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United Kingdom Personal care While personal care decreased very slightly y.o.y. by less than 1%, the data shows a rise in antiperspirants of 5.8% with 416.2 million aerosols and a modest increase of less than 3% (2.7%) for shaving soaps, lathers and shaving creams. Another significant area of personal care sector growth (7.3%) was suntan and bronzing products, with fillings in this category climbing to 2.2 million. While a relatively small sector, suntan and bronzing is an emerging category that was first recognized by BAMA in 2007, when the figure stood at just 0.9 million. The category broke the two million unit barrier in 2012, having stood at 1.7 million in 2010 and 2011. Deodorants and body sprays fell by 8.4% to just under 289 million cans. Hair products also declined slightly (-1.7%) with 89.2 million aerosols filled, possibly reflecting a plateau in dry shampoo filling. Automotive Another category showing strong growth was automotive, which increased from 32.4 million in 2012 to 34.6 million units filled in 2013, a jump of 6.8%. This sector is subject to swings, with 2006 seeing the highest recorded figures in the past decade at 47.7 million units, dropping to just 28.4 million in 2007 and rising to the second high of the past ten years in 2011 (42.4 million units). Industrial Industrial aerosols are another success in the y.o.y. comparison data. The sector had a 70.2% increase in 2013 with 34.4 million industrial aerosol cans filled. This is in contrast to just two years ago when, in 2011, just 13.5 million cans were filled for the industrial sector. The 2013 figures make this the largest number of industrial aerosols filled in the UK in over a decade. Overview “It is gratifying that for the third successive year, the UK aerosol sector remains in excellent shape,” commented Dr. John Morris, Chief Executive of BAMA. “In 2011, we saw a 9% y.o.y. increase; in 2012 a 5% increase; and last year held steady, with a modest overall gain. This reflects the popularity among brand owners, retailers and consumers for what is a very efficient, sustainable and effective form of packaging. The aerosol sector is an exemplar of British manufacturing and export success. “In 2012 European aerosol fillings stood at 5,428 million units, with the UK representing 27% of this number,” continued Morris. “Globally, the UK fills about 10% of the world’s aerosols, rising to 20% of all aerosols destined for the personal care sector. BAMA has estimated that around 65% of all aerosols filled in the UK are exported, a significant contributor to the UK’s balance of payments. The UK is the third largest filler in the world after the U.S. and China.” 14 SPRAY July 2014 SPRAY


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