an easy open end for food and beverage cans having reduced aluminum content is provided in an end having a metal polymer metal laminate construction . an opening panel as defined in the end body by a pair of first and second spaced apart score lines disposed in the first and second major surfaces , respectively . each of the first and second score lines define an area of reduced thickness for both the metal layer and the adjacent polymer layer . the opening panel can be displaced from the remainder of the end body to provide an easy opening can by perforating the end body at a point along the first and second score lines .