Beverage Can Market Report 2026

The beverage can market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $34.84 billion in 2025 to $36.74 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth in carbonated soft drink consumption, widespread adoption of metal packaging, expansion of beverage manufacturing capacity, rising demand for longer shelf life packaging, cost efficiency of metal cans.

The beverage can market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $46.05 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing preference for eco-friendly packaging, growth of alcoholic and craft beverage markets, rising demand for single-serve packaging, advancements in can lightweighting technologies, expansion of beverage consumption in emerging economies. Major trends in the forecast period include rising adoption of lightweight aluminum cans, growing demand for sustainable and recyclable packaging, expansion of two-piece can manufacturing, increasing use of advanced can coatings, rising consumption of ready-to-drink beverages.

The rising consumption of beverages is expected to drive the growth of the beverage can market in the coming years. Beverages, which include any drinkable liquid other than water, are often packaged in aluminum cans due to their recyclability, lightweight nature, stackability, and efficiency in storage and transportation. As beverage consumption increases, the demand for beverage cans is set to rise, boosting the growth of the market. For example, in March 2025, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), a government agency based in Australia, reported that in 2023-24, an estimated 15.3 million tonnes of food and non-alcoholic beverages were sold across supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, and specialty food stores in Australia. This represents a 3.5% increase (510,500 tonnes) compared to the previous year (2022-23). As a result, the growing consumption of beverages is fueling the expansion of the beverage can market.

Strategic partnerships and collaborations are pivotal strategies adopted by major companies in the beverage can market to expand their presence and gain a competitive edge. These alliances, geared towards combining strengths, mitigating risks, and enhancing competitiveness, have significant implications. An exemplary case is the partnership between Reliance Consumer Products Ltd. and Ceylon Beverage International in April 2023. The collaboration focuses on co-packing cans for the Campa soft drinks portfolio in India, potentially granting distribution rights for Ceylon Beverage's juices and energy drinks in India, bolstering market share. Additionally, Ceylon Beverage might establish a packaging facility in India to extend the Campa brand nationally, currently importing cans from its Sri Lankan factory.

In October 2023, Crown Holdings Inc., a packaging company based in the U.S., acquired Helvetia Packaging AG for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition is intended to strengthen Crown Holdings' European beverage can platform by expanding its presence in Germany and boosting its production capacity by around one billion units annually to satisfy the growing demand for recyclable beverage cans. Helvetia Packaging AG, located in Germany, specializes in the manufacturing of beverage cans.

Major companies operating in the beverage can market report are Ball Corporation, Crown Holdings Inc., Ardagh Group S.A., Can-Pack S.A., Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd., CPMC Holdings Limited, Envases Universales S.A. de C.V., GZ Industries Limited, Nampak Beverage Can (Pty) Limited, Kien Joo Can Factory Berhad, Can-One Berhad, Universal Can Corporation Inc., Ceylon Beverage Can (Private) Limited, Asia Packaging Industries Sdn Bhd, Hulamin Containers Limited, Shanghai Z Z Zijiang Enterprise (Group) Co Ltd, ShengXing Group Co Ltd, Arabian Can Industry LLC, Baosteel Packaging Co Ltd, Great China Metal Industry Company Limited, Benjamit Packaging Co Ltd.

North America was the largest region in the beverage can market in 2025.Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the global beverage can market report during the forecast period. The regions covered in the beverage can market are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the beverage can market are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The beverage can market consists of sales of recyclable, stackable, light-proof, wide-mouth, and resealable lid cans. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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