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Silgan: Lightweight easy-open can end

Silgan Containers’ Ultralite QT easy-open can end looks and functions like other easy-open can ends but is produced from lighter weight metal, making it 20% lighter than comparable ends and the lightest-weight easy-open end of its kind in the US, according to the company.

Pw 73770 Sic New Qt Light Weight Can End

By reducing the metal used in can tops, this new product delivers significant cost savings and helps achieve environmental sustainability objectives.

The new top is the result of CanVision 20/20 corporate initiative, aimed at identifying significant cost reductions throughout the supply chain and, in doing so, enhancing metal food cans’ competitiveness over the long term.

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