Facts & Figures

Total market
Estimated around 22 billion units are produced in the UK each year (Source MPMA 2026)
Around 140 billion cans produced in the EU each year (Source MPE 2025) 
Employing nearly 3500 people in 46 factories in the UK (Source MPMA)

Canned Food
Nearly 2.8 billion units of canned food were sold in the UK in 2024 (Source: The Grocer / Kantar 26 Jan 2025) 

99.4% of UK households buy from the canned food category each year (Source: Kantar) 

Aerosols
Around  1.44 billion aerosols filled in the UK in 2024 (Source BAMA) 

Recycling rates

United Kingdom

Steel 86.6% (Source Gov.uk 2024)
Aluminium : 81% of beverage cans (Source Alupro 2023), 68.5% of all aluminium packaging (Source Gov.uk 2024) 

Europe

Steel for Packaging 82%  (Source Steel for Packaging Europe 2023)
Aluminium beverage cans  76.3%  (Source MPE&EA 2023)    

Metal Recycles forever

It is estimated that around 75% of all Aluminiuim and steel ever produced is still in circulation.