Henkel uses tinplate cans for various customized products, especially for professional craftsmen. The company is among the first manufacturers worldwide to use bluemint® steel for the packaging of pipe adhesives. Under the leading Tangit brand, Henkel offers certified high-performance piping solutions for over 60 years. In addition, the new tinplate cans are also used for contact adhesives for example.
Mar 25, 2026 Düsseldorf / Germany
Henkel launches new tinplate can packaging for adhesive solutions based on CO2-reduced steel
As a leading global manufacturer of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, Henkel is consistently driving the sustainability of its product portfolio. To further reduce its own footprint, the company has now switched its tinplate cans in Europe to bluemint® steel across various categories for professional craftsmen and consumers. The new sustainable packaging concept is based on the close cooperation between Henkel's Adhesive Technologies business unit, the German tinplate manufacturer thyssenkrupp Rasselstein and Pirlo, an Austrian manufacturer of metal packaging. As a result, the switch to bluemint® steel-based packaging leads to a 62 percent reduction in CO2 emissions compared to conventional tin cans.
Tinplate packaging is already a sustainable alternative that is further optimized through the use of bluemint® steel due to the significantly lower CO2 emissions in production – without compromising on product quality or performance characteristics. The specific emissions of bluemint® steel are externally confirmed and certified by TÜV SÜD. Packaging steel also leads the way in Europe in terms of recycling rates: 83.7% of tinplate packaging is recycled. This makes tinplate packaging the most recycled packaging in Europe.
“Sustainability is an integral part of our strategy, and the new packaging concept for tinplate cans is another strong demonstration of how we are delivering on our ambitious packaging targets – without compromising on the performance of our products,” explains Baptiste Chieze, Director Marketing, Digital & E-Commerce for consumer adhesives at Henkel. “This is another important step to further reduce emissions in the production of our packaging to achieve our ambitions. At the same time, the use of bluemint® steel also strengthens the sustainable positioning of our leading brands such as Tangit among professional craftsmen and consumers.
Henkel launches new tinplate can packaging for adhesive solutions based on CO2-reduced steel – especially for professional craftsmen under the well-known Tangit brand.
Under the leading Tangit brand, Henkel offers certified high-performance piping solutions for over 60 years.
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