Demand for aluminium aerosol cans still going strong

After a record production of 6.6 billion aluminium aerosol cans in 2011 the worldwide demand stays solid in 2012, too. According to AEROBAL, the International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers, total production increased by another 4 percent in the first half of 2012.

While deliveries to Europe stayed on last year’s record level, demand in North America, Asia and Africa grew further. The driving force of this growth was a lively demand for cosmetics products which account for about 76 percent of the global total production. Especially the markets for deodorants, shaving foams, hair sprays and sun protection products performed well, while the market for hair mousses was slightly declining. The development of the pharmaceutical market was very satisfactory with a two-digit growth. In this market further expansion is expected in future. This also applies for the food market where demand was stable in the first half of 2012. On top of that also household products such as air refresheners or insect sprays achieved a solid one-digit growth.

„Despite more difficult economic framework conditions in several parts of this world, the aluminium aerosol can industry managed to achieve further market growth“, says AEROBAL-President Takaaki Takeuchi. „This is above all due to the superior material properties of aluminium which allow the customers a far-reaching design freedom with striking shapes and embossings as well as sophisticated printing techniques for exclusive, photo-realistic images.“