For the global canmaking industry, the second-quarter results were hampered by a number of factors, including weather and continued economic weakness. Yet there are hopeful signs that volume will pick up in key European markets and Brazil. In the US market, beverage suppliers will need to increase promotional efforts to spur consumption. Beverage can output in the US fell following lacklustre trends in soft drinks and beer. Can shipments fell by 2.4 percent in the second quarter, similar to the first half, as shown in Table 1. Soft drink can volumes fell well below expectations, by 5.9 percent.
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