LCA - MPMA

The story of metal packaging in Europe is one of consistent, measurable progress.

The latest Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)¹ reinforces this positive trend. It is the most comprehensive LCA conducted for the European metal packaging industry, covering 1.5 million tonnes of steel cans and 1 million tonnes of aluminium cans produced by MPE corporate members. The results show significant advances compared with the previous LCA²

1 – 2025 MPE Life Cycle Assessment Report, based on 2023 production data.

2 – 2022 MPE Life Cycle Assessment Report, based on 2018 production data.

Climate change impact reductions:

Aluminium beverage and aluminium food can manufacturing reduced GHG emissions by an average of 31%.
Steel aerosol can manufacturing achieved a 14% reduction.
Tinplate production in Europe achieved a 10% reduction.

Energy efficiency improvements:

Steel general line can manufacturing reduced electricity consumption by 18%.
Aluminium beverage can manufacturing reduced electricity consumption by 6% and heat demand by 15%.
Steel food can manufacturing reduced electricity consumption by 5%.
Steel aerosol can manufacturing reduced heat demand by 10%.

Material efficiency and lightweighting:

Aluminium food cans are 19% lighter.
Steel general line cans are 13% lighter.
Steel aerosol cans are 10% lighter.
Aluminium beverage and steel food cans maintained optimised lightweight profiles.

(Source MPE)