Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd. has worked in collaboration with UACJ Corporation to develop a new beverage can lid called “EcoEnd”. This lid is made from recycled materials that have very low GHG emissions, reducing overall emissions by 40%.
Therefore, when compared to current closures, it is estimated that the use of EcoEnd will reduce GHG emissions by 13,000 tons for every billion closures produced. If all cans sold by Toyo Seikan in Japan used EcoEnd, an annual reduction of approximately 140,000 tons of GHG emissions would be achieved.
Today, beverage can ends use a significant amount of new aluminum to ensure that they are strong and manageable enough. This is achieved by incorporating advanced technology into the production process.
Thanks to the joint work of the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez and Toyo Seikan’s forming technology, it has been possible to create an innovative cover that meets the same quality standards as the current cover, even with a reduction in the use of new aluminum. Because the cap thickness remains the same, there is no need for beverage manufacturers to make changes to their equipment to fit the cap after the filling process.
