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Projecting the global metal packaging market to exceed Us$155 billion by 2020, a report from global Industry Analysts (gIA) says innovation in metal packaging functionality, as well as the continued development of ‘novel’ shapes and forms, are the trends propelling the industry forward.
giA’s report – Metal Packaging – A Global Strategic Business Report – focuses on metal cans, metal caps and closures, metal containers and other metal packaging solutions.
in a global context, the report found changing lifestyles, rising gdP, aging populations, time scarcity and smaller family sizes are expanding the metal packaging market across multiple regions.
“Technology advancements over the years significantly raised the visual appeal for products packaged in metal containers. newer technologies of shaping, embossing and adding decorative finishes to the final product only resulted in making metal packaging more adaptable,” a release detailing the report says.
“not just aesthetic appeal, but metal packaging over the years has also improved in terms of the functionality aspect, offering enhanced convenience for consumers in handling the packaged products.”
other factors reported to be driving the market include:• expanding awareness of metal packaging’s ability to retain nutrients for food and beverage products
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• rising demand for aerosol products • steady demand for metal packaging in alcoholic drinks• increasing consumption of canned vegetables and foods, and
• use of metal packaging in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.
The Asia-Pacific region is one of the top three regional markets with the most growth potential,
with a reported five per cent compound annual growth rate through 2020. latin America and europe closely follow.
“rapid urbanisation, rising incomes, an expanding middle class, improving standards of living, steadily growing economies and increasing beer consumption represent key growth drivers in the region.”
The report notes metal packaging’s well established position in the market, and the benefits that contribute to this dominant position.
“Metal packaging is a well-proven packaging type, with equally well-established end-markets. food and beverage products represent the largest end-use market for metal packaging as
it offers longer shelf life benefits than any other packaging material. barrier properties offered by metal packaging are the highest in restricting exposure to oxygen, sunlight, bacteria and moisture thus retaining nutritional value.
“superior attributes of metal packaging such as versatility, high functionality, inertness, non-permeability, eco-friendly with 100 per cent recyclability, and printability, are responsible for the market’s strong evolution over the past few decades,” the report said.
The growing popularity of flexible packaging and the threat of competition from bio plastics were marked as potential growth inhibitors.
however, the report indicated that metal packaging had a noted association with premium products where competing plastic alternatives were more analogous to mass produced products. sustainability was also noted as a positive factor.
“recycling is one of the key aspects that sets metal packaging a grade above other packaging materials, particularly polymer packaging, as steel and aluminium products are fully recyclable.
“Metal cans, including food and beverage and aerosol cans, are expected to sustain their dominance in the global rigid metal packaging market in the near term,” the report said.
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Agri-business analysts at rabobank are predicting chinese infant milk formula market opportunities will be limited looking ahead to 2020, as reported by The Cattle Site.
rabobank predicts profits are still available for well-prepared operators but says that a lukewarm response to the relaxation of the chinese birth policy means the ‘easy’ money may already have been made.
rabobank’s bleak outlook relates to one of the two prime markets european farmers are set to target in coming years: Asia and Africa.
The rabobank insight coincides with consecutive drops in the global dairy
trade and the abolition of milk quotas in the european union. seen as an opportunity by industry leaders, the quota abolition is a significant milestone.
The european union says the dairy sector now has a chance to be confident and robust.
in response to the quota abolition, key dairying regions of germany, the netherlands and france have built or planned for new dairy processing infrastructure for added-value products such as milk and whey powders.
ireland is also expanding processing capacity as part of a bullish attitude to increasing national production after previously being held back by quotas.
welsh and scottish farm leaders are calling for more processing capacity if opportunities presented by global demand are to be met.
concerns over processing capacity are accompanied by caution over future market volatility and the timing of the quota removal.
scandinavian farmers hit hard by the russian ban in August 2014 see a liberalised market as a threat to their industry. however, a positive spin on russian sanctions is that new buyers have been sought, putting the industry in good stead.
concerns are also held by the european Milk board, which warns of over-production. Source: thecattlesite.com
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the major international showcase for metal packaging manufacturing and filling technologies – cannex and Fillex – will return to china from June 1 2015.
referred to by organisers as the ‘world canmaking congress’, the 2015 edition will be held over a newly extended four days in guangzhou. over 170 exhibitors are scheduled for the show, with show sponsors tipping numbers to increase.
The show’s third iteration in china since 1994, cannex & fillex has spanned continents across the globe, displaying in countries including Thailand, usA, The netherlands, singapore and Australia.
cannex welcomes chief executives and technical
specialists from can makers, fillers, designers, equipment manufacturers and materials suppliers. Those who attend the show represent global companies ranging from start-ups to the largest multinationals.
The 2012 cannex & fillex in guangzhou was the most successful can-making trade show ever held in china, attracting over 2,200 pre-registered industry professionals in addition to 800 staff from 150 exhibiting companies.
CANNOVATION held in late february, cannovation was the fourth edition of what organisers claim to be Asia’s premier event on Tinplate packaging. organised by the Tinplate Promotion council (TPc) of
india, the event was held at Taj’s land end in Mumbai.
Providing an insight into global trends in tinplate packaging, the event centred on a message of driving sustainable packaging. india and
other emerging economies have seen significant demand for canned foods, with the cannovation forum designed to promote quality in tinplate packaging.
reported by PrintWeek India, indian institute of
Packaging director dr nc saha spoke about the advantages of tinplate for food packaging.
“it is the most versatile and eco-friendly packaging, which boasts an excellent barrier, aroma retention,
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GlOBAl CANNeCTION high-impact resistance and is 100 per cent recyclable, all at the same time. The tinplate industry in india is growing at 6-7 per cent per annum.”
ramaiah Muthusubramanian, unilever category packaging development director, shared three case studies highlighting three emerging packaging needs: convenience, sustainability and digital media.
ramaiah spoke about the relaunch of a talcum powder package, in the form of a cylindrical bottle with a simple open and close mechanism, which garnered international awards. “it was a sustainable package with
optimum packaging. with this packaging, we could save 640 metric tonnes of plastic per annum,” ramaiah said.
“Tinplate is more relevant in today’s scenario for three reasons: differentiation as a reusable pack, it works well as a festive and promotional pack and it is a sustainable pack format.”
stakeholders unanimously agreed to the need for end-users to know about new innovations and sustainability aspects of tinplate as a packaging material to fuel the growth of the sector, with the material having extremely high growth potential in local and international markets. Source: PrintWeek India.
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From march 30 to April 5 canned Food UK led the nation in canned Food week, with the aim of promoting awareness of the nutritional benefits of canned foods.
Teaming up with celebrity nutritionist Amanda hamilton and canned food uK ambassador and celebrity chef James Martin, the peak body produced a set of healthy eating plans that aim to take diners from breakfast through dinner, Monday to sunday.
The collaboration produced seven separate healthy eating plans for seven different groups, namely mature people, couples, young families, students, singles, growing teens and a plan with recipes from James Martin.
canned food uK chairman Jason hegarty said the intention of the campaign was to arm people with the facts about the benefits of canned food.
“we know that canned food plays an important role
in cooking in the majority of uK households, and that is why canned food week is so important to us,” Mr hegarty said.
“during the canning process nutrients are locked in, so canned food really does present a healthy option. by producing these plans with Amanda hamilton, we hope to show that using canned food is a convenient and affordable way to eat healthily.”
Ms hamilton believes that good nutrition is not as complex as many people might think.
“These plans have been created to help show people that eating healthily isn’t as
hard or expensive as you think – it’s all about planning ahead,” she said.
“good nutrition can seem overly complex at times so i’m happy to get behind a campaign that makes simple recipe suggestions that are genuinely accessible to the vast majority – they taste great too!”
delicious recipes, including pork and fennel with red wine and borlotti bean casserole, black bean and bulgur wheat feta salad and chicken dhansak are available at www.cannedfood.co.uk/recipes.
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the Aerosol Association of Australia will again run its popular Introduction to Aerosol technology course from wednesday 26 August at the mgsm executive conference centre in sydney’s macquarie Park.
now in its seventh year, the course is ideal for those working with aerosols in an operations, laboratory, technical or marketing capacity.
The two-day course will include presentations from expert speakers that cover all aspects of aerosol
production, including propellants and formulation considerations, safety, testing, labelling, industry regulations and sustainability.
The course gives a greater understanding of the components that make up the aerosol, how the unique technology works, and the factors affecting aerosol product performance.
on 28 August delegates will also have the optional opportunity to tour multiple operating factories to see aerosol manufacturing in progress at a can factory, a valve factory and
an aerosol filling facility.speakers will include
Jamestrong Packaging Australasia managing director John bigley – who will discuss aerosol sustainability – and an international r&d expert from daizo Japan and the one Asia network, who will share exciting innovations in the aerosol format.
The course includes the following sections:what is an aerosol? An introduction to the aerosol, its history and the shape and size of the current Australian aerosol market.
tinplate and aluminium cans: how each are manufactured and decorated, and their benefits and performance considerations.Valves/actuators and caps: how valves work and how the choice of valve can affect spray performance.Propellants: what propellants are used in aerosol products and their advantages, pressure considerations and use in formulations.Formulation considerations: generic formulations of common aerosol products
and the choice of actives, solvents and propellants.regulations, labelling and packaging requirements: considerations in the Australian aerosol market.Aerosol innovation: future possibilities of the aerosol package.sustainability: including the Packaging covenant.Product stability, shelf testing and quality Aerosol production and safety.
contact: [email protected] for more information and to reserve your place.
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