Mátrametál Kft.

Our cans and tubes are both produced with cold extrusion technology. The process is known as plastic shaping. During shaping, we press a pre-manufactured aluminium disc through the shaping tool using a force between 250-400T. Thus we arrive at the desired cross section and shape, in our case a half-finished product shaped like a cup. Following this phase, we cut the product to size, paint and lacquer it, place a print (lithograph) on it, and then, employing a special technique, we create the shape of the shoulder and the mouth of the can. The advantage of the volume-conversion technology is that it is highly economical and – from the point of view of manufacturing – efficient. The most common materials used in extrusion are carbon steel and compound steel (both with varying carbon-content), copper and aluminium. Our company uses aluminium with a purity of 99.5% to manufacture aerosol cans.

Aluminium tubes are an indispensable packaging material in the cases of cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical products, and in all applications where it is a must that the substance should not come into contact with air either before or during use. Aluminium tubes completely exclude the possibility of diffusion, and they offer protection against the harmful effects of light and UVB radiation. Furthermore, during use, once the consumer has squeezed out the required amount from the tube, thanks to the fact that the latter keeps its shape, there will be no vacuum in the packaging product, it will not suck any air back, thus the product remaining in the tube will not be exposed to oxidation. These unique characteristics allow finished products in the tubes to perfectly maintain their original quality, even in the long run.

The pillars of Mátrametál Kft.’s successful international performance and effective business policy are an innovative way of thinking, an openness to new technologies and continuous development. We consider it a challenge to apply and implement the newest technologies in a manner that links them in some way to our existing, tried and tested methods.

As a result of this way of thinking, recognising the ever-growing market demand for die cast aluminium parts, in 2018 Mátrametál Kft. launched its new aluminium die casting division.

In the case of this new division, the link to our existing technology is aluminium.