European tube industry achieves 3% growth in aluminium tubes production in H1 2017

The European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma), an association of producers of flexible aluminium, plastic and laminate tubes for packaging purposes, achieved growth of two per cent in tube production in the first half of 2017 than the  corresponding figure in 2016. Members of etma produced approximately 5.4 billion tubes during the first half of 2017.

“Aluminium tubes put in an above-average performance, having increased by a good three percent. The aluminium tube sector benefited from stable demand from its main markets, namely cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, as well as considerable increases in the household and food segment,” according to etma press release.

The new etma President Oliver Höll said: “Tubes continue to gain ground and the end-use markets are quite stable by and large. Another welcome factor is that the overall economic situation in several southern European countries has improved again, which makes for a more positive climate in the markets. Our industry is therefore optimistic overall about the second half of the year and expects solid growth for 2017 as a whole.”

etma Secretary General Gregor Spengler commented: “Tubes - whether they are made of aluminium, plastic or laminate - are extremely popular as packaging among consumers because of their wealth of positive features.”