2024-02-19
Tinplate-the champion of the circular economy
Tinplate has been used as a packaging material for over 210 years. Today, it is used for food, beverage and aerosol cans, among other things. It is so popular not only because it is so easy to recycle, but also because it is particularly safe. The thin, cold-rolled sheet with tin or chrome coating allows the product to last for a very long time and protects it safely against light and oxygen. And due to its inherent material properties, it can be recycled again and again in the sense of a closed material cycle.Before & after: Recycled tinplate packaging is turned back into a new, high-quality steel product.By the way, the popular can will be even more sustainable if bluemint® Steel is used to produce the tinplate. thyssenkrupp Rasselstein already has tinplate made from CO2-reduced bluemint® Steel in its portfolio. For bluemint® Steel, alternative input materials are used in the steel production process. This reduces above all the use of coal for the reduction process in the blast furnace. The result is a reduction in CO2 emissions.