Our flagship format. A rigid paper-board composite can — seamed, printable 360°, food-grade or general-purpose — that takes any of eight closure systems. From 1,000-unit startup runs to 50-lakh-a-month production. The can behind India Gate's rice, premium spirits, namkeen, pet food, and industrial components alike.
A seamed paper can is a spiral or convolute-wound paperboard body with seamed ends — metal, membrane, or plastic depending on closure. It gives you the rigidity of a metal can with the print quality, weight, and sustainability story of paper. With food-grade or general-purpose liners, it serves far more than food.
Best for: dry foods needing 12–18 month shelf life (in the right barrier configuration), premium shelf standability, brands moving up from pouches or jars, tamper evidence with a quality unboxing feel — and non-food applications from industrial components to gifting.
| PARAMETER | STANDARD | CUSTOM / RANGE |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 50–125mm | 35–250mm |
| Height | 35–300mm | Above 300mm — custom |
| Body construction | Spiral / convolute paperboard | Wall thickness to spec |
| Barrier / liner | Foil–poly barrier · food-grade liner · non-food-grade liner (general purpose) | Special high-barrier liners · printed liners (MOQ applies) |
| Closures supported | All 8 systems — see below | |
| Offset 8-colour, full-wrap 360° | 15 finishing options via partner network | |
| MOQ | 1,000 (starter, unprinted metal plug lid) | 2,000–50,000 by closure & print |
| Certification | ISO 9001 · migration-tested food-grade · non-food-grade options | Product-specific testing by customer before finalisation |
Note: food-grade = migration-tested (not FSSAI certification). Customers should run product-specific testing before finalising.
Closure choice drives tamper evidence, shelf life, resealability, equipment
needs, and cost. Here's all
eight with the specs to shortlist.
| Closure | Best for | Std Dia | MOQ | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EOE / Ring Pull | Tamper, best shelf life | 50–125mm | std | Seaming machine |
| Easy Peel / EPF | Foil membrane tamper | 73–99mm | std | Seaming machine |
| Plug Lid — Metal ★ | Most versatile · scoop access · starter |
63–125mm | 1,000 unprinted |
None |
| Plug Lid — Plastic | Lowest cost · scoop access | 63–125mm | qty TBC | None |
| Crimping + Foil Tagger |
Pringles-like, reseal | 65 / 73mm | qty TBC | Seaming OR foil-tagger sealing machine |
| Metal Overcap | Premium reseal · scoop access | std | 10,000 | None |
| Sprinkler / Shaker | Dispensing spices/powders | 40mm (no overcap) · 63mm (overcap optional) |
std | None |
| Penny Lever Lid | Scoop access (rice, etc.) | 52–127mm | custom | — |
Start with 1,000 unprinted metal plug lid cans — no seaming equipment, no printing setup, no plate charges. Paste your own labels, run a real shelf test, show your team a physical sample before committing to a printed production order. No other Indian composite manufacturer makes it this easy to start.
Use case, sensitivity, shelf requirements,
pack style, commercial realities.
Shelf life, sealing, transit, appearance,
scalability.
Structure, dimensions, finishes, closures
— aligned to application.
Trial to production — consistency,
usability, market-readiness.
Request a printed sample to your spec, or talk through your project with someone
who's engineered cans for this exact application before.
