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Can Industry Statistics

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Can Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01Editorial Scope

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01 Industry overview

The can industry at a glance

The global metal cans market was valued at $77.8 billion in 2025 and is expanding as beverage demand, recyclability requirements and aluminum packaging adoption support continued industry investment.

$77.8B[43]
Global market size, 2025
6.4%[43]
Forecast CAGR, 2026–2033
18,142[44]
U.S. production workers, 2024
32.1%[43]
North America market share, 2025
Market size
The global metal cans market was valued at $77.8 billion in 2025. Grand View Research estimates that it will reach $82.6 billion in 2026.[43]
Forecast & CAGR
The market is forecast to reach $127.8 billion by 2033, representing a 6.4% CAGR from 2026 to 2033. Beverage cans are expected to remain the largest application, accounting for 77.2% of market revenue in 2025.[43]
Market share & regions
North America held the largest regional share at 32.1% of global metal cans revenue in 2025. Asia Pacific is identified as the fastest-growing region during 2026–2033, while the United States held the leading country share in 2025.[43]
Segmentation
Aluminum represented 74.5% of the market by material in 2025, while two-piece drawn-and-ironed cans accounted for 70.4% by product type. Easy-open ends held 78.6% of the closure market, and beverage applications held 77.2%.[43]
Key players & concentration
Major companies profiled in the global market include Ball, Crown, Ardagh, CANPACK, Trivium Packaging, Silgan Containers, Toyo Seikan and Envases. Publicly available sources reviewed did not provide a reliable current global concentration ratio or combined market share for the leading producers.[43]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth is supported by demand for recyclable packaging, ready-to-drink beverages, convenience foods and urban consumption. The industry also faces exposure to aluminum and steel costs, energy prices, trade measures and the need to expand collection and closed-loop recycling; the U.S. aluminum industry reported recycling 46 billion beverage cans in 2023.[43][8]
Consumer behavior & competition
Beverage cans were the dominant end-use segment, with 77.2% of global metal cans revenue in 2025, reflecting demand for portable and convenient packaged drinks. In the United States, 99.6 billion rigid metal beverage cans were forecast to be sold in 2025, indicating the scale of competition for beverage-packaging contracts.[43][45]
M&A
Ball acquired an 80% stake in Benepack’s European beverage-can business in January 2026 for approximately €184 million; the business includes plants in Belgium and Hungary. Ball also acquired Florida Can Manufacturing for $160 million in February 2025, adding an aluminum beverage-can facility in Winter Haven, Florida.[16]
Regulation
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation entered into force on 11 February 2025 and began applying on 12 August 2026. It sets recycling targets of 70% for ferrous metals and 50% for aluminum by 2025, rising to 80% and 60%, respectively, by 2030; it also requires separate collection of at least 90% of single-use metal beverage containers by 2029.[46][47]
Latest news
In April 2026, Crown announced its first beverage-can manufacturing facility in India, with two production lines and expected annual capacity of approximately 2.2 billion aluminum beverage cans. Ball’s 2026 filings also report the completion of its Benepack acquisition and continued network expansion in Europe and North America.[7][16]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Can Industry

The leading companies in the can industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

Sonoco Products Company leads Gitnux's 2026 can ranking with an Overall score of 9.8, with expanded into global metal food-can packaging via Eviosys acquisition. Ball Corporation is the highest-ranked aluminum beverage can producer at 9.3, driven by 11.6% revenue growth in its aluminum beverage cans and ends segment.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in food can packaging

    Sonoco Products Company

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.8 · Food can packaging

    Why we picked it: Its metal food-can packaging expansion is backed by 41.7% revenue growth and a 13.5% operating margin signal.

    See in ranking ↓Visit sonoco.com ↗

  2. Leader in aluminum beverage cans

    Ball Corporation

    US

    Ranked #2 · 9.3 · Aluminum beverage cans

    Why we picked it: Its beverage-can and end product base is supported by 11.6% revenue growth in 2025.

    See in ranking ↓Visit ball.com ↗

  3. Leader in rigid metal packaging

    Trivium Packaging

    NL

    Ranked #3 · 8.9 · Rigid metal packaging

    Why we picked it: Its rigid metal can supply targets recyclable packaging requirements for leading brands.

    See in ranking ↓Visit triviumpackaging.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the can industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Sonoco Products Company

Food can packaging · US

9.8
2

Ball Corporation

Aluminum beverage cans · US

9.3
3

Trivium Packaging

Rigid metal packaging · NL

8.9
4

Crown Holdings

Metal cans & ends · US

8.7
5

CANPACK

Aluminum beverage cans · PL

8.5
6

Ardagh Metal Packaging

Metal beverage cans and ends, Europe and Americas · LU

8.4
7

Daiwa Can Company

Three-piece cans and packaging, Japan and Asia · JP

8.3
8

Silgan Holdings

Metal food and general-line containers, North America · US

8.3
9

Massilly

Food cans, closures and specialty metal packaging · FR

8.2
10

Can-One Berhad

Metal cans and packaging, Malaysia and Vietnam · MY

7.3

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the can industry. In Can Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/can-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

U.S. metal can manufacturing shipments

U.S. metal can manufacturing shipments grew from 16,104,507 thousands of U.S. dollars in 2020 to 21,319,780 thousands of U.S. dollars in 2024.

$16.1M
Start
+7.27%
CAGR · 4y
$21.3M
Projected
20202024
source-verifiedfred.stlouisfed.org2024

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Automation and AI appear as frequent manufacturing technology focus areas, while Ball reports 84% renewable electricity coverage in 2025 for lower-impact can production.

Digital Transformation in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 46% ranked automation among their leading technology focus areas in 2025.[1]
  • Among EII businesses, 68% reported adopting AI in 2024, with an estimated 10% productivity increase.[2]
  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 57% identified moving to SAP S/4HANA as a top focus area in 2025.[1]
  • Across European chemical subindustries, 65% of companies viewed digitalization as an opportunity that would significantly impact their activities in 2024.[2]

Technology Adoption in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 53% had implemented AI for real-time process control and optimization in 2025.[3]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for quality inspection or defect detection in 2025.[3]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 45% had implemented AI for supply-chain optimization in 2025.[3]
  • Among chemicals organizations surveyed by IBM, 49% had implemented AI for production planning and scheduling in 2025.[3]

Cloud Computing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 2% reported decreased productivity from cloud computing in 2024.[2]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, 15% planned to migrate to cloud computing in coming years in 2023.[4]
  • Among EII businesses, 52% reported increased productivity from cloud computing in 2024, while 46% reported no change.[2]
  • Across chemical-sector companies surveyed by Arthur D. Little and Cefic, more than 35% had at least partially migrated to cloud computing in 2023.[4]

Big Data in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among ASUG chemicals-industry members, 49% cited gaining actionable insights from data and analytics as a current challenge in 2025.[1]
  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported no productivity change from big data in 2024.[2]
  • Among EII businesses, 6% reported decreased productivity from big data in 2024.[2]
  • Among EII businesses, 48% reported increased productivity from big data in 2024.[2]

IoT in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among EII businesses, 44% reported increased productivity from IoT in 2024.[2]
  • Across European countries, 29% of firms used IoT on average in 2021.[5]
  • Across 23 European countries, close to one-third of manufacturing firms used IoT in 2021.[5]
  • Among EII businesses, 56% reported no productivity change from IoT in 2024.[2]

Innovation in the can industry

  • 84% of Ball’s electricity coverage came from renewable sources in 2025, supporting innovation in lower-impact can production.[6]
  • $474 million was invested in businesses globally by Ball Corporation in 2025, supporting packaging innovation and business development.[6]
  • 56% of Ball’s global beverage-packaging products used the weight-optimized STARcan design in 2025.[6]
  • 74% was the average recycled content of Ball’s global beverage-packaging products in 2025.[6]
  • 4,078 metric tons of aluminum were saved through lightweighting by Ball in 2025.[6]
  • Crown’s research, development and engineering team expanded open-innovation efforts through supplier partnerships and access to new technologies in 2025.[7]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data quality shows up as a measurable adoption issue, including AI project failures linked to poor data quality in 2025 and 80% of manufacturers reporting measured operational data in 2026.

Data analytics in the can industry

  • 3,088 million pounds was the corrected quantity of aluminium beverage cans shipped in the United States in 2023, used to calculate the consumer recycling rate.[8]
  • 1,327 million pounds of used aluminium beverage cans were recycled domestically in the United States in 2023, based on the industry’s tracking methodology.[8]

Data Quality in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 42% of manufacturers had a process to verify manufacturing-data accuracy and quality in 2026, while 51% did not.[9]
  • 44% of companies in the manufacturing survey reported AI-project failures caused by poor data quality in 2025, across surveyed manufacturers.[10]
  • 67% of supply-management organizations said their data quality was better or significantly better than two years earlier in 2024.[11]
  • 80% of manufacturers reported a measured value for their operational data in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[9]
  • 89% of manufacturers said data use improved their decision-making processes in 2026, across the surveyed manufacturing sector.[9]
  • 49% of supply-management organizations rated their data quality as good or excellent in 2024, based on an Institute for Supply Management survey.[11]

Data Governance in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • 28% of manufacturers had a data-governance leader in 2026, across the Manufacturing Leadership Council survey.[9]
  • 46% of GCC chemical companies had established common data standards with collaboration partners in 2022.[12]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024, based on a survey of more than 121 respondents.[11]
  • 67% of GCC chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[12]
  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[11]
  • 52% of global chemical companies had established performance management or KPIs around digital supply chains in 2022.[12]

KPIs in the can industry

  • 58% was the reported U.S. recycling rate for steel cans, including food, aerosol and paint cans, cited by the Can Manufacturers Institute in 2024.[13]
  • 43.0% was the U.S. consumer recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in 2023, up from 41.8% in 2022.[8]
  • 61 billion aluminium beverage cans were diverted from the U.S. recycling stream in 2023, representing about $1.18 billion in aluminium value.[8]
  • 55% was CANPACK’s recycled content for aluminium can tabs in 2023, compared with 41% in 2022.[14]
  • 36% was CANPACK’s recycled content for aluminium can ends in 2023, compared with 28% in 2022.[14]
  • 66% was CANPACK’s total recycled content for aluminium cans in 2023, comprising bodies, ends and tabs.[14]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Capacity expansion and aluminum supply security drive near-term strategy, with Ball filing updates on the Benepack acquisition completion in 2026.

Growth in the can industry

  • Nearly 50% was Crown’s projected beverage-can capacity increase from 2019 to 2025.[7]
  • 600,000 tonnes is Novelis Bay Minette’s initial finished-aluminum capacity for beverage packaging and automotive markets.[15]
  • 33% was Crown’s North American beverage-can volume growth over the five years through 2023.[7]
  • $6.29 billion was Ball’s North and Central America beverage-packaging sales in 2025.[16]
  • 31.1% was the year-over-year increase in U.S. beverage-alcohol dollar share for RTD spirits in April 2026.[6]
  • $772 million was Ball’s comparable operating earnings in North and Central America beverage packaging in 2025.[16]

Differentiation in the can industry

  • 72% of consumers said can shapes, images and designs catch their eye more than other beverage containers.[7]
  • 360 degrees of printable surface gives beverage cans a full-wrap branding display, according to Crown’s can-innovation research.[7]
  • 75% recycled content is the target for Ball’s second-generation ReAl aerosol technology by 2030.[6]
  • 44% of consumers said cans are the best packaging for delivering appealing graphics.[7]
  • 71% of Ball’s PHC production used lightweight ReAl alloy in 2025.[6]
  • 5.5 to 8.4 ounces is Ball’s available size range for slim beverage cans.[6]

Mergers and acquisitions in the can industry

  • 1 aluminum beverage-can facility in Kent, Washington, permanently ceased production in Ball’s first quarter of 2024.[16]
  • 3 Ball equity-method investments were included in its North and Central America beverage-packaging segment in 2025.[16]
  • 1 planned beverage-can plant in North Las Vegas was permanently discontinued by Ball in the third quarter of 2023.[16]
  • 40 years was the approximate period since the United States last built a fully integrated aluminum plant before Novelis Bay Minette.[17]
  • 1 new Novelis Bay Minette plant is under construction to expand aluminum-sheet supply for beverage cans and automotive products.[15]
  • 1 aluminum beverage-can manufacturing facility in Winter Haven, Florida, was acquired by Ball in the first quarter of 2025.[16]

Strategic partnerships in the can industry

  • 2 customer groups—drink makers and bottlers—can direct can fabricators to source beverage-can sheet from Novelis.[17]
  • 94% of Novelis’s fiscal 2026 net sales came through direct customer relationships, supporting close channel partnerships.[17]
  • 1 anchor customer contract was signed by Novelis with Ball in early 2023 for North American beverage-can sheet.[17]
  • 600,000 tonnes of Novelis Bay Minette’s capacity was secured through long-term customer agreements before commissioning.[15]
  • 1 long-standing partnership with Polar Beverages supported packaging and flavor expansion for seltzers and mixers.[7]
  • 100% of Novelis Bay Minette’s beverage-can capacity was secured through long-term customer agreements before the plant’s commissioning.[15]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce signals focus on experienced age distribution and turnover, including 63% of Ball’s workforce aged 30–50 at year-end 2025 and 7% voluntary turnover in 2025.

Hiring in the can industry

  • 4,000 employees worked in Crown’s European Beverage segment at December 31, 2025.[7]
  • 7,000 employees worked in Crown’s Transit Packaging segment at December 31, 2025.[7]
  • 3,500 employees worked in Crown’s Asia Pacific segment at December 31, 2025.[7]
  • 6,168 employees worked for Ardagh Metal Packaging at December 31, 2024.[18]
  • 6,000 employees worked in Crown’s Americas Beverage segment at December 31, 2025.[7]

Employee retention in the can industry

  • 63% of Ball’s workforce was aged 30–50 at year-end 2025, supporting the company’s experienced employee base.[19]
  • 7% was Ball Corporation’s voluntary employee turnover rate in 2025.[19]
  • 61% of Ball’s workforce was aged 30–50 at year-end 2024.[19]
  • 773 employees left Ardagh Metal Packaging during 2024.[18]
  • 23% of Ball’s workforce was older than 50 at year-end 2025.[19]

Remote Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 5.7% of positions were fully remote in 2024.[20]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 8% preferred fully remote work in 2025.[21]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 25% worked exclusively remotely in August 2026.[22]
  • Among U.S. energy, natural-resources and chemicals workers, 25% preferred mostly remote work in 2025.[21]

Hybrid Work in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. hybrid employees, 48% said their team had not discussed a formal or informal collaboration plan in 2026.[22]
  • U.S. hybrid employees spent an average of 46% of their workweek on-site in 2026.[22]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 54% worked in a hybrid arrangement in August 2026.[22]
  • Across U.S. chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing employers, 44.5% of positions were fully hybrid in 2024.[20]
  • Across U.S. remote-capable employees, 61% preferred a hybrid work arrangement in November 2025.[22]

Upskilling in the can industry

  • 37 average training hours per male full-time equivalent were recorded at Ball in 2025.[6]
  • 380,000+ employee training hours were delivered by Ball Corporation through Ball Academy in 2025.[6]
  • $1,648 was Ball’s average training and development spend per full-time equivalent in 2025.[6]
  • 33 average training hours per full-time equivalent were recorded at Ball in 2025.[6]
  • 21 average training hours per full-time equivalent were recorded at Ball in 2024.[6]

Employee Engagement in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across employees worldwide, 20% were engaged at work in 2025.[22]
  • Across best-practice organizations recognized by Gallup, 70% of employees were engaged in 2025.[22]
  • Across employees in the United States, 32% were engaged at work in 2025.[22]
  • Among global managers, 22% were engaged at work in 2025, compared with 19% of non-managers.[22]
  • Across employees in the United States and Canada, 31% were engaged at work in 2025.[22]

DEI in the can industry

  • 29% of Ardagh Metal Packaging’s employees were older than 50 in 2024.[23]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Demand is concentrated in long-lived customer relationships and beverage launch activity, with 75% of new North American beverage launches appearing in cans in 2025.

Customer experience in the can industry

  • 75% of new beverage launches in North America appeared in cans in 2025, reflecting the format’s growing role in customer-facing product launches.[7]
  • 34.1 billion cans of annual production capacity gives CANPACK scale to support customer requirements across beverage markets worldwide.[14]

Customer retention in the can industry

  • Several of Ardagh Metal Packaging’s top-ten customers have relationships lasting more than 10 years.[24]
  • More than 20 years is the length of Ardagh Metal Packaging’s relationship with its number-one customer.[24]
  • 11% of Crown Holdings’ consolidated net sales came from another major customer in 2025.[7]
  • 57% of Ardagh Metal Packaging’s 2024 revenue came from its ten largest customers, indicating a highly concentrated relationship base.[24]
  • 12% of Crown Holdings’ consolidated net sales came from one major customer in 2025.[7]

Customer acquisition in the can industry

  • Over 200 customers across more than 40 countries were served by Ardagh Metal Packaging in 2023.[24]
  • More than 100 countries are served by CANPACK’s global packaging business.[14]

Customer loyalty in the can industry

  • More than 10 years is the relationship duration reported for several of Ardagh Metal Packaging’s top-ten customers.[24]
  • More than 20 years is the reported relationship duration between Ardagh Metal Packaging and its number-one customer.[24]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Packaging design and surface coverage remain key differentiators; Crown’s can-innovation research cites 360 degrees of printable surface for full-wrap branding.

Branding in the can industry

  • 75% of new beverage launches in North America appeared in cans in 2025, increasing the format’s role in brand presentation at retail.[7]
  • 4 different can designs can be produced in one production run with CANPACK’s Quadromix technology, supporting differentiated beverage branding.[14]

Influencer Marketing in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 81% of marketers had a dedicated influencer-marketing budget in a September 2024 U.S. survey of firms with at least 100 employees.[25]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers reported outstanding results from influencer programs in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[26]
  • In U.S. manufacturing, 19% of marketers used influencer marketing among paid channels in the prior 12 months, according to a 2025 industry benchmark.[27]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketers used creators in 2025, based on a March 2025 Ipsos survey of 1,500 marketing professionals.[28]
  • Across B2B companies, 29% of marketers planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in a March 2025 Ipsos survey.[28]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Execution metrics tie recycling throughput to production readiness, including 90,000 cans per minute recycled by the U.S. aluminum industry in 2025.

Process optimization in the can industry

  • 90,000 cans per minute are recycled by the U.S. aluminum industry, according to the Aluminum Association’s 2025 annual report.[8]
  • 97% of old aluminum beverage cans recycled in the United States become new cans, according to research cited in the Aluminum Association’s 2025 annual report.[8]
  • 1.2 billion cans was the approximate annual output capacity reported for Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited in 2024.[29]
  • 46 billion aluminum beverage cans were recycled by the U.S. aluminum industry in 2023, according to the 2024 can KPI report.[8]
  • 3,200 cans per minute is the continuous production rate reported for Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited in 2025, with annual output of approximately 1.3 billion cans in Pakistan.[29]

Operational efficiency in the can industry

  • 37 metal-container manufacturing facilities operated by Silgan served more than 50 countries in 2025.[30]
  • 3,200 cans per minute was Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited’s reported operating line rate in both 2025 and 2024.[29]
  • 88% of Crown Holdings’ production by revenue came from metal products in 2025.[7]
  • 23,741 employees were reported by Crown Holdings worldwide in 2025.[7]
  • 1,227,503 metric tons of aluminum were procured by Crown Holdings in 2025.[7]

Quality management in the can industry

  • 1 product recall involving 14,000 cases, or 336,000 cans, was reported by Crown Holdings in the United States in 2025.[7]
  • 79% of aluminum purchased by Crown Holdings came from supplying mills certified to the ASI Chain of Custody standard in 2025.[7]
  • 71% was the recycled-content share of aluminum beverage cans cited for the United States in the Aluminum Association’s 2025 report.[8]
  • 67% was the recycled-content share reported for Crown Holdings’ aluminum beverage cans in 2025.[7]
  • 43% of aluminum cans shipped in the United States in 2023 were ultimately recycled.[8]

Supply chain in the can industry

  • 67% of Crown Holdings’ supplying paper and wood sources were FSC- or PEFC-certified in 2025.[7]
  • 37 Silgan metal-container facilities supplied customers across more than 50 countries in 2025.[30]
  • 95% of Crown Holdings’ 2025 revenue, equal to $11.7 billion, came from products described as reusable, recyclable and/or compostable.[7]
  • 90% of Silgan’s projected 2025 metal-container sales were expected to be covered by multi-year customer supply arrangements.[30]
  • 5 countries contain Sonoco’s 34-facility steel-can and associated-components manufacturing network.[31]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the chemicals and materials sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 100% of customer respondents allocated only 0–25% of company capital expenditure to reshoring projects in 2025.[32]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents were actively pushing onshoring projects in 2025.[32]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 50% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers but reported no success in 2025.[32]
  • Across North American specialty chemicals, 43% of customer respondents actively drove onshoring projects with suppliers and achieved some success in 2025.[32]
  • Across 22 EU countries and Norway, 34.1% of enterprises engaged in international sourcing cited labour-cost reduction as a motivation during 2021–2023.[33]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Margins and price-and-mix contributions help explain earnings variance, including Ball reporting $772 million comparable operating earnings in North and Central America beverage packaging in 2025.

Pricing strategy in the can industry

  • 8.2% was Silgan’s 2025 increase in metal-container net sales, driven mainly by contractual raw-material pass-through and higher unit volumes.[30]
  • $291 million of Ball’s 2025 North and Central America beverage-packaging sales increase came from higher volume, compared with $375 million from price and mix.[16]
  • $237.6 million was the year-over-year increase in Silgan metal-container net sales in 2025, primarily reflecting contractual cost pass-through and volume.[30]
  • $66 million was the favorable price-and-mix contribution to Ball’s 2024 North and Central America beverage-packaging comparable operating earnings.[16]
  • $42 million was the favorable price-and-mix contribution to Ball’s 2025 North and Central America beverage-packaging comparable operating earnings.[16]

Cost reduction in the can industry

  • $18 million was the approximate favorable foreign-currency contribution to Silgan metal-container sales growth in 2025.[30]
  • $40.0 million was Silgan metal containers’ 2024 decline in adjusted EBIT, partly attributed to unfavorable fixed-cost absorption and higher selling and administrative costs.[30]
  • 7% was Silgan’s 2025 growth in metal-container volumes for pet-food markets, supporting manufacturing utilization.[30]
  • $62 million of Ball’s 2025 North and Central America beverage-packaging comparable operating earnings was offset by higher costs.[16]
  • $32 million was the 2024 Ball comparison benefit from income recognized after termination of a long-term power-supply contract that offset higher energy costs.[16]

Profitability in the can industry

  • 8.3% was Silgan’s 2025 adjusted EBIT margin for metal containers.[30]
  • 12% was Ball’s 2025 North and Central America beverage-packaging comparable operating-earnings margin.[16]
  • 12.7% was Silgan’s 2025 reported EBIT margin for custom containers.[30]
  • $772 million was Ball’s 2025 North and Central America beverage-packaging comparable operating earnings.[16]
  • $243.4 million was Silgan’s 2025 metal-containers EBIT on $3.138 billion of sales.[30]

Financial planning in the can industry

  • $13.16 billion was Ball Corporation’s consolidated net sales in 2025.[16]
  • $160 million was the approximate amount Silgan returned to shareholders in 2025.[30]
  • $80.5 million was Canadian energy, water and vehicle-fuel cost for fruit and vegetable canning, pickling and drying in 2023.[34]
  • $3.138 billion was Silgan’s 2025 metal-containers net sales, representing 48.4% of consolidated company sales.[30]
  • 12.3% was the increase in Canadian manufacturing revenue for fruit and vegetable canning, pickling and drying from 2022 to 2023.[34]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Recycled-content and circularity are operational KPIs, including 96.7% closed-loop circularity rate for aluminium beverage cans in the United States in 2023.

Product development in the can industry

  • 71% of Ball’s global beverage-can production used the lightweight ReAl alloy in 2025, compared with 70% in 2024.[6]
  • 70% of CANPACK’s aluminium can body was recycled content in 2023, up from 61% in 2022, indicating material redesign and development toward higher recycled content.[14]
  • 8% is the maximum carbon-footprint reduction for Ball’s STARcan compared with other cans of the same size, according to the company’s product-efficiency information.[6]

Product lifecycle in the can industry

  • 96.7% was the closed-loop circularity rate for aluminium beverage cans in the United States in 2023.[8]
  • 43% of aluminium beverage cans shipped in the United States were ultimately recycled in 2023.[8]
  • 57% was the U.S. aluminium beverage-container industry recycling rate in 2023, including imported and exported used beverage containers.[8]
  • 80% of all aluminium ever produced remains in use, according to Crown’s 2024 annual report.[30]
  • 60 days or less is the time for a recycled aluminium beverage can to move from recycling collection to a newly formed can in the United States.[8]

Value proposition in the can industry

  • 80% less energy is required to make an aluminium beverage can from recycled aluminium than from primary aluminium, according to industry sustainability reporting.[35]
  • $15.7 billion in direct economic activity was generated annually by the U.S. can industry, according to 2024 congressional testimony.[13]
  • More than 28,000 people were employed by the U.S. can industry in 2024, according to Can Manufacturers Institute testimony.[13]
  • $1,388 per ton was the reported value of recycled aluminium beverage cans in Crown’s 2024 annual report, compared with negative $23 per ton for glass bottles.[30]
  • 131.6 billion food, beverage, aerosol and general-line cans were produced annually by the U.S. can industry, according to testimony submitted in 2024.[13]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Recycling and supplier due diligence are quantified through rates and audits, with 97% U.S. closed-loop recycling for aluminium beverage cans in 2023.

Sustainability in the can industry

  • 71% was the average recycled content of aluminium beverage cans made in the United States in 2023.[8]
  • 380,000 hours of employee training were delivered by Ball Corporation through its Ball Academy in 2025.[6]
  • Using recycled aluminium saves about 80% of the energy required to produce a beverage can from primary aluminium.[8]
  • 43% of aluminium beverage cans shipped in the United States were recycled in 2023.[8]
  • 76% of aluminium beverage cans globally were recycled in the 2026 Global Beverage Container Recycling Dataset.[36]

ESG in the can industry

  • 100% of strategic suppliers was Ardagh Metal Packaging’s 2025 target for social and environmental due diligence.[23]
  • Top 5% was Ardagh Group’s 2024 EcoVadis ranking across environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.[23]
  • 100% of Ball beverage-can plants globally were certified against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Performance and Chain of Custody standards in 2022.[6]
  • 96% of Ball Beverage and PHC Packaging sites globally had completed Sedex self-assessment questionnaires at year-end 2025.[6]
  • All new Crown Holdings core suppliers were screened using environmental criteria in 2025.[29]

Ethics in the can industry

  • 2 supply-chain organisations were identified by Ardagh Metal Packaging in 2024 as having potential negative impacts involving human rights, environment, or health and safety.[23]
  • 100% of Crown Holdings employees with company email addresses were required to complete annual Business Conduct and Ethics training in 2025.[29]
  • 96% of Ball Beverage and PHC Packaging sites had completed ethical and labour-standard self-assessments by the end of 2025.[6]

CSR in the can industry

  • 2 supply-chain suppliers worked with Ardagh Metal Packaging on corrective action plans after potential negative impacts were identified in 2024.[23]
  • 380,000 hours of workforce learning were delivered by Ball Corporation in 2025 through its enterprise-wide Ball Academy.[6]

Circular economy in the can industry

  • Less than 2 months is the reported time for a recycled aluminium beverage can to become a new can.[36]
  • 74.8% of aluminium beverage containers globally were recycled in 2023.[36]
  • 87% of recycled aluminium cans could technically be converted back into cans without changing alloys or remelter operations.[36]
  • 33% of aluminium beverage cans globally, equivalent to about 140 billion cans, were recycled back into cans in the cited industry analysis.[36]
  • 97% was the U.S. closed-loop circularity rate for aluminium beverage cans in 2023 according to industry reporting.[37]

Carbon footprint in the can industry

  • 95% less carbon intensive is aluminium recycling than primary aluminium production, according to industry lifecycle data.[38]
  • 61 billion aluminium beverage cans were not recycled in the United States in 2023, representing about $1.18 billion in material value and avoidable resource impacts.[8]
  • 97% was the U.S. can-to-can closed-loop rate reported for recycled beverage cans in 2023.[37]
  • 80% less energy is required to make a beverage can from recycled aluminium than from primary aluminium.[8]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Footprints and regional capacity build-out drive growth planning, with Ball reporting 107 billion recyclable cans made yearly across its global beverage-can operations.

Globalization in the can industry

  • 46% of South American aluminum-can shipments came from Ball in 2025, based on the markets where it operates.[16]
  • 107 billion recyclable cans are made yearly by Ball Corporation across its global beverage-can operations.[6]
  • 34.1 billion cans is CANPACK’s annual beverage-can production capacity across 17 facilities.[14]
  • 48% of Ball’s consolidated 2025 net sales came from its North and Central America beverage-packaging segment.[16]
  • 179 plants operated across 39 countries in 2025, demonstrating Crown Holdings’ global can-industry footprint.[7]

Cultural adaptation in the can industry

  • 5 continents contain CANPACK’s 24 plants serving regional beverage-packaging markets.[14]
  • 3 flavor variants were used for Matuta’s Brazilian ready-to-drink cachaça can launch in 2026.[7]
  • 3 Brazilian cachaça flavors—banana, green apple and cinnamon—were launched by Matuta in Crown-produced aluminum cans in 2026.[7]
  • 80% of Mexico’s can market was represented by beer cans in 2021.[7]
  • 2015 marked the beginning of Crown Brazil’s continuing partnership with Brazilian cachaça brand Matuta.[7]

Supplier management in the can industry

  • 17 billion used beverage cans annually will supply Novelis’s Bay Minette recycling plant under its aluminum supply strategy.[15]
  • 93% of Ball’s coatings, inks and compounds by volume were Cradle to Cradle Material Health certified at year-end 2025.[6]
  • 86% of Ball’s certified coatings, inks and compounds achieved silver-level certification or higher at year-end 2025.[6]
  • 2 global suppliers provided virtually all of Ball’s aluminum can and end-sheet requirements in South America in 2025.[16]
  • 34% of Ball’s purchased aluminum was ASI-certified in 2025, up from 27% in 2024.[6]

Stakeholder management in the can industry

  • 16,000 employees worked for Ball Corporation at the end of 2024, including approximately 5,000 in the United States.[16]
  • 8.3 million cubic meters of water were used by Ball worldwide in 2025.[6]
  • 8,500 employees work across CANPACK’s global packaging operations.[14]
  • 1,000 jobs are expected from Novelis’s Bay Minette aluminum recycling and rolling plant.[15]
  • Less than 1% of Ball’s generated waste went to landfills in 2025.[6]

Distribution channels in the can industry

  • 6% of Novelis’s fiscal 2025 net sales were distributed through intermediaries rather than direct customer relationships.[17]
  • 94% of Novelis’s net sales were made through direct customer sales in fiscal 2026.[17]
  • 6% of Novelis’s net sales were made through distributors in fiscal 2026.[17]
  • 2 principal distribution channels serve Novelis’s end-use markets: direct sales and distributor sales.[17]
  • 93% of Novelis’s net sales were direct sales in fiscal 2024.[17]

Key questions about the can industry

What is the current global market size for metal cans?
The global metal cans market was valued at $77.8 billion in 2025. Grand View Research estimates it will reach $82.6 billion in 2026.
How fast is the market growing through 2033?
The forecast reaches $127.8 billion by 2033 at a 6.4% CAGR from 2026 to 2033.
Which companies lead the can industry?
Sonoco Products Company leads Gitnux's 2026 can ranking with an Overall score of 9.8, with expanded into global metal food-can packaging via Eviosys acquisition. Ball Corporation is the highest-ranked aluminum beverage can producer at 9.3, driven by 11.6% revenue growth in its aluminum beverage cans and ends segment.
What technology shifts are shaping production and decision-making?
AI adoption is reported in manufacturing, including 68% of EII businesses adopting AI in 2024 with an estimated 10% productivity increase. Separate survey data link AI use to process control, quality inspection, and optimization in 2025.
What do recycling and closed-loop rates imply for industry operations?
The U.S. industry recycled 46 billion aluminum beverage cans in 2023, with a reported 97% U.S. can-to-can closed-loop rate for recycled beverage cans in 2023. The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation applies beginning 12 August 2026 and sets rising aluminum targets through 2030.
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