YES, WE CAN!

Aluminum is the first choice for the production of cans in the food and beverage industry. In the beverage can market, where 245 billion cans currently enter the market each year, 83% are made from this light metal. Within the global industry, Novelis Göttingen is one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of specialty finished aluminum for the production of food and beverage cans, particularly beverage can lids.

Unique advantages make aluminum extremely attractive for the manufacturers of cans. It can be pressed very flexibly – offering a lot of latitude in size and shape. Its very low weight has a positive effect not least on logistics and transport, reducing carbon footprint. And it can be designed in an optically outstanding manner – using new digital printing processes, can are turned into highly attractive advertising media. A further strong advantage: Aluminum cans are truly sustainable as aluminum can be recycled an unlimited number of times, with no deterioration in quality saving energy and resources. Novelis is the global market leader in this area, with around 38 billion recycled cans annually. For many years, we have been involved in industry programs for the advancement of improved aluminum recycling structures. That is why Novelis is the ideal partner for the environmentally conscious can producer in developing and realizing innovative ideas.

Apart from supplying aluminum in the form of coils and sheets, we offer much more – our knowledge and our success. As part of a worldwide research and development network, our Innovations and Technology Centre Göttingen offers world-class competence at the interface between distribution, design and innovation. We offer you support in relation to questions regarding product technologies, and in the development, realization and optimization of your own innovation processes.

LEIGHTWEIGHT

Providing beverage in cans – this idea was born in the USA, first beverages in tin cans were produced at the time of prohibition. The first aluminum beverage cans were introduced to the market in 1958. They were initially extrusion mould – deep-drawn aluminum cans have been manufactured since 1966.

Today’s cans are far lighter than their predecessors. Whereas cans in the 1950s weighed 80 grams, our technology today ensure the possibility of manufacturing beverage cans weighing just 14 grams – for a 0.33 liter can, and a wall thickness of only 0.08 millimeters. Our can product portfolio comprises flat rolled, pre-treated and coating aluminum sheet and rolls, which are used in the production of beverage cans and lids, as well as food cans. The material can be delivered degreased, pre-lubed and/or lacquered.

Please use our technical expertise for problem resolution or in the development of new products! Modeling is one of our core competencies.