How Is a Coke Can Made

Raw Materials The bauxite is refined and then smelted, and the resulting molten aluminum is cast into ingots The aluminum base, for beverage cans consists mostly of aluminum, but it contains small amounts of other metals as well. These are typically 1% magnesium, 1% manganese, 0.4% iron, 0.2% silicon, and 0.15% copper.

How is Coca Cola can made?

Raw Materials The bauxite is refined and then smelted, and the resulting molten aluminum is cast into ingots The aluminum base, for beverage cans consists mostly of aluminum, but it contains small amounts of other metals as well. These are typically 1% magnesium, 1% manganese, 0.4% iron, 0.2% silicon, and 0.15% copper.

What's a Coke can made out of?

Our cans are made of 42% recycled aluminium and 56% new aluminium. Our glass bottles are made of 47% recycled glass and 53% new glass. All our packaging can be recycled. Find out more.