These tin containers are from the projects we worked on with customers all over the world, you can click one to view the details introduction like the tin sizes and printing options inside.

Freaquently Asked Questions of Tin Containers

Yes, tin containers are made of metal tinplate materials, coated coated with a thin layer of tin to impede rusting, the invention of tin containers is for food packaging, so tin containers are food safe, you can put products like candies, teas, coffee, cookies, and etc directly inside the containers.

You can use tin containers to any products, but Tin containers are not a good option for packaging which are often placed in a wet environment, there is potential rust risk due to long-time exposure to the water vapor.

Most of tin containers are made of 100% tinplates, but due to some creative tin containers design and packaging needs, other materials will be also used to extend the functions of a general tin containers, like PET windowed tin containers, will use PET as the clear PVC window; Airtight tin containers will use silicone material to help improve the air-tight effect; also some plastic accessories will be used, like coin bank tin slot, and there is no limit here.

1. Opaqueness: In addition to causing food deterioration reactions, light can also cause changes in proteins and amino acids.
2. Good airtightness: The barrier properties of packaging containers to air and other volatile gases are very important for the preservation of nutritional ingredients and sensory quality.
3. Reduction of tin: The tin on the inner wall of tinplate will interact with the oxygen remaining in the container during filling, reducing the chance of food ingredients being oxidized.
4. Provide a source of effective iron: tinplate canned food, except for a few light-colored fruit and juice cans, mostly use empty cans painted inside to improve the corrosion resistance of the container; due to the electrochemical action of metal, painted cans Canned food will dissolve a small amount of iron during storage, and it exists in the sealed canned food in the form of ferrous iron, which is easily absorbed by the human body. The content is about 1 to 10 ppm

The answer is “it depends”, tin containers coated with custom printing will not rust in general envirment, plain tin containers without any coating printed are more likely to rust.

From the eco-friendly view, tin containers are much better than plastic containers, since all tin containers can be 100% recyclable, won’t do harm to the enviroenment we live in.

Classfied by the products packed inside, the top five application of tin containers are:

  • Tea tin containers
  • Coffee tin containers
  • Cookie tin containers
  • Gift tin containers
  • Popcorn tin contains

But for a more general classification:

  1. Canned food
  2. Beverage cans
  3. Grease tank
  4. Chemical tank
  5. Spray and other miscellaneous cans