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Sales of drink cans are rising in volume on all markets; up 9.7% for 33 centilitre beer cans, up 7.5% for soft drinks, and up 106.5% for 50 centilitre beer cans. The best sales on in the cola and carbonated tea segments. This growth is partially due to innovations which increasingly meet consumer needs. The improvement in the manufacturing process for the diameter of the lid dropped to six centimetres. The weight of the cans decreased from 80 grams to 20 grams for steel cans and to 11 grams for aluminium cans. For ecological reasons, the coating on the inside of the can is now water-based. The recycling of these cans has reached a 44% rate, up 10%.
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Sales of drink cans are rising in volume on all markets.
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The ten leading European countries in the packaging sector make a total turnover of FFr 209bn, and represent more than 33% of the sector, all materials combined, and the top 30 companies represent a total turnover of FFr 550bn, or 60% of the sector. Of the top 30 companies, 25% are northern European. Viag, the German company leads with a turnover of EUR 25.115bn, followed by Pechiney with EUR 9.836bn, Jefferson Smurfit Group with EUR 3.66bn, Compagnie Saint-Gobain, and Tetra Pak with EUR 3.33bn.
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According to Beverage Can Makers Europe there were 18bn drink cans sold on the European market in the first half of 2001, up 5% compared with the same period in 2000. The market is driven especially by the beer segment, up 6% and the soft drink segment, up 5%. Aluminium cans, which represent 54% of the market volume, rose 9%, while steel can sales rose only 2%. The drink can market is expected to post a 4% to 5% rise for the full year of 2001, reaching 35.5bn units.
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