Cap for a container and related method for making it

Abstract

A cap for a container and related method for making it, wherein the cap includes a cup-shaped body made of metal material, having a skirt which extends around an axis and a transversal wall positioned transversally to the axis, the cup-shaped body on the inside defining a cavity interposed between an inner surface of the skirt and an inner surface of the transversal wall; a gasket housed in the cavity and engaged with at least the inner surface of the transversal wall, the gasket having a peripheral portion configured to couple in a fluidtight way to a mouth of the container; the gasket is made with a natural fibre-based material comprising at least 30% cellulose by weight, the gasket having a modulus of compression of between 0.5 and 50 Mpa.

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