Analysis of the Future of Metal Packaging Industry

Metal Packaging products can be divided into printed iron products (listening, box), cans (including aluminum two-piece cans, steel two-piece cans, Tinplate three-piece cans), aerosol cans (tin cans made of exquisite medicinal cans, killing Insect pots, cosmetic cans, etc.), food cans (canned food, liquid or solid food cans, etc.) and various types of bottle caps (marine crown caps, swing caps, aluminum anti-theft caps). There are also 1-18 liters of chemical barrels made of tinplate and 20-200 liters of steel barrels made from cold-rolled and zinc plates. In addition, aluminum foil and steel straps that should belong to Metal Containers have not yet been counted.

Metal Packaging is characterized by capital-intensive, technology-intensive, domestic-based, export-assisted, high product substitution, seasonal changes in the market, and high market concentration.

Metal packaging is an important part of China's packaging industry. Its output value accounts for about 10% of the total output value of China's packaging industry. It mainly provides packaging services for food, canned food, beverages, oils, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. From the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, metal containers flourished. In recent years, with the advancement of technology development and industry management, the market order has been further improved and will gradually enter a period of sound and orderly development.

China's metal packaging industry At present, China's metal container manufacturing equipment already has strong capabilities. The two-piece cans have 26 production lines with an annual production capacity of more than 12 billion (current market demand is about 7 billion). The tinplate three-piece can manufacturing equipment has more than 500 sets of imported and domestic fully-automatic resistance welding machines of various models. Its products supply approximately 4 billion beverages industries a year and approximately 3.8 billion food cans. The annual output of aerosol cans reaches 600 million. There are more than 200 crown cap production lines in the country, and more than 90% of the equipment is imported from abroad. The annual market demand is 35 billion. Annual processing capacity of steel barrels is about 40-50 million. India Iron equipment has more than 400 production lines across the country, imported equipment and domestic equipment, each half, annual printing more than 15 billion printed times. The annual demand for tinplate in the whole industry is about 1.4 million tons. With the increase of domestic tinplate production capacity, imports of tinplate will gradually decrease and they will be self-sufficient soon, but some high-end products still need a small amount of imports.

China's metal packaging market demand

From the perspective of per capita consumption, the metal packaging market in China still has great potential. At present, about 410 billion metal cans are produced each year in the world. There are approximately 320 billion beverage cans, 75 billion food cans, and 10 billion cans; the annual sales of beverage cans and food cans in Europe are 33 billion and 27 billion respectively; sales of Asian beverage cans and food cans are The growth rates over the past 10 years are: 250% for two beverage cans, 63% for three beverage cans, and 71% for food cans; 11 billion cans for Chinese beverage cans (7 billion for two cans and 4 billion for three cans) Only), per capita consumption is less than 8 cans, while Japan's annual consumption is 18 billion cans and South Korea is 3.2 billion cans. If China's annual per capita consumption increases to 10 cans, it will require 13 billion cans of supply capacity each year; in addition, the consumption level of canned food in China is low, the per capita annual consumption is less than 1.5 kg, and the per capita annual consumption level of canned food in Europe is 50 kg, Japan The per capita annual consumption level is 23 kg. At present, China's metal packaging market presents a trend of oversupply, but from the analysis of per capita consumption, there is still much room for development.

The largest user of metal packaging in China is the food industry, followed by chemical products. In addition, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals also account for a certain percentage. As China's national economy continues to develop and people's consumption continues to grow, the rapid development of upstream related industries will push the metal packaging industry to a low point. Currently, the beverage industry is developing rapidly and the brand is doubled. Although plastic bottles, glass bottles, composite paper bags and other packaging occupies a certain share, two-piece cans and three-piece cans still dominate, and the market share of beer such as metal cans continues to grow. Oil and chemical industry, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and other industries will exponentially increase the demand for metal barrels and cans. In 2001, the total output of metal packaging products reached 2.05 million tons (including hot and cold rolled plates), and it is expected to reach 2.88 million tons by 2005. At the beginning of the new century, China joined the WTO, and the metal packaging industry must further improve the level of industrialization, increase the overall strength of the industry, grasp the opportunities of the development of the western region, and jointly create a broad space for sound development.

The development direction of China's metal packaging industry First, establish domestic brands, promote strong alliances, and enhance the competitiveness of enterprises. Secondly, China's metal Packaging Can technology has approached the international level. At present, we must also strive to improve product quality, use ultra-thin tinplate and aluminum materials, carry out technological transformation and develop new products. In addition, some of the most important issues in food and beverage cans are addressed, such as leaky cans, easy-to-open lid pull rings that are subject to breakage, and other issues.