• Convenience is becoming more important for dairy packaging, with cream in metal aerosol cans and cheese in flexible packaging, for example, posting strong volume sales growth in 2016.
  • Smaller pack sizes continued to be used as a tool for premiumization in soft drinks in 2016. The growing use of smaller pack sizes was also attributable to soft drinks manufacturers preparing for the implementation of a “sugar tax”, which is expected to take effect in April 2017.
  • Paper-based containers posted the strongest performance among the main packaging types with a 14% volume increase to reach 24 million units in 2016. This was thanks to the affordability of bag-in-box wine, which has become a format of choice for consumers who seek value for money.
  • Convenience was also a key trend in beauty and personal care packaging in 2016. This was evident in terms of the use of innovative bottles and dispensing formats.

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