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PROVALIN® was developed
already some ten years ago, tested, refined, and gradually made ready
for the market beginning in 2010 – last, but not least, because of
corresponding EU regulations (including EU 10/2011 and PIM),
merchandiser demand for solutions without PVC and plasticizers, and
consumer demand for sustainable packaging materials. Since 2011, this
sealing solution has been adopted commercially by some of the biggest
distributors. The PROVALIN® family has grown to include several variants
tailored to specific contents and thermal curing (e.g., for the
refrigeration chain, oily contents, sterilization and pasteurization,
etc.). With now more than one billion twist-off lids per year in the
European market, there is no alternative to this PVC-free solution.
The PVC-/plasticizer-free product range meanwhile comprises 12
different diameters. Three of these diameters are available as deep
lug cap. The closures are available with BPA-NI interior coating by
request.
PROVALIN® compounds for Twist Off®
closures are available as blue or white granules.
Steps in the development
| 2007 |
Start
first evolutionary steps |
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2007/2008 |
Patents
application PVC-free PROVALIN® technology |
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2008/2009 |
First
filling trials |
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Introduction of annular lining technology |
| 2011 |
German packaging award for ACTEGA DS, Pano and
Feinkost Dittmann |
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PIM 2011
becomes effective |
| 2012 |
Twist Off®
closures with PROVALIN® are commercial |
| 2013 |
More than
100 millions closures per year |
| 2015 |
Market
boom: more than 500 millions closures in the European market |
| 2016 |
First trials with Press-On Twist Off®
PROVLAIN® closures at the fillers |
| 2017 |
More than
1 billions closures per year – European Market |
| 2018 |
Press-On
Twist Off® closures are commercial |
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Canmaker-Award for Pelliconi |
| 2020 |
Introduction ACTGreen® PROVALIN®
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Why PVC-free? – A comparison
60% polymer PVC + 35 – 40% liquid
plasticizer + lubricants, stabilizers: plasticizers are not
chemically bund with the PVC and can migrate into fatty and oily
foodstuffs
99% PROVALIN® granules + lubricants,
stabilizers: no PVC, no plasticizers, low migration
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