight standard packaging solutions. They offer a viable alternative to standard tin cans – especially for baby food and other perishable food products with special protection and hygiene requirements."