From the 18th century until the early 20th century Wales dominated world tinplate production, peaking in the early 1890s when 80% of the world's tinplate was produced in south Wales. All modern UK canned beer is descended from these small, early cans which helped change the drinking and beer-buying habits of the British public. These early cans did not have a pull tab, being equipped instead with a crown cork (beer bottle top). Cans saved a great deal of space and weight for wartime exports compared to glass bottles, and did not have to be returned for refilling. Felinfoel was a major supplier to British armed forces abroad in the Second World War. From this time, lightweight tin cans could be used. Prior to this time, beer had been available only in barrels or in glass bottles. In 1935, the Felinfoel Brewery at Felinfoel in Wales was the first brewery outside the US to commercially can beer. Another major factor for the timing was the repeal of Prohibition in the United States at the end of 1933. The key development for storing drinks in cans was the interior liner, typically plastic or sometimes a waxy substance, that helped to keep the product's flavor from being ruined by a chemical reaction with the metal. Not long after that, sodas, with their higher acidity and somewhat higher pressures, were available in cans. The first commercial beer available in cans began in 1935 in Richmond, Virginia.
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