Italian aerosol production
jumps slightly
According to the Associazione Italiana Aerosol (AIA), Italian
production of aerosols in 2018 grew 0.7% to 551.5 million
units compared to 548 million units in 2016, the last year
statistics were available.
Personal Care was the largest category, with 256 million units filled,
which is a 46.4% share of all Italian aerosols filled, up 4% from 246
million in 2016. The largest share of Personal Care products filled
was Deodorants/Antiperspirants at 160 million units, followed by
Hairsprays at 43 million, Shaving Mousse at 26 million, Others at 16
million, Hair Mousse at 9 million and Shaving Gel at 2 million units.
Household Care was the second largest category in 2018 at 93.5 million
units and a 17% share of all aerosols
filled, a boost of 15.4% from 81 million
units in 2016. Top fillings in Household
Care were Air Fresheners at 32 million,
followed by Insecticides/Plant Products
at 23 million and Textiles/Fabric Care at
13 million. Rounding out the category
was Furniture Waxes/Polishes at 9.5 million
units, Shoe/Leather Care products
at 8 million, Others at 8 million, Bathroom
& Kitchen Cleaning Mousse at 4.5 million and Oven Cleaners
at 2 million.
Food aerosol products garnered 50 million products filled, or
9.1% of all fillings, which was 40% less than 2016’s 70 million Food
products filled. Paint/Varnish held an 8.9% share of all fillings and
held steady at 49 million units in 2018 compared to 2016. Automotive
Products (excluding paints) jumped to 25 million units and a 4.5%
RAE Vernice PINZE launched a heat-resistant, high coverage spray
paint for scooters that can handle temperatures of up to 800°C.
share of all fillings, which was up from 17 million units in
2016 but still below 31.6 million in 2012. Pharmaceutical &
Veterinary comprised 36 million products, 6.5% of fillings,
which is 33% less than 2016’s 48 million units. Spray
Personal Care 256 246 46.4%
Household Care 93.5 81 17.0%
Automotive Care (excluding Paints) 25 17 4.5%
Paint/Varnish 49 49 8.9%
Industrial/Technical 26 21 4.7%
Pharmaceutical/ Veterinarian 36 48 6.5%
Food 50 70 9.1%
Other 16 16 2.9%
November 2019 Spray 27
2018 Italian Production Totals
(in millions of units)
Categories 2018 2016 % Production
TOTAL: 551.5 548 100%