1841: Invention of the tube by John Rand (US Patent 2252)
1855: First piece of aluminium shown at the World Exhibition in Paris
1858: Production of tin tubes for painting inks by Mr. Richard (France). Later also tin-
coated lead tubes or lead (alloy) tubes were produced.
1886: First trials to fill tubes with toothpaste
1887: F. A. Sarg (Austria) launches toothpaste “Kalodont” in tubes
1896: Colgate introduces the tube on the dentifrice market on a large scale
1913: First trials to produce aluminium tubes
1920s to 1930s: Aluminium tubes increasingly substitute lead and tin tubes
1940s to 1950s: Aluminium tubes almost completely replace lead and tin tubes
Early 1950s: First mono-layer plastic tubes produced
Early 1960s: First aluminium barrier laminate (ABL) tubes produced
1965: First Polyfoil® tubes produced
Early 1990s: First plastic barrier laminate (PBL) tubes with EVOH barrier produced
1990s: Increasing use of stand-up tubes
1995: First seamless PET and PP tubes produced
1997: First ceramic (SiOx) barrier laminate tubes (CBL) produced