Compositions for Containers and Other Articles and Methods of Using Same

An article comprising:

• a food or beverage container, or a portion thereof, having:
• a metal substrate;
• a coating composition disposed on at least a portion of the substrate, the coating composition comprising:
• a polyether polymer that includes at least 25% by weight of aryl or heteroaryl groups and is substantially free of bound bisphenol monomer, or a diepoxide thereof, and includes one or more segments of the below Formula (II):
• wherein:
• H denotes a hydrogen atom, if present,
• each R1, if present, is independently an atom or group having an atomic weight of at least 15 Daltons,
• v is 0 to 4, and
• wherein two or more R1 groups can join to form one or more cyclic groups.

A method comprising,

• providing a coating composition comprising:
• a polyether polymer having a number average molecular weight of at least 2,000 and a glass transition temperature of at least 60° C., wherein the polyether polymer is free of halogens, includes at least 25% by weight of phenylene groups, is substantially free of bound bisphenol monomer, or a diepoxide thereof, and includes one or more segments of the below Formula (II):
• wherein:
• H denotes a hydrogen atom, if present,
• each R1, if present, is independently an atom or group having an atomic weight of at least 15 Daltons,
• v is 0 to 4, and
• wherein two or more R1 groups can join to form one or more cyclic groups;
• and
• applying the coating composition to at least a portion of a metal substrate prior to or after forming the metal substrate into a food or beverage container or a portion thereof.