PPG today announced the expansion of its easy-open end coatings for aluminum beverage cans to meet increased global market demand. The coatings are engineered for the lid of aluminum beverage cans to preserve taste, quality and shelf life while enhancing manufacturing productivity. 

They have been rigorously tested and approved by leading global can makers and brands, and they have been formulated without the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and PFAS so as to comply with global regulations.

"BPA-NI" stands for BPA Non-Intent, meaning that while the product is not intentionally manufactured with BPA, it's possible that trace amounts may be present due to environmental contamination or carryover during the manufacturing process.

The expanded easy-open end coatings range includes:

• PPG INNOVEL® PRO PPG2489 coating series, an internal coating solution offering proven performance for high-speed stamping lines that can withstand high temperatures and pressures for a wide range of beverages.
• PPG Innovel EVO PPG6720 coating series, a waterborne internal coating solution for beer. It is designed for low film weight applications and has low volatile organic compounds (VOCs) compared to solvent-based coatings, making it a sustainably advantaged* solution while meeting quality, performance, and regulatory requirements.  
• PPG iSENSE® PPG5018 coating series, a robust external coating designed for fast line speeds, available in clear and gold.

“Our beverage end coating solutions address critical challenges in the beverage industry while meeting food contact regulations,” said Viktoria Tager, PPG global easy-open ends strategic market manager, Packaging Coatings. "Our latest solutions maintain performance across a diverse range of beverage products and manufacturing processes, making them a proven and reliable choice for the metal packaging industry.”

Highlights of these three products include: 

• Sustainably advantaged attributes: Driven by customer demands, these coatings facilitate increased line speeds, higher productivity, and less waste. PPG Innovel PRO PPG2489 coating has the potential to lower carbon emissions by 20 percent by using lower film weights.
• Regulatory compliance: These coatings are BPA-NI and PFAS-NI to meet evolving food contact material regulations. 
• Local production: With manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific, PPG’s robust supply chain reduces the cost of production and transportation for PPG’s customers.
• Versatility: They are compatible with various manufacturing processes for coil coaters and can makers and are suitable for both 2-piece and 3-piece beverage can systems.
• Robust: They offer extreme flexibility for high-speed stamping while meeting the requirements for hot-fill, retort, and pasteurization capabilities.
• Global adaptability: This coating technology performs consistently on a variety of plant lines, reducing the complexity of operations for can makers and coaters with multiple locations.
• Proven results: PPG Innovel PRO PPG2489 and PPG iSense PPG5018 coatings are proven to protect a wide range of beverage products against flavor transfer, corrosion, and challenging ingredient formulations including beer, seltzers, carbonated soft drinks, sparkling water, wine, juices, isotonic drinks, ready-to-drink cocktails, energy drinks, and other beverages known in the industry as “hard-to-hold.”

For more information on PPG’s Packaging Coatings business and its beverage can coatings, click here.

* Sustainably advantaged solutions are defined using PPG's internal methodology that validates product attributes and their contribution toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals. While many of PPG’s products have sustainable attributes in their end-use that promote longevity of customer assets, PPG considers products sustainably advantaged when they contribute to improved environmental outcomes or provide relative improvements over industry benchmarks.