Aluminum aerosol can industry breaks another record… With a global production volume of 6.93 billion cans, the aluminum aerosol can industry achieved another record in 2012, according to the International Association of Aluminum Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL). This is an increase of 5% compared to 2011 figures. Whereas demand in the relatively saturated EU market was more or less flat, deliveries to Asia, North America, South America and the Middle East increased significantly. In 2012, the impressive performance of the aluminum aerosol can industry, which has achieved an average growth rate of 7% over the last six years, was ensured by lively demand for deodorants (+8.5 %), hairsprays (+6 %), pharmaceuticals (+17%) and household products (+14%), according to Gregor Spengler, AEROBAL Secretary General. Deliveries to the food and shaving foam markets dropped by 7.5% and 3% respectively. However, especially in the food market, there is still good potential for growth in the next few years, Spengler added. A significant amount of new production capacities was installed worldwide in 2012 in order to prepare the ground for further growth and to keep delivery times in acceptable limits, with more to come in 2013. “Especially in markets with promising growth prospects, such as India and China, capacities will be further expanded,” said AEROBAL President Takaaki Takeuchi. “Aerosol cans have become increasingly popular in these areas, and with rising disposable incomes more and more consumers will be able to afford aerosol cans, which still have to be considered as a kind of ‘luxury’ product there,” he noted. In general, market prospects for 2013 are satisfactory, although forecasts have become extremely difficult in a market which is characterized by short-term order placing and delivery times as well as smaller lot sizes, concluded Spengler. If the general economic situation in Europe and North America, the two biggest aerosol markets, stays stable it is very likely that world production will exceed the level of May 2013 Spray 53
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