Aerosol Cans

Packaging Division

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 Colep is one of the premium producers of tinplate aerosol in
Europe and the Iberian leader of tinplate General Line packaging.
Accounting with over 50 years’ experience in tinplate packaging,
our production sites are geographically dispersed in Poland,
Portugal and Spain allowing us to offer a European wide service.
The Portuguese site, in Vale de Cambra, is the biggest one and
has full range’s capabilities: Printing, Plastics, General Line and
Aerosols. On the other hand, the Polish site, in Kleszczów, has
aerosol production, while Spanish site, in Navarra, has General
Line production.
Colep’s goal is to establish robust partnerships with customers,
being as close as possible. Our ambition is to be an extension
of our customers’ strategy creating the conditions for solid
and sustained jointly growth.Value creation through quality,
innovation & technology and flexible service are on the basis of
this approach.
Vale de Cambra, Portugal Kleszczów, Poland
Owning the whole process integrated in-house (from raw
material, cutting, printing, component’s production and aerosol
assembly) is a way to assure full process control and the highest
standards.
The aerosol product range includes all diameters and heights in
accordance with FEA standards.
Excellence and efficiency are key drivers in our operations.
Coupled with strong flexibility and continuous investments
in technology and production capacity, guarantee service and
customer satisfaction levels in accordance with the most
stringent requirements.
Recent investments in printing ensure us the best-in-class
capabilities, which are vital to the quality of your brand image.
We combine the care, quality and dedicated service that only
focussed and specialised suppliers can achieve.
San Adrian, Spain
 INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Innovation & Technology

Innovation and Technology are our passion and core to create
new products and provide the highest level of service for the
markets we serve.
We are continuously following market and technology trends in
order to seek out new leading technologies that we can adapt for
our products and our manufacturing processes. Our business is
committed to innovation and technology.
We work together with customers to deliver creative solutions
that best matches customers’ needs.
Ultimately, we aim to give our customers more flexibility, within
creative and sustainable products and services.
We constantly strive to offer new solutions that will deliver
additional value to our customers and their products.

Our focus is on
• Creating Value
• Innovation
• Flexibility and Service
• Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY
 We care about the environment
Tinplate (TP) is a clean and responsible packaging choice for your brand.
Lightweight aerosols use less natural resources as they are lighter than ever. For instance,
on a diameter 57 mm’s aerosol, a 28% reduction on body thickness is achievable.
Moreover, tinplate is the material with the highest recycling rate (approximately 80%) and
it is one hundred per cent recyclable.

Thus, tinplate supports sustainability by being:

• Easy and cheap to recycle

• Permanent material that can be used time after time without losing properties – tinplate
mechanical and physical properties lasts forever, no matter how many times it is recycled.
• Highest recycling rate compared with other packaging materials
• By recycling it, contributes to reduce the energy consumption and CO2 emissions significantly.

Steel for packaging: Recycling facts & figures

Steel is Europe’s most recycled packaging material. Unlike other packaging

79.5% is recycled
of steel packaging
100%new steel is reused to make
materials, steel is permanent. This means that it can be recycled time and time
again without its quality ever being deteriorated, contributing to a permanent
material loop.
Source: APEAL (2018)
ADVANTAGES OF STEEL

Steel packaging - tinplate

Steel packaging is capable of offering a premium look and feel for consumers because through its high-quality printing &
decoration.

Moreover, there are opportunities for innovation and flair with this packaging material to build on the strength, protection and
reliability of tinplate.

With tinplate packaging, customers also ensure the general steel advantages:

• High quality printing capabilities – to capture the attention of consumers and convey quality
• Perfect barrier against degradation caused by exposure to light, dirt, bacteria, moisture, oxygen and odour
• 100% recyclable
• Robust packaging material – product safety is assured during transport, handling and storage
• Steel has maximum design potential
• Ideal for long-term storage of perishable goods
• Retains properties longer than other packaging
• Stackable and Strong
• Good weight-strength ratio
 OUR PRODUCTION PROCESS

Production Process
• Coil Slitting
• Pre-Press
• Printing and Coating
• Stamping
• Assembling
COIL SLITTING

Coil Slitting
We are proud of our rigorous inspection activities
across the entire supply chain. The aerosol
production process begins with the reception of
coiled steel in our Vale de Cambra site, where it is
uncoiled, straightened and inspected.

Following this first inspection, the tinplate is cut into

sheets and transferred to the printing area
for preparation.
 PRE-PRESS

In our pre-printing department we ensure that designs and artworks are of the highest quality.
Proofs are provided to our customers for assessment prior to full-scale manufacture. Customers can either choose
between a tinplate or a paper proof.

The technology used provides an extremely robust and real prediction of colour
and appearance of the final printed piece, including both traditional flat sheets as well as finished, 3-dimensional packages.
PRE-PRESS

Artwork and Proofs process development

• Create 3-dimensional package mock-up proofs with appearance identical to the final
product on the store shelf

• True halftone quality colour proofing offering high resolutions of 2400 or 2540 dpi

• Colour halftone dots for spot colours, including both colour and screening characteristics
(e.g., dot shape and angles)

• Wide range of packaging substrate materials

• Proof CMYK process, spot, brand and custom colours, each appearing as a true colour

• Separation with accurate colour and correctly screened dots

• Extended gamut colour donors (orange, green, blue) and specialty white and metallic
donors yield outstanding colour range and special effects
 PRINTING & COATING

All artwork data from our customers is managed in our pre-press

department. This data is transferred to the printing plates by using
the latest state-of-the-art software and hardware in order
to produce an exceptional print quality to the customer.
PRINTING & COATING

Printing & Coating

During these stages of the process, the tinplate sheets are fed into printing and coating machines where
printing inks and liquid enamels are applied.

We offer a bespoke, flexible service and a variety of coatings and finishes can be applied in the tinplate,
depending on the individual needs of each our customers. A variety of basis (base coat, white enamel, etc.)
and also finishes (glossy, semi-matte, full-matte, among others) are available in order to increase AW impact.

Following our customer’s approval of the initial proof, we progress to print the tinplate sheets with the
best quality inks to achieve a high standard design in-line with customer’s requirements.

We have state-of-the-art offset UV printing lines – 4, 6 and 7 colours allowing us to provide our customers
with high quality decoration for extra impact at point-of-sale.

Thanks to the recent progress and investment, through multicolour we are able to increase even more the
flexibility by being able to combine different AW on the same printed sheet, allowing reduced MOQ’s.

With our printing technology

we achieve high-end results
 STAMPING

Stamping
Using state-of-the-art high-speed stamping equipment and
100% in-house production capability, we are able to produce
and offer a whole range of aerosol components (cones and
domes) diameters and pressure (from 12 bar to 18 bar)
resistance specifications to meet customer’s needs.

Due to our Coating capabilities we can supply components

with different internal and external coatings according to the
specified requirements. For critical and complex formulations,
we can also offer internal and external polymer coated (PET)
components for extra pack performance and improved
corrosion resistance.

All produced components are subject to automatic visual

inspection to guarantee the perfect and required quality levels.
ASSEMBLING

Assembling
During the process of assembling the aerosol, the highest standards of quality and care are maintained.

The aerosol blanks are rolled, welded and side seam protected to prevent tinplate exposure.

Except for diameter 45 mm, due technical restriction, all the remaining portfolio has its internal welding
seam protected through electrostatic powder coating technology, which besides being solvent free,
offers increased protection against corrosion.

Having the can-bodies welded, tinplate cylinders are necked, flanged and seamed. The aerosol
components are double seamed onto the tinplate cylinder guaranteeing a hermetic seal.

Finished aerosols are 100% leak-tested to ensure a high-quality finished product.

The final step is palletising and shrink wrapping, which is fully automated and ensures that the aerosol
cans are fully protected from environmental contamination during storage, allowing long distance
deliveries. The aerosols are stored in our warehouse until they are ready to be shipped to our customer.
METAL PACKAGING FOR AEROSOLS

Innovation & Technology

Quality
Service
TRUST

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We care about your products
We work in an open, trustful and fair way. We pride ourselves in
delivering customers the best quality and value-added service.

Our service is flexible and we offer bespoke solutions to

customers depending on their individual needs.

The integrity of your brands and products is at the heart

of what we do.
HIGH VALUE
High value
Every one of our customers is different.
Through a flexible, and integrated approach, Colep can meet your
aerosol packaging needs and provide you with superior quality
packaging solutions.
We partner with our customers, to ensure that the highest
standard packaging with the most appealing and attractive
decoration reaches their consumers at point-of-sale.
As an overview, some of the main features
of tinplate aerosol packaging include:
• Permanent material;
• Packaging with the highest rate of recyclability;
• High quality decoration and printing;
• Suitable for all product types (sprays, gels, foams for
the personal care, household and industrial sectors)
and all filling formats (from 75 ml to 750 ml);
• High flexibility and tailor-made logistic models

We are experienced in offering conceptual work on new ranges – shorter lead times.

and bring expertise in the exploration of packaging requirement.

environment
for you ...
creative
Core strength
The tinplate aerosol can is the perfect packaging system for your product.
Tinplate is a sustainable packaging material that offers strength, reliability and protection for your aerosol product.

Brand owners, fillers, and marketers are able to explore and innovate with tinplate aerosol packaging, to deliver
value to their consumers.

We recognise that product safety, functionality, reliability and the development of new and innovative solutions for
tinplate aerosol packaging is our main focus.

Since 1993 we have had the ISO 9001 accreditation for Quality. Moreover, we also achieved the ISO 14001
accreditation, the Environmental standard.

With a strong continuous improvement focus and a single quality system for all our plants; we are able to
ensure that our products reach the highest quality requirements. We provide a high-quality service and
add value, guarantying the technical, dimensional and functional characteristics of the product as well as
guarantying environmental efficiency.

Working together to reshape the future.

 TECHNICAL DETAILS

Filling volume Brimful capacity Ø1

Ø45 Ø49 Ø52 Ø52 Ø57 Ø57 Ø65 (ml) (ml) Ø3
75* 75 110

H2
Ø4
96 82* 72 72 100 140
118 100* 88 88 125 175
140 119 105 105 150 210
120* 120* 175 240
Height (mm)

178 151 132 132 200 270

169 225 305
185 161 161 136 136 106* 250 335
222 195 195 164 164 122 300 405
234* 350 488
244 207 207 157 400 520
234* 450 590
257 195 500 650 Ø2

H1
H3
240 600 800
300 750 1000
Pressure
(bar)
Test

12/15/18 12/15 12/15 18 12/15 18 12/15/18

*Formats that are not in EN 15007
TECHNICAL DETAILS

Nominal Dimensions (mm)

dimensions
(mm) H1 H2 ±0,4 H3 ±1,0 Ø1 ±0,3 Ø2 Ø3 ±0,2 Ø4 ±0,1

75 80.6
96 101.6
Ø45 118 5.6 123.6 43.6 45 31.2 25.4
140 145.6
178 183.6
82 89.0
Ø1 100 107.0
Ø3 119 126.0
Ø49 151 7.0 158.0 47.8 49 31.2 25.4
H2

Ø4
169 176.0
185 192.0
222 229.0
72 80.0
88 96.0
105 113.0
120 128.0
Ø52 132 8.0 140.0 50.7 52 31.2 25.4
161 169.0
195 203.0
234 242.0
244 252.0
136 145.5
Ø2 164 173.5
H1
H3

Ø57 207 9.5 216.5 55.5 57 31.2 25.4

234 243.5
257 266.5
106 119.5
122 135.5
157 170.5
Ø65 13.5 208.5 63.2 65 31.2 25.4
195
240 253.5
300 313.5
Creating value... reshaping the industry

Kleszców Vale de Cambra

Colep Polska Sp. z o.o Colep Portugal, S.A.
ul. Przemyslowa, 10 Lordelo – Vila Chã enquiries@colep.com
97-410 Kleszczów Apartado 14 www.colep.com
Poland 3731-955 Vale de Cambra
Tel. +48 44 739 1700 Portugal
Telephone +351 256 420 100