China's JDB Group selected PPG Innovel non-BPA solution to coat beverage cans for its Jia Duo Bao (JDB) herbal tea.
PPG worked closely with JDB Group and its can and end manufacturers to select a coating solution that met Chinese and international packaging standards for food contact materials.
Tests conducted by the State Key Testing Laboratory of Food Contact Materials in Changzhou, China, found that PPG Innovel interior spray coatings and Easy-Open-Ends coatings complied with regulations in China, the European Union, Japan and the United States.
"JDB's growth goal is to maintain traditions while continuously innovating," said Zhenguo Pang, JDB general manager, quality management. "The partnership with PPG was an important step in upgrading our packaging with non-BPA coatings to meet international standards and better serve both domestic and overseas consumers."
PPG Innovel interior spray coatings and Easy-Open-End coatings solutions are non-bisphenol A and provide flavour-neutral properties, sterilization resistance, flexibility and a good application window for aluminum beverage cans. The coatings cover a variety of beverage weight specifications and run efficiently on can makers' production lines.
"Non-BPA coatings are used extensively in Europe and the Americas, and PPG's non-BPA coatings meet the most demanding regulations in these regions," said Jens Brackebusch, PPG general manager, Asia Pacific. "PPG is committed to helping ensure the JDB Group, which is a pioneer in the use of non-BPA coatings in China, has a smooth transition in implementing the coatings."
JDB herbal tea's formula is included in the first national Intangible Cultural Heritage of China list. Since 2003, PPG has provided the JDB Group with a variety of metal packaging coatings solutions.