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Drink can
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<p>A drink can (or beverage can) is a metal container with a <a href="/facts/Polymer/eF32E50K">polymer</a> interior designed to hold a fixed portion of liquid such as <a href="/facts/Carbonated_soft_drink/wrh7dUAC">carbonated soft drinks</a>, <a href="/facts/Alcoholic_drink/HSHVWBtX">alcoholic drinks</a>, <a href="/facts/Fruit_juice/2UHkhmvV">fruit juices</a>, <a href="/facts/Tea/6XMEPKPl">teas</a>, <a href="/facts/Herbal_tea/qdGBR9sY">herbal teas</a>, <a href="/facts/Energy_drink/dxzgPqPM">energy drinks</a>, etc. Drink cans exteriors are made of <a href="/facts/Aluminum/7wmR8jYE">aluminum</a> (75% of worldwide production) or <a href="/facts/Tin-plated_steel/DUNYp0Xh">tin-plated steel</a> (25% worldwide production) and the interiors coated with an <a href="/facts/Epoxy_resin/PvlLBgdQ">epoxy resin</a> or polymer. Worldwide production for all drink cans is approximately 370 billion cans per year. </p>