In November 1927 Mr. Erik Rotheim, Norway, patented the first aerosol can and valve that could hold and dispense products and propellant systems. This was the forerunner of the modern aerosol can and valve.

During World War II the U. S. government funded research into a portable way for service men to spray malaria-carrying bugs and in 1943 Department of Agriculture researchers developed a small aerosol can pressurised by a liquefied gas. It was their design that made commercial products like hair spray possible.

The first aerosol cans made of aluminium were produced in Germany in 1954. These were 2-piece cans based on a patent of Ernst Kohl. Their principle draw-back was the domed base which was still made of tinplate, and often led to leaks around the seam.

In 1955 the triumphant commercial advance of the aero-sol can started with the introduction of the first hair spray in Germany. Various industrial branches have discovered this packaging system since then leading to considerable growth figures for aerosol can manufacturers.

The development of new coating systems around 1960 made it possible to produce one-piece aluminium cans - the monobloc aluminium aerosol can.

Why aluminium cans?

The aluminium aerosol can is a tailor-made packaging responding to the different functions packaging has to fulfil in the eyes of various stakeholders. Aluminium aerosol cans perfectly meet with these demands due to their unique properties.