Food or beverage contact articles coated with resins derived from reactions of phenols with polyolefinic terpenes

A food or beverage contact article that has been or will be formed into a food or beverage container or container component, the article comprising a metal substrate having on at least one surface a coating formed from a coating composition comprising a polyether polymer derived from a polyphenol having two or more phenylene rings linked to or through an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group or groups, wherein the polyphenol comprises a reaction product of a monophenol with a polyolefinic terpene.

A method for making a coated food or beverage container or container component, comprising the steps of:

• a) applying to at least one surface of a metal substrate a coating composition comprising a polyether polymer derived from a polyphenol having two or more phenylene rings linked to or through an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group or groups, wherein the polyphenol comprises a reaction product of a monophenol with a polyolefinic terpene, and b) curing the coating composition to form a hardened coating.

A liquid coating composition comprising (i) a polyether polymer derived from a polyphenol having two or more phenylene rings linked to or through an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group or groups, wherein the polyphenol comprises a reaction product of a monophenol with a polyolefinic terpene;

• (ii) a liquid carrier;
• (iii) a lubricant, (iv) an optional curing agent;
• and (v) an optional catalyst, the composition being suitable for contact with foods or beverages when thermally cured on a metal substrate.