Coating composition and method of can inside coating

Abstract

The present invention provides a coating composition comprising: (A) an epoxy resin having a number average molecular weight of 2,500 to 10,000, which is a reaction product of a specific low molecular weight cresol novolac epoxy resin (a) and a specific low molecular weight cresol novolac phenolic resin (b); and (B) at least one curing agent selected from the group consisting of a specific phenolic resin (c) and an amino resin (d); the proportions of the epoxy resin (A) and the curing agent (B), on a solid basis, relative to the combined weight of the two components being 60 to 98 wt. % of component (A) and 40 to 2 wt. % of component (B); and a method for coating the inner surface of can using this coating composition.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.