Main Content Silgan White Cap Europe/Asia HOME CLOSURES EQUIPMENT SERVICES ABOUT US NEWS Search for Company History Phil, George and William P. White Company History 1926 The White Brothers (picture) founded White Cap in Chicago/USA 1957 Continental Can acquires White Cap 1984 Peter Kiewit acquires Continental Can 1991 Schmalbach-Lubeca acquires Continental Can's European Operations and White Cap (USA) from Peter Kiewit 2001 Schmalbach-Lubeca forms Joint Venture with Silgan Holdings to create White Cap, LLC 2002 Amcor Limited (Australia) acquires Schmalbach-Lubeca’s PET & White Cap Closures Businesses 2003 Silgan Holdings Purchases Amcor Limited's share of White Cap, LLC; name changed to Silgan Closures LLC 2006 Silgan Holdings purchases Amcor White Cap Europe/Asia & South America, re-unification of the White Cap businesses; name changed to Silgan White Cap Americas & Silgan White Cap Europe/Asia 2008 Silgan Holdings acquires the metal closure producer VEM de Tapas Metálicas S.A. (Spain) and VacVem (China) 2011 Silgan Holdings Poland completes the acquisition of the assets of the Polish metal closure producer “DGS-TO” Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością 2012 Silgan Holdings Austria (SMP) acquired the leading metal packaging producer (cans and metal closures) Öntas Öner Teneke Ambalaj located in Izmir, Turkey 2013 Silgan Holdings acquires the metal vacuum closure assets from Amcor, Australia Product History 1926 New closure type for glass containers Side Seal Pry Off & worldwide licensing of Vapour Vacuum® closure/sealing technology 1959 First Twist-Off® closure for the baby food industry 1970 First PT (Press-On Twist-Off®) closure launched 2000 Launch of 40mm Band-Guard® 2005 63 PTU 2007 51 PTU and introduction of low migration compound 863 2008 51 PT-Band® - double tamper evident 2011 BPA ni products 2012 Launch of 38 RAB and 82 DW Pages Overview Silgan Holdings Locations Mission & Principles Compliance Sustainability History Frequently Asked Questions Our local sales offices You'll find us worldwide Albania Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Belgium Bolivia Bosnia-Hercegovina Brasil Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kasachstan Korea Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Lybia Macedonia Madagascar Malaysia Malta Middle East Moldova Morocco Myanmar Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman Pakistan Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Serbia & /Montenegro Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Sweden Switzerland Tadschikistan Taiwan Thailand Tunesia Turkey Ukraine United Arabic Emirats United States of America Uruguay Usbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Total System Solution Silgan White Cap offers much more than high quality closures … Further information Services Closures Metal, Plastic & Composite Further information Closures Equipment Cap Feeders, Sealing Machines, Dud Detectors Further information Equipment Service & Support Customer Service, Food Technology Service, Line Planning, Marketing Service Further information Service & Support Contact us Silgan White Cap Deutschland GmbH Hansastr. 4 D-30419 Hannover Tel. +49 (0) 511 7905 - 0 Fax. +49 (0) 511 7905 4511 Visit other departments Silgan White Cap Americas (USA) Silgan Containers (USA) Silgan Metal Packaging (EU) Silgan Plastics (USA) Investor Relations Investor Relations Silgan Holdings Inc. (USA) Use Our Contact Form Legal Notice General Terms & Conditions