What is Packaging Steel?
Today's packaging world is undergoing a transformation process that combines criteria such as food safety, durability, and sustainability. At the center of this transformation are packaging steels such as tinplate and TFS steel, along with different coating technologies. Modern production lines require high quality, low error rates, and strong surface resistance, making steel an environmentally superior option as a packaging material.
Tosyalı Toyo, part of Tosyalı Holding, stands out with its packaging steel production solutions that meet international quality standards; its high-tech production facilities successfully meet the innovative features required by the packaging industry.
What is Tinplate Steel? Where is it Used?
Tinplate steel is packaging steel obtained by electrolytically coating thin sheet metal with tin.
Where are Tinplate Steel Products Used?
- Canned Goods
- Aerosol Cans
- Twist-Off Lids
- Chemical Packaging
- Tinplate Food Body
- Tinplate Food Top and Bottom Lids
- Bottle Caps
- Decorative Boxes
Advantages of Tinplate
- Excellent corrosion resistance: The coating provides high corrosion resistance.
- Food compatibility: The coating structure prevents direct contact between food and the steel surface.
- Aesthetic surface: Provides a high-quality surface for printing and lacquering.
TFS Steel (Tin-Free Steel)
TFS steel (tin-free steel) is a modern type of packaging steel reinforced with chromium and chromium oxide coatings. It is preferred in both the food and industrial packaging sectors, particularly because it is an economical and highly durable alternative.
Advantages of TFS Steel
- High strength with thinner coating
- Excellent adhesion surface for lacquered steel
- Impact resistant
- Economical solution
TFS steel is frequently used in aerosol cans, deep-drawn packaging, and various lid systems.
Food Packaging Steel: The Determinant of Safety Standards
Steel used in food packaging must be produced in accordance with specific standards. This is because the packaging material not only protects the food inside, but also isolates it from external factors and extends its shelf life.
Food packaging steel can be tinplate or TFS, but it is important that the coating used is suitable for food.
Reasons for Preferring Steel for Food Packaging
- It is a safe material in terms of health: Stainless steel does not release any harmful substances when it comes into contact with food and is safe for human health.
- Providing superior hygiene standards: Thanks to its non-porous and smooth surface structure, it does not retain bacteria, microorganisms, or dirt; it is ideal for food packaging processes with high hygiene requirements.
- Easy to clean and sterilize: It is resistant to chemical cleaners, high temperatures, and steam sterilization methods, ensuring continuous hygiene.
- High resistance to corrosion and chemical effects: Resistant to rusting when exposed to moisture, acidic foods, and environmental factors, offering long-term use.
- Durable and long-lasting structure: Resistant to physical impact and mechanical wear, extending the service life of packaging and equipment.
- Preservation of product quality and freshness: It contributes to the preservation of product properties by creating a protective barrier against external factors during the processing, storage, and transportation of food products.
- Suitability for long-term storage and packaging: It helps extend the shelf life of foods and minimizes the risk of quality loss.
- Compliance with food industry standards and regulations: It is widely preferred in the industry as a material that meets national and international food safety and hygiene regulations.
- Offering a sustainable and recyclable solution: Thanks to its 100% recyclable structure, it contributes to environmentally friendly packaging solutions.
We offer solutions for production processes with our steel production capacity that meets international certification requirements, tailored to the needs of food packaging manufacturers.
As Tosyalı Holding, we bring our experience in steel production to the packaging steel segment with Tosyalı Toyo. Under Tosyalı Toyo, we produce tinplate steel and TFS steel in line with international standards, offering high-tech materials to the food and packaging industries.
As Tosyalı Toyo, we add value to both local and global markets in terms of packaging steel production, sustainability, quality, and efficiency.