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ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products
ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products
ArcelorMittal has also developed a new, award-winning lacquered steel for aerosol mounting cups which is free of Bisphenol A (BPA). Add the high recycling rate for steel in Europe and you have the perfect sustainable packaging for aerosols.
Due to its magnetic properties, steel is easy and economical to recover and sort from other materials in household waste
Pascal Amelot
With ArcelorMittal’s latest steels for packaging, canmakers can improve the sustainability of their aerosols. Reductions in the thickness of the steel used in the body of the aerosol can lead to a 17-percent reduction in the weight of a 52 mm aerosol.
Significant thickness reductions are also possible in the bottoms and tops of the aerosol despite their rather complex shapes. “With our expertise in finite element calculations, ArcelorMittal is able to help our customers implement the lightest steel solutions for these critical parts of the aerosol – without compromising aerosol performance or robustness,” says Pascal Amelot, Head of Packaging Product Development and Head of Export for Automotive, Packaging, and Electrical Steels at ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products.
Thinner and lighter cans contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of aerosols. “Our life cycle assessment (LCA) calculations show that a 17-percent weight reduction for a typical 52 mm aerosol reduces CO2 emissions by 19 grams per aerosol,” notes Pascal Amelot. “We estimate our steel solution results in 30-percent less CO2 emission than a comparable 52 mm diameter aluminium aerosol.”
ArcelorMittal’s new lacquered steel for aerosol mounting cups is free of Bisphenol-A (BPA)
Recently ArcelorMittal launched a new lacquered steel which uses BPA-NI (Bisphenol A Non-Intended) lacquers. They replace epoxy-phenolic lacquers which contain BPA. The coating is also available on a chromium-free (Cr-free) passivated tinplate. This material is available now and anticipates new European regulations which will strongly reduce or even eliminate the use of all bisphenols in the future.
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