The Netherlands stay strong
Dutch aerosol production holds steady in 2019
According to the Dutch Aerosol Association
(NAV), production of aerosol products in The
Netherlands continued on a minor uptick
in 2019. More than 416.4 million aerosols were filled
in 2019, a 1.41%
increase over the
410.6 million
aerosols filled in
2018.
Production
of Household
Products—insecticides
and
plant protection
products, textile
products, air fresheners,
furniture
products, oven
cleaning products,
bathroom and kitchen cleaners and shoe products—
decreased 0.06% in 2019.
Personal Care products, on the other hand, were up
5.51 % in 2019. The category incorporates data on
deodorants, hair foam, hair sprays and shaving mousses
and gels. NAV indicated that its sister association Nederlandse
Cosmetica Vereniging’s annual report also confirmed
that aerosol deodorant use rose 1.8% in 2019,
and that dry shampoo also performed particularly well.
Pharmaceutical and veterinary products, a small
category, showed a slight decline of 1.6%. Automotive
maintenance products, paints and industrial products
all displayed some growth in 2019.
Aerosol cans consisted of steel (64%) at 293.373
million and aluminum (29%) at 121.412 million.
Both of the metal categories grew close to 1%. The
share of other materials for aerosols remains small
at 7%, but rose 4.83% from 2018 to reach 1.65 million.
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Container production in The Netherlands (in millions)
Type 2019 2018 % change
Steel 293.373 288.748 1.60%
Aluminum 121.412 120.327 0.90%
Other packaging 1.65 1.574 4.83%
TOTAL: 416.435 411.647 1.41%
Aerosols filled in The Netherlands (in millions)
Category 2019 2018 % change
Personal Care 26.494 25.110 5.51%
Household 250.338 250.492 -0.06%
Automotive Care (excluding paints) 24.529 24.323 0.85%
Paints 49.586 47.270 4.9%
Industrial (excluding paints) 52.206 50.129 4.41%
Pharmaceutical/Veterinary 6.826 6.937 -1.6%
Other 6.457 6.387 1.10%
TOTAL: 416.436 410.648 1.41%
Of the nearly 26.5 million personal care
aerosols produced in The Netherlands in
2019, anti-perspirant was a bright category.