MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Valspar
Corporation announced that its Packaging division has launched a
new website to spotlight its valPure®
non-BPA product line of coatings for light metal packaging. Valspar
is the global leader in non-BPA* coatings, and valPure is the brand
name for Valspar's next-generation high-performance non-BPA coating
solutions.
"The valPure website showcases the expansion of our extensive
light metal packaging product portfolio in the non-BPA arena," said
Paul Krueger, global marketing
director - Food Packaging Coatings. "The site provides customers
with coatings options to address changing regulatory requirements
and consumer preferences. We'll continue to update it as we launch
new technology platforms."
Specifically engineered to support the sustainability of the
can, valPure delivers the performance characteristics
customers demand for their most complex packaging processes and
designs. The valPure family of products includes coatings for
most light metal packaging container applications. The website
features Valspar's product development protocol — Safety by
Design™— and its non-BPA coating offerings based on
polyester and acrylic technology platforms.
Valspar is the leader in the industry with more than 170
patents, including 49 non-BPA patents and 28 non-BPA regulatory
approvals in the U.S. alone – five times more than the nearest
competitor. valPure non-BPA coating for beverage ends is the only
non-BPA coating approved by can makers and brand owners, giving
Valspar 100% market share in the beverage ends market. Currently,
there are more than 18 billion containers in the market coated with
Valspar's valPure non-BPA linings.
Valspar is the largest metal packaging coatings solutions
provider in the world. Across all of Valspar's packaging solutions,
the company adds value to can makers, end makers and brand owners
through its technology leadership, regulatory expertise and
best-in-class technical service. With 60 locations in over 30
countries, Valspar provides complete packaging solutions to reduce
costs, improve performance and protect the quality of brands and
products.
For more information about Valspar Packaging, visit
www.valsparpackaging.com.
*non-BPA: this designation indicates that the coating technology
is based on polymeric components that are not directly derived from
Bisphenol A.
Valspar: If it matters, we're on
it.®
Valspar is a
global leader in the coatings industry providing customers with
innovative, high-quality products and value-added services. Our
11,000 employees worldwide deliver advanced coatings solutions with
best-in-class appearance, performance, protection and
sustainability to customers in more than 100 countries. Valspar
offers a broad range of superior coatings products for the consumer
market, and highly-engineered solutions for the construction,
industrial, packaging and transportation markets. Founded in 1806,
Valspar is headquartered in Minneapolis. Valspar's reported net sales in
fiscal 2015 were $4.4 billion and its
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: VAL). For
more information, visit www.valspar.com and follow @valspar on
Twitter.
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