Italian aerosol
production declines slightly
According to the Associazione Italiana Aerosol (AIA),
Italian production of aerosols in 2019 fell 1.5% to
543 million units compared to 551.5 million units in
2018.
Personal Care was the largest category, with 276 million
units, which is a 51% share of of all Italian aerosols filled;
this is an increase of 7.8% from 256 million units filled in
2018. The largest share of Personal Care products filled was
Deodorant/Antiperspirant at 178 million units, followed by
Hairspray at 43 million, Shaving Mousse at 26
million, Others at 18 million, Hair Mousse at 9
million and Shaving Gel at 2 million units.
Household Care was the second largest category
in 2019 at 94 million units and a 17.3%
share of all aerosols filled, a small increase of
0.5% from 93.5 million units in 2018.
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Top fillings in Household Care were
Air Fresheners at 32 million,
followed by Insecticides/Plant
Products at 24.5 million
and Textiles/Fabric Care at
13 million. Rounding out the
category were Furniture Waxes/
Polishes at 9.5 million units, Others
at 8 million, Bathroom & Kitchen
Cleaning Foam at 4 million, Oven
Cleaners at 2 million and Shoe/Leather Care products at
1 million.
Food aerosol products saw 45 million products filled,
or 8.3% of all fillings, which was a 10% drop from
2018’s 50 million. Paint/Varnish held
a 9.76% share of all fillings and grew
8.2% to 53 million units, compared to
49 million units in 2018. Automotive
Products (excluding paints) continued
upwards to 26 million units and a
4.8% share of all fillings, which was
up 4.0% from 25 million units in
2018. Pharmaceutical & Veterinary
comprised 4 million fillings, a large
drop of 88.9% from 36 million in
2018. Miscellaneous remained steady
and took a near 3% share of all aerosol
production at 16 million units.
AIA has 62 member companies in
a country that boasts a population of
60.4 million and 26 million households.
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2019 Italian Production Totals
(in millions of units)
Category 2019 2018 % Change % Fillings
Personal Care 276.0 256.0 7.8% 50.8%
Household Care 94.0 93.5 0.5% 17.3%
Automotive Care (excluding Paints) 26.0 25.0 4.0% 4.8%
Paint/Varnish 53.0 49.0 8.2% 4.8%
Industrial/Technical 29.0 26.0 11.5% 5.3%
Pharmaceutical/ Veterinarian 4.0 36.0 -88.9% 0.7%
Food 45.0 50.0 -10.0% 8.3%
Miscellaneous 16.0 16.0 0.0% 3.0%
Total 543.0 551.5 -1.5% 100.0%