Threaded paper lid for container

A method for producing a lid for a container, comprising:

• providing a tube of spirally wound paper material,
• cutting the tube into ring-shaped segments,
• connecting a ring-shaped segment with a central lid panel,
• forming a thread in the ring-shaped segment.

A paper lid, comprising:

• a central lid panel, and
• a fitting flange;
• wherein the fitting flange is adapted to be arranged on a receptacle of a container, the fitting flange is made of paper material, the fitting flange forms a radially outer side of the paper lid, a groove is formed in the radially outer side of the fitting flange, and the groove forms a thread on a radially inner side of the fitting flange;
• wherein the central lid panel has a stacking portion, bulged in an upper direction;
• and
• wherein the stacking portion is disposed beneath an upper portion of the fitting flange.