The report aims to give readers a comprehensive view of the current and future trends in the metal packaging industry and provide exhaustive and incisive information.
Metal packaging is estimated now to be worth $127.3 billion in 2022 The industry will see an annual growth rate of 2.9% CAGR 2022-27 The market is forecast to have a value of $147.0 billion value in 2027, based on current prices and exchange rates for 2020.
What does the report cover?
The report aims to give readers a comprehensive view of the current and future trends in the metal packaging industry and provide exhaustive and incisive information. It is based on careful review of trade statistics, the value and where possible volume of leading companies by sector. The scope of the report covers the prospects for the metal packaging industry, analysed according to the different packaging types and national/regional markets. There are no consolidated statistics like consumption data, which means that all available statistics and reports have been reviewed
Our exclusive content
- The end use that is promoting the greatest growth in the metal packaging industry
- The geographic region that is witnessing the steepest growth
- Technological developments which are causing the industry growth in metal packaging
- The impact the pandemic had on the metal packaging industry and the recovery we are currently witnessing
- How the metal packaging industry has fantastic environmental credentials, and scores very highly on sustainability
What will you discover?
- The impact of down gauging in the metal packaging industry following sustainability directives
- The impact of US steel tariffs on the global metal packaging industry
- How chemistry is providing more alternatives to BPA coatings
- How new technologies are allowing the metal packaging industry to flourish in uncertain times
- The impact of the pandemic on metal packaging
The Smithers methodology
This report is based on extensive primary and secondary research. Primary research consisted of targeted interviews with material suppliers, converters and experts drawn from key markets. This was supported by secondary research in the form of extensive literature analysis of published data, official government statistics, domestic and international trade organisation data, company websites, industry reports, trade press articles, presentations, and attendance at trade events
Who should buy the report?
- Tinplate and aluminium suppliers
- Metal can converters
- Beverage and food brands
- Industrial packaging and bulk logistics companies
- Packaging industry consultants and analysts
About the author
Mark Smyth established MS Can Solutions in 2019 which is an independent packaging consultancy based in France, providing business, marketing and packaging intelligence to the packaging industry. His experience is across R&D, engineering, commercial and strategic planning, and included various management positions in metal, glass, plastic container and flexible packaging businesses serving beverage, food, personal care and industrial markets.
Table of Contents
Executive summary
Introduction & methodology
- Introduction
- Objectives
- Scope, definitions, and market segmentation
- Geographic coverage
- Methodology
- List of abbreviations and definitions
COVID-19 update
Metal packaging industry landscape
- Packaging steel
- Aluminium
- Equipment and machinery suppliers
- Organic coatings
- Beverage cans
- Food cans
- Aluminium food cans
- Aerosol cans
- Speciality cans or general line containers
Metal packaging industry drivers and trends
- Overview
- Metal packaging outlook
- Emerging packaging markets
- Sustainability
- Circularity
- Recycling
- Down gauging - weight reduction
- Climate change
- Convenience
- Competing formats
- Bisphenol A and organic coatings
- US steel and tariffs
- Top 12 metal packaging company profiles
- Ball Corporation
- Crown Holdings
- Ardagh Metal Packaging SA
- Toyo Seikan Group
- Silgan Holdings
- Trivium Packaging bv
- Greif Inc.
- EviOsys
- Metal Container Corporation - MCC
- Can Pack SA
- ORG Technology Ltd
- Daiwa Can Company
Cutting edge technology developments
- Overview
- Alternatives to BPA containing coatings
- Lamination an alternative
- Polyester powder coatings
- Polyolefin Dispersion coatings (POD)
- New can end technologies
- Aerosol dispensing technologies
- Lightweighting
- Digital print for metal packaging
- Embossed tactile metal packaging
- Lightweight re-sealable metal bottles
- Thermochromic and UV inks
- Automation of handling for bulk metal packaging
- Industry 4.0 Metal packaging and coatings market by end use
- Metal cans
- Food cans
- Beverage cans
- Aerosols
- Other cans
- Metal caps & closures
- Fabricated steel boxes, shipping barrels & drums
- Bulk metal containers/containers for compressed or liquefied gas
- Other aluminium containers
- Metal can coatings
Metal packaging and coatings market by geography
- Overview
- Western Europe
- Metal caps and closures
- Bulk metal containers
- Fabricated steel boxes, shipping barrels & drums
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- Other Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Poland
- Russia
- Other Eastern Europe
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Other Middle East & Africa
- North America
- South and Central America
- Brazil
- Other South and Central America
- Asia
- China
- India
- Japan
- Other Asia
- Australasia
Future opportunities for the metal packaging industry
- Overview
- Opportunities for metal packaging and coatings
Tables
- COVID-19 economic impact by region IMF time to return
- K-Shaped recovery from COVID-19
- Manufacturing process 7 factors to determine the pedigree of each process in can manufacturing
- Global GDP at 2021 prices in $ to 2026
- Global population to 2030 million
- Can filling demand - cans per capita 2015, 2020 and CAGR %
- Forecast can filling demand - cans per capita, 2021, 2027 and CAGR %
- Beverage can capacity increases, 2020, 2025, 2027
- US packaging steel tariffs and imports • Metal packaging sales by geographic market, 2017-27, $ millions
- Global metal packaging sales by type, $ millions; total can volumes, million units
- Metal cans: overall sales by geographic market, million units
- Metal cans: overall sales by geographic market, $ millions
- Food cans: sales by geographic market,, million units
- Food cans: overall sales by geographic market, $ millions
- Beverage cans: sales by geographic market, million units
- Beverage cans: overall sales by geographic market, $ millions
- Beverage can market share by region, 2021
- Aerosol cans: overall sales by geographic market 2017-27, million units
- Aerosol cans: overall sales by geographic market, $ millions
- Other cans: overall sales by geographic market 2017-27, million units
- Other cans: overall sales by geographic market, $ millions
- Metal caps and closures: overall sales by geographic market, $ millions
- Fabricated steel boxes, shipping barrels & drums: overall sales by geographic market, $ millions
- Bulk metal containers/containers for compressed or liquefied gas: overall sales by geographic market, $ millions
- Other aluminium containers, etc.: overall sales by geographic market, $ millions
- Metal packaging coatings segmentation by end use
- Metal can coatings by geographic market, 2017-27, tonnes
- Metal packaging sales by geographic market, 2017-27, $ millions
- Metal packaging sales by region, 2017-27, $ millions
- Global metal packaging sales by type, $ millions
Western Europe
- Western Europe: metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27
- Western Europe: metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
For each country:
- Metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27
- Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
- Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, local currency, millions
- Metal can sales by type, 2017-27, million units
List of countries:
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Spain
- UK
- Other Western Europe
Eastern Europe
- Eastern Europe: metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27
- Eastern Europe: metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
- Eastern Europe: metal can sales by type, 2017-27, million units
For each country:
- Metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27
- Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
- Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, local currency, millions
- Metal can sales by type, 2017-27, million units
List of countries:
- Poland
- Russia
- Other Eastern Europe
Middle East & Africa
- Middle East & Africa: metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27
- Middle East & Africa: metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
- Middle East & Africa: metal can sales by type, 2017-27, million units
For each country:
- Metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27 • Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
- Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, local currency, millions
- Metal can sales by type, 2017-27, million units
List of countries:
- Turkey
- Other Middle East & Africa
North America
- North America: metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
- North America: metal can sales by type, 2017-27, million units
For each country:
- Metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27
- Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
- Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, local currency, millions
- Metal can sales by type, 2017-27, million units
List of countries:
South & Central America
- South & Central America: metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27
- South & Central America: metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
- South & Central America: metal can sales by type, 2017-27, million units
For each country:
- Metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27
- Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
- Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, local currency, millions
- Metal can sales by type, 2017-27, million units
List of countries:
- Brazil
- Other South & Central America
Asia
- Asia: metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27
- Asia: metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
- Asia: metal can sales by type, 2017-27, million units
For each country:
- Metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27
- Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ millions
- Metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, local currency, millions
- Metal can sales by type, 2017-27, million units
List of countries:
- China
- India
- Japan
- Other Asia
Australasia
- Australasia: metal packaging can and coating sales, 2017-27
- Australasia: metal packaging sales by type, 2017-27, $ million
- Australasia: metal can sales by type 2017-27, million units
Figures
- Global packaging value, $, 2020
- Global metal packaging value, $
- Metal packaging demand, $ share by region and sector, 2020
- Metal packaging value by region
- Metal packaging value by type
- Global packaging demand share by region and sector, $
- Global metal packaging value, $
- Metal packaging value by main country
- Consolidation in metal packaging necessary to remain competitive
- Selected 25 top metal can customers 2020
- Selected top metal packaging companies 2020
- Packaging steel supply 2020
- Packaging aluminium sheet supply 2020
- Europe recycling target 2030 vs actual recycling value to the converter 2020
- North America beverages new scanned SKUs by package type
- Western Europe metal food can share of total pack consumption
- Metal packaging, value share by region 2020, $
- Metal packaging share by type 2020, $
- Circular economy systems diagram - Ellen MacArthur
- USA recycling value • Packaging materials recycling rates 2020
- EPR packaging waste tariffs Europe 2020
- Crown Sustainability Report 2020
- Climate change °C since 1870 and forecast, based on 2019 emissions
- Source of 50 billion tonnes global greenhouse gases - climate watch 2016
- Source of 50 billion tonnes global greenhouse gases by country
- UN sustainable development goals for 2030
- CO2 - GHG emissions path to neutrality 2050 for a metal packaging company
- USA Canada beverage can pack share by market
- Total cost of ownership in beverage cans Europe - Ardagh Metal Packaging
- Western Europe metal food can share at retail in food can markets, 2020
- Toyo Seikan Compact Line - aluminium laminate 200-300 mu pa
- Global lightweight beverage ends development 10% savings
- Resealable beverage end offering
- Aerosol can (aluminium or steel)
- Digital printed cans, short run impact - Ardagh Metal Beverage Can 2021
- Ball 16oz Alumi-Tek 473ml lightweight resealable water bottle, full offering
- Big Shock Temperature Change - Ardagh Beverage Can
- North America food can retail pack share 2020
- Western Europe food can retail pack share
- Ball Investors Day October 6th 2020
- Standard beverage can size by region (% of all cans)
- Standard vs speciality US Canada can shipments, 2020-20, billion cans
- Western Europe beverage can retail pack share, 2020
- North America beverage can retail pack share, 2020
- Aerosol cans: global sales by geographic market, 2021
- North America aerosols market fillings, 2020
- Europe aerosols market fillings, 2020
- Aerosol can by material and body diameter (mm)
- Ball Aluminium Drinking Cup