Packaging for hazardous substances Metal packaging with hazardous goods approval

The UN identication for dangerous goods is extremely important for bottlers and distributors of metal packaging. That’s why we naturally offer you a wide range of containers with an appropriate approval.

Legal provisions regarding the transport of chemical-technical filling substances are specific – after all if it’s about so-called hazardous goods that have to be carried in containers that are subject to prior authorisation. Depending on the transport vehicle, way and destination the packaging has to withstand road holes, braking situations, collisions and big differences in temperature. So it is important that the packing for hazardous substances delivers what it promises.

Before a packaging for hazardous substances is available on the market, it has to be tested accurately. After the intense type examination the packaging gets an official approval issued by the competent authorities. The following points are checked:

• Dropping from a height of 1,80 meters
• Stack pressure
• Tightness
• Internal hydraulic pressure

After having mastered all tests the packing for hazardous substances obtains an approval number that’s also called UN number.