中文Toyo Printing Inks participated in Metpack 2026, the international trade fair for the metal packaging industry held in Essen, Germany, from 5 to 8 May 2026, using the event to present its coating and ink solutions developed for metal packaging to an international audience of industry professionals. The company’s showcase centred on its BPA-NI internal coating technologies, a portfolio that drew sustained attention from visitors concerned with food-contact safety and regulatory compliance.
The BPA-NI story is the headline. Toyo presented its BPA-NI Gold Lacquer, BPA-NI Pigmented Lacquer and BPA-NI Clear Lacquer product groups, alongside its conventional and UV metal-packaging inks, all of which generated interest among can makers and closure manufacturers. As regulators and brand owners push to reduce or eliminate bisphenol A from food-contact materials, suppliers that can demonstrate credible, performant alternatives gain a clear edge. Toyo’s message at Metpack was that safety and performance need not be traded off.
Throughout the event, Toyo’s expert teams addressed technical inquiries and exchanged insights with visitors and industry stakeholders, a reminder that metal-packaging coatings are as much a service business as a product one. The performance requirements – adhesion, flexibility, sterilisation resistance, chemical durability – vary enormously by end use, and buyers want to talk through application specifics with people who understand them.
Toyo shared its stand with sister subsidiary Toyo Ink Europe, presenting its manufacturing infrastructure supported by a new production facility. That co-location let the group show both the breadth of its portfolio and the depth of its European production footprint, a reassurance for customers wary of long, fragile supply lines. The company also highlighted its sustainable manufacturing practices and presented solutions developed in compliance with European Union regulations, which resonated with manufacturers operating in the food, beverage and industrial packaging sectors where compliance is non-negotiable.
For Toyo, Metpack 2026 served as a platform for strengthening international partnerships, exploring industry trends and reinforcing its position in the global market. Building on the feedback and business connections established during the exhibition, the company said it will continue shaping its future-oriented initiatives and strategic direction. Metal packaging’s sustainability credentials – infinitely recyclable, lightweight, protective – have put it back in favour as brands reconsider plastic, and coatings suppliers are central to that story because they determine what the can can safely hold.
The broader signal is that the metal-packaging supply chain is investing in both safety and sustainability in parallel. A coating that is BPA-NI and compliant with EU rules, backed by local production and technical support, is exactly what food and beverage brands now require. Toyo’s Metpack presence positions it to capture that demand as the sector’s momentum builds.
Source: The Packman – “Toyo Printing Inks showcases inks and coatings at Metpack 2026” (10 July 2026).
Metal packaging’s recyclability has put it back in favour as brands reconsider plastic, and coatings suppliers sit at the centre of that story because they determine what a can can safely hold, so Toyo’s BPA-NI, EU-compliant, locally produced portfolio is well placed to capture the demand as the sector’s momentum builds.
Metal packaging’s recyclability has put it back in favour as brands reconsider plastic, and coatings suppliers sit at the centre of that story because they determine what a can can safely hold. Toyo’s BPA-NI, EU-compliant, locally produced portfolio is well placed to capture that demand as the sector’s momentum builds, and sharing a stand with Toyo Ink Europe let the group show both breadth and a European production footprint that reassures customers wary of fragile supply lines. The lesson of Metpack is that safety, compliance and local support are now sold together; a coating that performs but cannot be documented or delivered quickly is a liability. Toyo’s positioning – technical depth plus regional manufacturing – is a template for how speciality-ink suppliers defend share as regulation tightens.
In metal packaging, compliance and local production have become part of the product, and suppliers who pair BPA-NI safety with European footprint will capture the next wave of can-making demand.
Toyo’s Metpack appearance is a reminder that in metal packaging the coating is the product’s front line, and a supplier that pairs safety, compliance and local production earns a place in can makers’ plans well beyond a single tender. As brands reconsider plastic, the winners will be the coating specialists who make the can both safe and documentable.
The durability of Toyo’s Metpack position will depend on turning the interest it generated into standing supply agreements with can makers who must plan coatings far ahead of production, and a European facility plus sister-company stand gives it the local credibility to do that. As regulators tighten and brands audit their packaging chemistry, the suppliers who can document safety and deliver reliably will consolidate share, and Toyo’s BPA-NI portfolio is built for exactly that environment. Metal packaging’s comeback as the sustainable alternative to plastic only accelerates that advantage, putting coatings specialists like Toyo at the centre of a can-making renaissance that shows no sign of slowing.
