The idea: Inspired by a baroness from Hungary, Dr Alexander Grupp decides to invest in the packaging of long-life products. In tubes. A visionary decision.

The foundation: Aluminium is the material of choice from the very beginning. Back then, the production process took 3 to 4 days. Today, it takes 20 minutes.

First milestone: 250 employees produce 23 million tubes in various sizes. Today, over 300 employees produce approx. 500 million cans per year.

Progress: Line production is made possible by a new factory in Rangendingen – which is expanded continuously, and still in use today.

Germany’s legendary brands of the 70s position themselves with colourful designs created at TUBEX. In addition, with a lot of inventive talent, TUBEX developed the aluminium bottles of the 50s to create an aluminium can coated inside and out: the world’s first monobloc aerosol can! With its many advantages, it rapidly became a bestseller in the packaging market.

Beiersdorf wants the impossible: aerosol cans shaped according to design. Only TUBEX succeeds, after many attempts, in producing aluminium cans with a “waist” – thus opening up a new dimension for customers’ marketing strategies.

TUBEX is the first (and to date only) manufacturer to offer internal powder-coating– a great advantage, as this coating is solvent-free.

Sustainable and visionary: TUBEX develops the first aerosol can made of aluminium with 20 % recycled material.

A logical step for logistics: TUBEX invests in a warehouse of approx. 10,000 pallets at its site in Rangendingen. This ensures consistent can quality, and eliminates the need for stock transfers.

Purity: The world’s first can that can be produced without any inner or outer coating. Products that do not require an inner coating are eco-friendlier. The same goes for the production at TUBEX.

Brilliant idea: TUBEX present the world’s first can whose design is printed entirely with natural inks.