Securshield™ 500 was developed in response to the European food packaging industry’s efforts to transition to more sustainable alternatives.
AkzoNobel develops Securshield™ 500, the next generation range of metal packaging coatings for food can manufacturers. It is both free of bisphenols (BPXni*) and PVC. The SecurshieldTM 500 series of easy-open end coatings is designed to help can makers and their customers meet current and future regulatory requirements with an offer that’s more sustainable and provides significantly improved performance compared with today’s organosol-based alternatives.
A major benefit for coil coaters is the way it seamlessly integrates into their existing manufacturing processes, allowing them to use a single technology to meet the varying needs of food can manufacturers. Meanwhile, can makers are able to take advantage of the flexibility and working capital benefits of having a single product suitable for a wide variety of metal food packs.
“The Securshield 500 series is the latest example of how we’re working with manufacturers to develop meaningful solutions for real-life challenges,” explains Chris Bradford, Marketing Director for AkzoNobel’s Industrial Coatings business. “We’ve already committed to a future without the use of bisphenols to protect metal packaging. The new product range was developed in response to changing legislation and the European food packaging industry’s eagerness to transition to more sustainable alternatives.”
The launch of the Securshield 500 series follows on from the recent introduction of AkzoNobel’s AccelshieldTM 700 – a styrene-free and BPXni beverage end internal coating – and the AccelstyleTM 100 and 200 overprint varnishes for two-piece aluminum beverage cans, which are free of bisphenols, styrene and PFAS.
All of these new products are being made available at a challenging time for coil coaters, can makers and their customers. The European Commission continues to phase out the use of bisphenols, while the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), NGOs and retailers are increasingly concerned about plastics being used in food packaging.
*The BPXni designation indicates that bisphenol or bisphenol compounds were not intentionally added to, or used, in the manufacture of the product.
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