Metal packaging

Manufacturers of steel drums operating in Germany told EUWID in mid-March that 2024 had started well....

On 5 January 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce determined definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of tinplate products from China, Canada, South Korea and Germany into the USA. These final measures follow the preliminary anti-dumping duties on three of these countries announced by the Department on 17 August...

The mood in the German market for steel sheet packaging was depressed in mid-September....

Last year, France’s metal packaging industry generated sales of €1.403bn, up 19.27% from 2021, according to the annual review of the French industry association SNFBM (Syndical National de Fabricants de Boîtes, emballages et bouchages Métalliques). In the export business, the French metal packaging industry achieved...

Consumers worldwide will not use less packaging in the future, but more. Although the highest increases will be in Africa, Asia and Latin America, packaging consumption per capita is also rising in Europe, the USA and Australia. This is the conclusion of an analysis by the global ING Bank. In Europe, for example, the...

There was a massive slump in demand in the German market for steel drums during the fourth quarter of last year....

The duties imposed range from €239/t to €607/t...

However, the fourth quarter appeared to be very difficult to assess, packaging suppliers told EUWID in early October ....

No clear trend discernible in the development of tinplate prices for 2023...

In recent weeks, demand for steel drums has cooled considerably. But this was not the only concern troubling suppliers of steel sheet packaging in mid-August. Producers and merchants also told EUWID about extreme fluctuations in the price of cold-rolled steel strip. These fluctuations make it difficult for respondents...

The supply situation in the tinplate packaging market largely eased in the first half of this year. The can and closure producers surveyed by EUWID unanimously reported that the volumes fixed with the tinplate industry for the whole of 2022 would be sustained without any problems. There reportedly was no need for...

A life cycle assessment (LCA) presented by Metal Packaging Europe (MPE) shows a significant decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. The data collected relates to the year 2018 and covers the life cycle of metal packaging produced in Europe: from raw material extraction and production to the end of life of the packaging....

The balance sheet of aluminium packaging manufacturers was in many cases positive for the first quarter. Producers of beverage cans reported fully utilised lines in the first three months and felt well prepared for the upcoming summer season. Producers in the aerosol can segment were also satisfied. The good...

Suppliers of sheet steel packaging have adjusted the prices for their own products in line with the usual price adjustment clauses. However, the approach within the industry was not uniform. Now that steel prices have stabilized since the end of 2021, most drum manufacturers have reverted from monthly to quarterly...

Supply of the upstream product has eased a little in the first quarter...