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The World Market for Metal Packaging

Euromonitor International's The World Market for Metal Packaging market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at an international level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

Chapters: 14  |  Tables: 6  |  Publication date: Jul 2008
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Regional coverage

Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; Latin America; Asia-Pacific; Oceania; Africa and the Middle East

Table of contents

EXECUTIVE BRIEFING

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KEY TRENDS AND PROSPECTS

HEADLINES

RAW MATERIALS PRICES PUT ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON METAL CONVERTERS

Outlook

Impact

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES INCREASINGLY AFFECT PACKAGING DEVELOPMENT

Outlook

Impact

GROWING DEMAND FOR FRESH FOOD TO RESTRICT METAL FOOD CAN DEMAND

Outlook

Impact

DIFFERENTIATION SUSTAINS METAL DEMAND IN PREMIUM NICHES

Outlook

Impact

FOCUS ON METAL BEVERAGE CANS

HEADLINES

TRENDS

PROSPECTS

FOCUS ON METAL FOOD CANS

HEADLINES

TRENDS

PROSPECTS

FOCUS ON METAL AEROSOL CANS

HEADLINES

TRENDS

PROSPECTS

FOCUS ON METAL TINS

HEADLINES

TRENDS

PROSPECTS

FOCUS ON ALUMINIUM TRAYS

HEADLINES

TRENDS

PROSPECTS

FOCUS ON COLLAPSIBLE METAL TUBES

HEADLINES

TRENDS

PROSPECTS

REGIONAL MARKET INSIGHT

HEADLINES

KEY REGIONAL TRENDS FOR METAL

BEVERAGE DEMAND KEY TO NORTH AMERICA’S LEAD POSITION IN METAL PACKAGING

FOOD AND BEVERAGE CANS ARE MAIN SOURCES OF DECLINE IN NORTH AMERICA

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES REMAIN STRATEGIC FOR METAL FOOD CAN CONVERTERS

EUROPEAN MARKETS ARE KEY USERS OF METAL AEROSOL CANS AND ALUMINNIUM TRAYS

GROWING DEMAND MAKES ASIA-PACIFIC THE MOST DYNAMIC REGION

OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED PENETRATION OF METAL PACKAGING IN EMERGING MARKETS

FLAT DEMAND IN MATURE MARKETS PUSH MANUFACTURERS TO ADD VALUE TO THEIR PRODUCTS

BRICS (BRAZIL/RUSSIA/INDIA/CHINA)

Overview

Consumption patterns differ among BRICs

Soft and alcoholic beverages consumption drives Chinese demand

Beverages also key to growth in Brazilian metal packaging market

Demand for premium metal packaging explodes in Russia

Emergence of a middle class translates into growing demand for aerosols

Metal tins are particularly strong

Metal food can demand is almost solely sustained by BRICs

Collapsible metal tubes still present

Factors for success

Summary 1 Major Metal Packaging Players in BRICs 2007

Prospects

Table 1 BRIC Markets for Metal: Total Retail Unit Volumes 1998/2006/2011

CORPORATE STRATEGIES

HEADLINES

REXAM MAINTAINS ITS LEADERSHIP IN BEVERAGE CANS

FOOD CAN SUPPLY MORE FRAGMENTED THAN BEVERAGE CANS

METAL AEROSOLS REMAIN COMPETITIVE

CONCENTRATION OF SUPPLY COULD INFLUENCE CORPORATE PERFORMANCE

HIGH INVESTMENT MADE IN EMERGING COUNTRIES

MAJOR PLAYERS COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE

Metal converting industry is increasingly concentrated

Crown’s leadership lies in its product portfolio and geographic coverage

Impress concentrates on canned seafood and speciality packaging

Ball capitalises on its American market domination

Rexam leads fast-growing beverage cans

Other contenders are regional players or diversified companies

MAJOR PLAYERS BY REGION

North America

Asia-Pacific

Europe

Latin America

Summary 2 Major Metal Packaging Manufacturers 2007

Summary 3 Top Three Metal Packaging Manufacturers by Region 2007

STRATEGIC ACTIVITY

MERGER & ACQUISITION ACTIVITY

Growth in emerging countries drives investment from Western companies

Rexam’s recent ventures in India and Russia

Metal converters are also investing in substitute packaging materials

Impress pursues growth strategy

Mergers and acquisitions also impact upstream activity

Financial partners invest in metal packaging

Divestments to finance new acquisitions

Summary 4 Metal Packaging: Merger & Acquisition Activity 2006-2007

OUTLOOK FOR METAL INDUSTRY

OVERALL SHARE OF METAL PACKAGING TO SLIGHTLY DECLINE

RISING RAW MATERIAL PRICES MAY IMPACT METAL DEMAND

UPSTREAM CONCENTRATION WILL AFFECT THE NEGOTIATING POWER OF METAL PACKAGERS

EMERGING ECONOMIES ARE IMPORTANT SOURCES OF GROWTH

COMPETITION FROM ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS IN DEVELOPED MARKETS

RECYCLING AND LIGHTWEIGHTING OF METAL ARE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS

CLOSURES COULD HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON METAL DEMAND

KEY MARKET PROSPECTS FOR METAL

TOP GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR METAL FOOD CANS

TOP GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR METAL BEVERAGE CANS

TOP GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR METAL AEROSOL CANS

OPPORTUNITIES FOR METAL PACKAGING ALSO IN ALUMINNIUM TRAYS, TINS AND TUBES

Summary 5 Growth Potential in Metal Packaging by End-use Application 2007-2011

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