• Alcoholic drink packaging, for retail and foodservice, primary and secondary, was stagnant in 2016, standing at 7.3 billion units in total unit volume terms. Primary packaging stagnated at almost 7.3 billion units, accounting for 99%, of total packaging unit volume.
  • Beer packaging accounted for 83% of total packaging unit volume in 2016. Wine packaging registered growth of 4%, while packaging of spirits and RTDs rose by 2-3%. Cider packaging, recorded another year of double-digit growth, rising by 13%.
  • Glass accounts for 64% of total alcoholic packaging volume. This represented sustained contraction over the period from 2011, when glass packaging accounted for 73% of alcoholic drinks packaging unit volume.
  • Metal packaging increased 6% in 2016 to reach 2.5 billion units, accounting for 35% of total packaging unit volume in Canada.
  • Total packaging for soft drinks, as a whole increased by 1%. The positive growth represents improvement from the previous years of stagnation.
  • Rigid plastic, primarily PET bottles for a wide range of categories in soft drinks, surpassed metal for the first time to a share of 40%. Metal beverages cans, saw 1% growth
  • Liquid cartons and glass packaging represent 8% and 7% respectively of total packaging in retail.
  • Despite the overall decline of carbonates, glass packaging has shown positive growth, increasing 1%and accounting for 6% of total retail unit volume for carbonates.
  • Bottled water packaging grew 3% with PET bottles used for 85% of the total.

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