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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- Get insight into trends in market performance
- Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change
- Identify market and brand leaders and understand the competitive environment
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