what we do

Impress Group ... for Metal Packaging Solutions

At Impress we provide metal packaging solutions for consumer goods which are part of everyday life and used by people of all ages. From baby food to soups, from paints to hairspray and from tuna to cappuccino, we play a key role in differentiating our customers' products and bringing value to the consumer.

As an international company we design, make and sell metal cans in steel and aluminium, in a wide variety of shapes and sizes: round, rectangular, shaped, straight sided or conical, printed and unprinted. We also provide many different opening systems, including Easy Open ends in steel and aluminium, and our award-winning Easy Peel® peelable ends for both retortable and dry foods.

We celebrate our 10th anniversary in 2007 and the green & growing® video  and our recent publication 'green & growing®' show how our youthful approach to business has strong roots from founding canmaking companies of the past and strong leadership today through an experienced and seasoned management team.

We are the worldwide leader in the canned seafood market, European leader in cans for paints & coatings, European leader in cans for infant formula and nutritional powders, European and Australasian leader for aerosols, and no. 2 in Europe and Australasia for cans for heat processed food. We are the world's second largest producer of Easy Open ends and the European leader in peelable ends through our Easy Peel® system.

We add value through innovative developments, expertise in can production methods and metal printing techniques, shaping of can bodies and a responsive approach to market needs.

We provide customers with world-class technical development, both from our R&D centre in Crosmières, France and from support groups based in our factories.