Seamless can and resin-coated metal sheet for forming seamless can

Abstract

A seamless can having a bottom section and a body section, wherein a thermoplastic resin coating is formed on an outer surface side of the can over a polyester-based paint film. The polyester-based paint film includes a polyester-based paint composition which contains a colorant in an amount of 20 parts by mass or less relative to 100 parts by mass of a total resin solid content and a curing agent in an amount of 5 to 43 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a polyester resin, and an entire outer surface of the can including the bottom section is colored. Also disclosed is a resin-coated metal sheet for forming a seamless can including the thermoplastic resin coating that is applied over a polyester-based paint film on a surface of the metal sheet, the polyester-based paint film having a thickness of 7 μm or less.

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