Can Coatings That Go Beyond Protection – Achieve Performance, Sustainability, and Confidence with Evonik
Food safety, flawless appearance, and line efficiency—can your coating deliver it all? Evonik develops and sells advanced additives, resins, crosslinkers, silanes, and specialty powders that help formulators meet the toughest requirements in beer & beverage, food, and aerosol packaging. Our portfolio boosts chemical resistance, ductility, and sterilization durability, while enabling fast, robust processing across interior and exterior layers.
Why Choose Evonik for Can Coatings?
- Proven performance for can interiors and exteriors: From DYNAPOL® stoving enamels to TEGO® performance additives and VESTANAT® and VESTAGON® polyurethane crosslinkers, our solutions deliver adhesion, flexibility, hardness, and longterm barrier protection. term barrier protection.
- Food contact and sterilization durability: DYNAPOL® grades are engineered for direct food contact and retort resistance; TEGO® Addbond families support sterilization endurance in can systems.
- Sustainability at the core: Reduce VOCs and enable durable, low emission systems with TEGO® Addbond (100% solids options), VPS waterborne silane systems, and VESTANAT® eCO concepts - helping cut solvents while maintaining performance.
- Tailored texture & durability: VESTOSINT® PA12 powders and AEROSIL®/ACEMATT® enable matte, textured, and scratch resistant surfaces with reliable rheology and appearance control.
Solutions by End Use Subcategory
Beverage Cans (Body/End)
High ductility for draw/redraw, flawless printing, and longterm taste neutrality.
Binders & Crosslinkers
- DYNAPOL® polyesters for stoving enamels - optimized flexibility/hardness for deep drawable enamels and interiors; proven for can coatings, drawable enamels and interiors; proven for can coatings.
Additives & Appearance
- TEGO® Addbond (LTW, LTH, LP series; DS 1300) for metal adhesion, flexibility, and sterilization endurance in base coats, sideseam protection, inks, and clear coats.
- TEGO® Dispers / ZETASPERSE® - high quality pigment wetting & dispersion to maximize color strength and image clarity in overprint varnishes and inks.
- AEROSIL® / ACEMATT® - rheology control, matting, and consistent gloss across thin and thick films.
Food Cans (Interior & Exterior)
Retort resistance, nonBPA systems, and robust barrier against acids, oils, and salts.
Interior Linings
- DYNAPOL® - Copolyesters designed for food contact interiors; combine chemical resistance with flexibility for retort.
- VESTANAT® - Blocked polyurethane crosslinkers for interior and exterior coatings provide highly flexible, durable protection that is easy to obtain and ensures prime performance.
- TEGO® Addbond - adhesion promotion and sterilization endurance; waterborne DS 1300 supports lowVOCVOC interior systems.
- VPS (Dynasylan® SIVO) waterborne solgel binders—primer/topcoat components that improve hardness, scratch resistance, and corrosion stability with very low VOC.
Exterior Decoration & Protection
- AEROSIL® / ACEMATT® for controlled matting and scuff resistance in label coats and overprint varnishes.
- VESTANAT® - Blocked polyurethane crosslinkers for interior and exterior coatings provide highly flexible, durable protection that is easy to obtain and ensures prime performance.
- TEGO® Flow / TEGO® Glide / TEGO® Rad to prevent cratering, improve slip, and support radiationcuring lines where used.
Crowns, Caps & Closures
Excellent adhesion on steel/tinplate or aluminum, stamping/formability, and longterm corrosion protection.
Adhesion & Flexibility
- TEGO® Addbond - versatile polyester cobinders for solventborne, highsolids, UV, and waterborne systems; dedicated can/cap application guidance.
- Surface Texture & Protection
- VESTOSINT® / ACEMATT® - enable fine textures, abrasion resistance, and consistent matte aesthetics in cap enamels or functional topcoats.
Aerosol Cans & Tubes
High pressure resistance, chemical robustness, and premium finish.
Crosslinkers & Binders
- VESTANAT® polyisocyanates - Chemical PUR topcoats with high barrier propertiesfor various media and cosmetics.
- VESTAGON® - Highly functional blocked PU crosslinkers which ensure a higher surface hardness, while giving cosmetic cans flexible strength during production and improved resistance (FDA approved).
Flow, Slip & Printability
- TEGO® Flow / TEGO® Glide / TEGO® Dispers—improve levelling, reduce defects, and ensure sharp graphics on curved, pressurized geometries.
Supporting Chemistries & Building Blocks for Formulation Excellence
- Dynasylan® (Functional Silanes) and VPS SIVO Series – adhesion promoters and solgel binders that increase corrosion resistance, hardness, and durability in metal treatment and DTM primer layers, with low VOC options. gel binders that increase corrosion resistance, hardness, and durability in metal treatment and DTM primer layers, with low VOC options.
- VESTASOL® – Solvents and intermediated based on isophorone chemistry
- SURFYNOL® – dynamic wetting and molecular defoaming for defectfree films in waterborne systems and dispersions.
- NANOCRYL® – specialty nanoresins that enhance hardness and surface protection in can formulations (as listed in Evonik coating references).
- ZETASPERSE® – labelfree dispersants for inorganic/organic pigments and carbon blacks; boost color strength while minimizing impact on film properties.
- VESTOSINT® – PA12 powders that create textured, elastic, abrasionresistant lacquers; improve surface durability and reduce dirt pickup.
Ancillary Materials for Packaging Workflows
Beyond coatings, Evonik supports adjacent packaging processes with high-performance plasticizers that enhance flexibility, durability, and processing in inks, sealants, and liner compounds.
- ELATUR® – Advanced plasticizers delivering low migration and excellent compatibility for specialty sealants and flexible packaging components.
- VESTINOL® – Proven high-molecular-weight general purpose plasticizer for resilient formulations in printing inks and closure systems.
Your Evonik Advantage
- Performance + Process Efficiency: Coatings that draw deep, cure fast, and print clean, supported by TEGO® deaerators/defomers, wetting agents, and flow/levelling solutions to minimize rework.
- Regulatory Confidence: DYNAPOL® food contact portfolios and TEGO® Addbond regulatory guidance help simplify compliance.
- Sustainability & VOC reduction: VPS waterborne silanes and TEGO® 100%solids options cut solvent load while maintaining corrosion and mechanical performance.
- Imagine a line trial where your new interior system draws deeper without cracking, your exterior finish prints sharper, and your retort test passes on the first run. With Evonik’s integrated portfolio - DYNAPOL®, TEGO®, AEROSIL®, ACEMATT®, VESTANAT®, VESTAGON®, VPS/Dynasylan®, ZETASPERSE®, SURFYNOL®, VESTOSINT®, VESTASOL® - you get codevelopment, regulatory support, and scalable supply to move from concept to commercial success faster.
Real World Use Cases
- Retortstable interiors using DYNAPOL® L grades, combined with TEGO® Addbond DS 1300 for robust sterilization cycles without taste/odor transfer. stable interiors
- Matte, scratch resistant exteriors achieved through ACEMATT® plus VESTOSINT® texturing powders - consistent gloss and abrasion resistance at high line speeds.
- High durability PUR powder topcoats with VESTAGON®, delivering levelling, hardness, and flexibility for beverage and aerosol can exteriors.
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