China’s can industry has been experiencing a varied outlook for the past few years. Domestic sales of canned beverages have fluctuated due to the earlier impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on daily life, and unstable consumer demand owing to the economic slowdown affecting the country since the ending of lockdown. Leading can makers are continuing to expand their two-piece production capacity as part of plans to increase their domestic geographical coverage, in spite of difficulties caused by the pandemic. Populous Southwest China, where government efforts to boost economic development have helped lift household incomes in recent years, remains a major focus of new plant investment as can makers open production facilities close to important customers in the region.
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