Why choose Metal?

Metal is a material that is particularly suitable for food packaging due to its many different properties.

Visual Effects: Metal packaging signals quality and can have both a modern and a nostalgic look. Metal is flexible and is well suited for printing, design and embossing.

Safety: You get an optimal protection of foods when using metal packaging. Metal is completely tight and thus prevents any air, oxygen and bacterias from contaminating the product and reducing the quality and the shelf life, i.e. taste, colour, vitamins, etc.

Shipment: Metal is suitable for all types of transportation due to its strenght. It is robust, shock resistant and with high performance and is therefore easy to handle during distribution.

Magnetism: The magnetic characteristics of steel and tinplate are useful on packing lines and also make it easier to separate metal from other materials when sorting waste.

Useful: Metal packaging is suitable for ready-to-serve meals as food products can be heated and served directly from the packaging. Read more about metal packaging and microwave ovens. 

Recycling: Metal is 100% recyclable and has very high recycling rates. Food packed in metal does not require energy during transportation and when stored.

Sustainable Development: Metal packaging helps reduce waste of foodstuffs by up to 20% in industrial countries and up to 50% in the rest of the world. According to analyses, metal packaging is leading when it comes to an economical life cycle. See report from TNO.