Top & Bottom Closure Options

Fit for Sonoco Rigid Paper Containers

Top & Bottom Closure Options

From paper to plastic to metal, Sonoco delivers a complete portfolio of top and bottom closures to protect your products and meet your needs. Our solutions offer functionality, sustainability and consumer attractiveness, whether through easy-open aluminum ends, recyclable paper closures or durable plastic performance.

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Paper Tops & Bottom Closures

The paperboard encompassing Sonoco Rigid Paper Containers can extend beyond just the can body. Fiber-based closures not only support sustainability goals but provide fresh opportunities to differentiate your brand. Explore them today!

Integrated Paper Overcap

The paper journey doesn’t have to end at the bottom. With an integrated paper overcap at the top of the package, your recycling journey continues while delivering:

Reduced carbon footprint through lightweight paper construction across the full container.
Product freshness with film barriers to protect against environmental factors.
Additional opportunities for branding with the ability to print logos where customers first engage with the product.

Paper Membranes

Go one step further in protection with a paper-based membrane and pull tab. This offers your container a sleek, clean design and a strong seal to lock-in flavor and freshness while providing:

Further options for branding with custom prints to enhance appearance while providing a functional, easy-open pull-tab for your customers.
Another layer of recyclability, appealing to the eco-conscious consumer.

Paper-Based Bottom Closures

The Next Generation of Sustainability Lies Ahead

Enhance your recyclability by keeping fiber-based solutions throughout. We offer further opportunities to lower your ecological footprint without compromising brand vision.
Sonoco paper bottoms help:

Reduce plastic waste and lower emissions compared to other alternatives; thus, improving your overall environmental impact.
Safeguards content to remain securely enclosed and fully protected during transport.
Deliver clean, elegant appearance to enhance brand identity.

Metal Top & Bottom Closures

The metal-end still stands as a trusted choice to optimize durability, barrier and tamper resistant protection. Now prequalified to carry the How2Recycle® ‘Check Locally’ label, consumers have even more direction to properly recycle these steel-end containers and add to the circular economy.

Steel Ends

Paper containers with steel-ends provide:

Maximum durability and protection with airtight hermetic seals—extending shelf life while reinforcing product safety, freshness, and brand trust from shelf to home.
Reliable protection during transport while offering versatility across product categories, all in a solution that supports brand sustainability goals.

Metal Closures

To compliment unique product needs, other steel-end closures from Sonoco can help further extend shelf life while delivering performance and functional elements. These might include:

Aluminum, tear-out membranes and pull-tabs that provide a smoother opening experience for customers while giving the overall container a more seamless appearance.
Easy-open convenience with no sharp edges, a simple, one-piece easy-open feature requiring minimal force.
Ability to integrate a Valved Ultraseal® for products like coffee that require nitrogen flushing —maximizing product flavor and removing the need for vacuum packaging.

Plastic Overcaps & Shaker Tops

When paper or metal solutions aren’t the right fit, plastic overcaps provide versatile protection and unmatched consumer convenience. Additionally, they offer:

Multiple colors and transparency options to complement the overall look and color scheme of your brand and reinforce the marketing strategy.
Shaker and sprinkler tops designed for powdered goods and spices, providing controlled dispensing and precise measurements to ensure product quality and performance.
Snap-on and flip-top options designed for easy access, enhancing convenience and improving the overall consumer experience.

Shaker and Sprinkler Top

Plastic Overcaps

Connect with us to explore a custom design built for your business needs.

There’s no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to ends and closures for Sonoco Rigid Paper Containers. We offer multiple options tailored to your product requirements and brand strategy, ensuring the right fit for performance, consumer experience, and sustainability.