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Started as Pacific Can Company.
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'''National Can''' was a can manufacturer in the United States in the 20th century.  The company started out as the Pacific Can Company.
According to a [http://www.toolmakersintl.com/company/history.html biography of Frank Burns,] made first flat-top beer can on west coast.  Bill Peterson was one of their top engineers.
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According to a [http://www.toolmakersintl.com/company/history.html biography of Frank Burns,] made first flat-top beer can on west coast.  Bill Peterson was one of their top engineers.
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The company had plants in San Jose, Hollister, and Santa Clara<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nPJJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Dh4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1719%2C1624297 1977 Modesto Bee]</ref>, and by the 1970's was considering becoming a cooperative.
  
Supposedly related to U.S. Products according to an obituary.
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The company was related to [[United States Products]] by the 1970's.
  
[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nPJJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Dh4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1719%2C1624297 1977 Modesto Bee] cites it had plants in San Jose, Hollister, and Santa Clara, and was considering becoming a cooperative.
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National Can was bought by Triangle Industries in 1985 for $460MM, and in 1986 acquired American Can, forming American National Can.
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In 1988,  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pechiney_S.A. Pechiney S.A.] the state-owned French metal conglomerate, acquired Triangle Industries. At the time of the buyout, American Can was the largest can company in the United States.  Rexam acquired American National Can in 2000.  Recently, American National Can formed from a recent merger of American and National, currently owned by British company. (http://beercanhistory.com/abcs.htm)
  
Bought by Triangle Industries in 1985 for $460MM, and in 1986 acquired American Can, forming American National Can.
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==References==
In 1988,  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pechiney_S.A. Pechiney S.A.] the state-owned French metal conglomerate, acquired Triangle Industries. At the time of the buyout, American Can was the largest can company in the United States.
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Rexam acquired American National Can in 2000.
 
 
 
American National Can formed from a recent merger of American and National, currently owned by British company. (http://beercanhistory.com/abcs.htm)
 

Revision as of 08:02, 13 December 2014

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manufacturer
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National Can was a can manufacturer in the United States in the 20th century. The company started out as the Pacific Can Company. According to a biography of Frank Burns, made first flat-top beer can on west coast. Bill Peterson was one of their top engineers. The company had plants in San Jose, Hollister, and Santa Clara[1], and by the 1970's was considering becoming a cooperative.

The company was related to United States Products by the 1970's.

National Can was bought by Triangle Industries in 1985 for $460MM, and in 1986 acquired American Can, forming American National Can. In 1988, Pechiney S.A. the state-owned French metal conglomerate, acquired Triangle Industries. At the time of the buyout, American Can was the largest can company in the United States. Rexam acquired American National Can in 2000. Recently, American National Can formed from a recent merger of American and National, currently owned by British company. (http://beercanhistory.com/abcs.htm)

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