Japan tinplate market development trend

Although tinplate packaging increasingly rich and more consumer preference canned canned drinks boost Japan’s industrial, but tin case market prospects in recent years has been very dull. When demand for canned gradually rising steadily, tinplate cans is in a state of decline. The tin case only stronghold is in the place where it cannot be replaced. In the places where can the company can choose to use any metal, now choose wuxi iron and aluminum more than the tin. Japan canner association spokesman commented: “the current domestic market is not so good, tinplate cans compared with aluminium cans and wuxi tin, tin case price is higher, therefore, it will be replaced by aluminum cans from wuxi tin. Over the years, the general development trend of wuxi tin tin can, will replace the horse 11 last year, but the couple can also join in, because the aluminum price quickly fall. If aluminum prices rose again, the aluminium cans will once again be replaced wuxi tin and tin cans.” Can the manufacturer Japan has 13 can manufacturers, including 10 a company produces food and beverage tinplate cans, as well as other materials such as wuxi tin cans, three other production only two pieces of aluminum cans. Toyo Seikan kaisha co., LTD., Japan’s biggest canner, accounted for about 58% of Japan’s domestic tin market.