2008 CMI Annual and Can Shipments Report - Can Central

2008 

Can Manufacturers Institute 

Annual Report & Can Shipments Report

Table of Contents 

2008 Annual Report 

4 Images from 2008 

6 CMI Mission & Goals 

7 Letter from the President 

8 Sustainability 

10 Government Relations Committees 

12 Food Can Marketing Committee/ 

Canned Food Alliance 

14 Beverage Can Public Relations Committee/ 

Aluminum Can Council 

16 Market Data Committee 

Can Shipments Report 

18 About This Report 

18 CMI Market Data Committee 

18 Acknowledgements 

18 Participants 

19 Definitions 

20 Metal Can Shipments: 2006 - 2008 

21 Food Can Shipments: 2003 - 2008 

22 General Line Can Shipments: 2003 - 2008 

22 Beverage Can Shipments by Size: 2005 - 2008 

22 Aluminum Can Shipments, Exports: 2007 - 2008 

22 Aluminum Can Shipments, Imports: 2007 - 2008 

22 Steel Can Shipments, Exports: 2007 - 2008 

22 Steel Can Shipments, Imports: 2007 - 2008 

23 Subscription Information 

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Images from 2008 

1 Ann Whitty, ALCOA and Randall Klug, Rexam 

2 Matt Witte, Silgan Containers Corporation; 

Dennis Cornish, Silgan Containers Corporation; 

Joette Bailey-Keown, Ball Corporation 

3 Jean-Marc Germain, Novelis; John Woehlke, 

Novelis; Steve Thompson, Curbside Value Partnership 

4 Dan Brennan, AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings and 

Russell Bennett, W.R. Grace & Co. 

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5 Tony Bhalla, Metal Container Corporation; 

Robert Budway, Can Manufacturers Institute; 

Mark Stafford, Metal Container Corporation 

6 Bill Barker, Rexam; Greg Brooke, Rexam; Harry Barto, 

Rexam; Pat Franc, ARCO Aluminum 

7 John Friedery, Ball Corporation; Dan Mendelson, 

Wise Metals; Conrad Keijzer, AkzoNobel Packaging 

Coatings; William Gray, AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings; 

Craig Kenworthy, AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings; 

Mike Feldser, Ball Corporation 

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8 Mike Hranicka, Ball Corporation and Rich Tavoletti, 

Canned Food Alliance 

9 Leslie Van de Walle, Rexam and Gary Hendrickson, 

The Valspar Corporation 

10 David D’Addario, Wise Metals; Tom Welch, 

The Valspar Corporation; Don Farrington, Wise Metals 

11 Bill Heenan, Steel Recycling Institute 

12 Rufus Sisson, Metal Container Corporation and 

Robert Budway, Can Manufacturers Institute 

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13 Dave Hoover, Ball Corporation and John Hayes, 

Ball Corporation 

14 Chuck Honigfort, Metal Container Corporation and 

Bob Lanham, Anheuser-Busch Packaging Group 

15 Douglass Pegg, PPG Industries and William Wulfsohn, 

PPG Industries 

16 Harold Sohn, Ball Corporation 

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CMI Mission & Goals 

The Can Manufacturers Institute’s mission is to represent its members’ interests before state and federal 

legislative and regulatory bodies. Additionally, CMI provides members with market development programs 

within the parameters of anti-trust law. To fulfill these tasks in 2008, CMI strengthened its commitment to 

the following goals: 

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To provide the industry with effective 

representation in Congressional 

and Administrative policymaking on 

those issues with specific impact on 

or important to the overall success 

of the can making industry. 

To promote the industry with trade, 

local and national media and within 

state and local governments by 

publicizing overall can benefits and 

industry achievements. 

To collect and disseminate 

industry statistics to provide 

an accurate assessment of the 

industry’s production and to 

collect and analyze consumer 

market information to promote 

the growth and economic welfare 

of CMI’s members. 

To serve, on an as needed basis, 

as a facilitation resource for the 

discussion and resolution of joint 

industry technical, operational or 

regulatory challenges. 

CMI’s dedication to these goals is evident in all that has been accomplished this year. This Annual Report 

provides a summary of the past year’s accomplishments, as well as a look at our strategy to fulfill these 

goals in the coming year. 

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Letter from the President 

Our country’s economic crisis has brought hardship, instability 

and misfortune that we have not seen since the 1930s. Many 

of us took for granted that we would not see such a severe 

recession, and we look to policymakers in Washington to 

provide economic solutions and boost our confidence in the 

future. 

Many in our industry believed that can sales were 

countercyclical and that our products would do well in tough 

economic times. This has resoundingly proven to be the case. 

American consumers are depending on canned foods and 

beverages to deliver consistent affordability and quality, and 

our fears that the can’s image is old or outdated have been 

supplanted by the realization that our package is relied upon 

by consumers now more than ever. 

As Washington formulates solutions to the economic crisis, 

it is also somewhat paradoxically pushing to develop climate 

change legislation which will impose significant costs on 

industry and consumers. Legislation addressing climate change 

and a cap-and-trade system that auctions emission allowances 

will result in increased energy prices and more aggressive 

sustainability programs from industry stakeholders. 

The importance of sustainable products and packages will be 

shaped by the cost of doing business in this new environment. 

Consumers will continue to demand convenient, safe and 

affordable “green” products, while customers and retailers will 

push programs based on energy savings, source reductions 

and carbon footprint minimization efforts. Several key 

brand owners have already undertaken initiatives to certify 

the carbon footprints of their products and retailers in the 

UK have begun to carbon-label products on store shelves. 

Sustainable will mean accounting for the triple bottom line 

and measuring success in terms of economic, social and 

environmental impacts. 

We should embrace the inevitability of climate change 

legislation, the certainty that it will spur sustainability and the 

opportunity to promote the can’s inherent advantages. Canned 

products deliver value to all facets of the triple bottom line 

and stand strong as a premier package within the context of 

sustainability. 

As we enter this new era, we should feel confident in the 

can’s integrity, dependability and longevity. Our package has 

provided consistent affordability and quality for two hundred 

years and, due to the can’s endless recyclability and overall 

product sustainability, we will continue to deliver that value 

for many years to come. 

Best Regards, 

Robert Budway 

President 


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Sustainability 

Sustainability continued to gain momentum in 2008. Retailers 

put pressure on suppliers with regard to lifecycle inventory 

data requirements and in-store carbon labeling of products 

is underway in Europe. Several important brand owners 

have sought third-party certification of the carbon footprints 

of their products and many stepped-up initiatives toward 

more environmentally-friendly goods and services. The buzz 

surrounding the upcoming United Nations Climate Change 

Conference and a revised global climate change system is evergrowing, 

and the U.S. Congress and the new Administration 

are keen to pass a nationwide cap-and-trade program in the 

States. CMI remains confident that cans will perform well 

against sustainability initiatives and we continue to spread the 

word about the can’s exemplary sustainable business model 

which satisfies all pillars of the triple bottom line: people; 

planet and profit. 

Ambassador Program 

CMI’s Executive Committee agreed in 2008 to move 

forward with a unified message for all cans—Cans: Infinitely 

Recyclable. CMI has applied for registration of the mark 

with the U.S. Patent & Trade Office and encourages member 

companies and brand owners to use it to promote the can’s 

sustainability position and message. 

CMI’s Sustainability Task Force approved a Sustainability 

Ambassador Program to unify messaging for promotional 

efforts and cascade can sustainability information and tools 

throughout CMI member companies. Materials include: an 

adaptable PowerPoint presentation; a leave-behind brochure; 

can sustainability fact sheets and an extranet site from which 

to download printable materials and additional information. 

In October 2008, Greg Brooke of Rexam shared the 

PowerPoint presentation and CMI’s sustainability messaging 

at InterBev in Las Vegas, Nevada, of which CMI was a title 

sponsor. The title sponsorship provided important positioning 

for CMI’s logo and message concerning can benefits, and 

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InterBev provided the Aluminum Can Council (ACC) with a 

free trade show booth from which to distribute promotional 

literature, including CMI’s sustainability brochure. 

Global Initiative/BCME 

CMI continues its global sustainability work with Beverage 

Can Makers Europe (BCME) and met with them several 

times in 2008. The CMI Ambassador Program was modeled 

after that introduced by European can makers and BCME 

has expressed interest in using the Cans: Infinitely Recyclable 

mark in Europe. Efforts to synchronize beverage can Lifecycle 

Analyses (LCAs) are underway. 

Recycling Roundtable 

CMI attended several meetings of the Recycling Roundtable, 

a group comprised of members from recycling associations, 

various material and packaging associations and others 

invested in issues related to recycling. Discussions in 2008 

focused on stimulus bill funding for recycling programs, 

including proposals for direct funding for the creation or 

expansion of recycling infrastructure via EPA grants. Capand-trade 

legislation would provide opportunities for similar 

funding requests from revenue generated under a system that 

auctions allowances. 


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Government Relations Committees 

Legislative Committee 

In 2008, Congress failed to pass legislation to regulate carbon 

emissions despite concerns about climate change. Barbara 

Boxer (D-CA), chairperson of the Environment and Public 

Works Committee, introduced a substitute amendment to the 

2007 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, but the Senate 

did not reach the sixty votes required to advance legislation. 

The new Administration and the 111th Congress promise climate 

change action in 2009, and the delivery of a cap-and-trade 

system is being debated among policymakers, NGOs, regulators 

and industry stakeholders. President Obama has proposed a 

cap-and-trade system under which 100% of allowances would 

be auctioned, generating at least $650 billion in cumulative 

government revenue by 2019. Of that revenue, $65 billion 

would provide tax cuts for middle-income Americans to deal 

with the projected price increases on energy and energy-intensive 

goods and services under a cap-and-trade system. Barbara Boxer 

expects to bring a committee-approved cap-and-trade concept 

global warming bill to the December 2009 United Nations 

Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and House Energy 

and Commerce Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) wants 

his committee, which has jurisdiction over climate change issues, 

to approve a bill before Memorial Day 2009. In the meantime, 

California and several other states and state groups have moved 

ahead with their own climate regulatory programs. 

State Deposit Activities 

In 2008, packaging bills including deposits, taxes and recycling 

measures were introduced in state legislatures and expansion 

activities among the eleven states with beverage container deposit 

systems were among top concerns. Rhode Island, Virginia and 

Maryland all passed deposit/recycling study bills. Vermont 

passed commingling recycling legislation and Maine, a beverage 

excise tax bill. The Maine measure was applicable to all beverages 

except unflavored water and fruit/vegetable beverages containing 

at least 10% juice. Even beer and wine were subject to taxes, yet 

the beverage industry successfully repealed the new tax via a 

“People’s Veto” initiative on the November 2008 ballot. 

CMI expects stricter packaging laws in 2009. Connecticut has 

already passed an expansion on its beverage deposit law to include 

water and establish an escheats system. Other states are looking 

to link deposits and recycling activity to climate change bills. 

Regulatory Committee 

Environmental 

CMI continues to work with the American Chemistry 

Council (ACC) to remove EGBE from remaining 

environmental reporting requirements, particularly TRI 

reporting. TRI reports are often used in ways to suggest that 

can plants are major toxic emitters even though the bulk of 

their emissions is EGBE, which is considered safe. 

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Over the last year, CMI has overseen the collection of member 

company environmental data. CMI expects Wal-Mart to 

require more inputs on finished cans as its sustainability efforts 

transcend raw material data analyses to look at whole products 

when assessing the lifecycle impacts of packaging.

In December 2009, the United Nations Framework Convention 

on Climate Change will meet in Copenhagen to renew global 

climate change policies beyond 2012 when the Kyoto Protocol 

expires. Discussions about the revised treaty have focused on 

the necessity of participation by developed nations and the need 

to help developing nations move away from fossil fuel-based 

energy systems. The outcome of the Copenhagen conference 

may depend on whether the U.S. can commit to climate change 

action; and whether the U.S. can agree to binding limits may 

depend on whether or not the country passes its own climate 

change legislation before December 2009. 

While climate change discussions have focused mainly on 

carbon emissions from electric power plants and vehicles, other 

industries are likely to be covered by carbon controls. Metal 

suppliers indicate that cap-and-trade legislation, if passed, 

would have a profound economic impact on U.S. business. 

Health and Safety 

CMI collects and publishes an annual industry injury and 

illness survey. These statistics allow participating companies to 

compare their injury and illness statistics to the membership 

and overall injury/illness data collected by the Labor 

Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The current survey 

results reflect a continuing injury/illness downward trend, with 

a 5.1% decrease in reported cases between 2007 and 2008. In 

particular, beverage end facilities showed significant declines. 

Bisphenol A Developments 

The potential health effects of Bisphenol A (BPA) have 

sparked scientific controversy for years, but in 2008 that 

controversy grabbed the attention of regulators, legislators, 

litigators, non-governmental organizations, news media and 

the general public as never before. 

In January 2008, the House Committee on Energy and 

Commerce, chaired by Representative John Dingell (D-MI), 

and its Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by 

Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI), opened an investigation 

into the use of BPA in products intended for use by infants 

and children. FDA responded by emphasizing the safety of 

exposure to food contact materials made with BPA. 

In April 2008, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and 

co-sponsors introduced the “BPA-Free Kids Act of 2008” 

to ban BPA in children’s products. Similarly in June 2008, 

Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) introduced a House 

bill called the “Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2008,” which 

would ban BPA in food-contact materials. No further action 

was taken on either bill. 

California led the way in efforts to ban BPA on a state level. 

The Senate’s “Toxin-Free Toddlers and Babies Act” was 

written to prohibit the sale, manufacture or distribution of 

food containers for children containing BPA. After the first 

State Assembly vote turned the bill down, it was amended 

to exclude any liquid, food, or beverage in a can or jar 

containing BPA. The bill was ultimately defeated. 

The 111th Congress is likely to continue its pressure on 

FDA with regard to BPA. Representative Markey and 

Senator Schumer have suggested that they will each 

reintroduce BPA ban bills. While Representative Dingell 

will no longer chair the House Energy and Commerce 

Committee, his successor, Representative Henry Waxman 

(D-CA), has also expressed concerns about BPA. 

Representative Waxman co-sponsored the Kid-Safe 

Chemicals Act of 2008. 

The Obama Administration has been approached about 

BPA as well. In November 2008, a coalition of 29 nongovernmental 

organizations sent environmental transition 

recommendations which, among other things, called for 

FDA to revoke all approvals of BPA in food packaging and 

urged the Administration to support a Congressional ban 

on the use of BPA in food packaging. CMI will continue its 

efforts to help defeat or exempt cans from BPA ban bills at 

state and national levels. 


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Food Can Marketing Committee/Canned Food Alliance 

The Canned Food Alliance (CFA) is a consortium of industry 

members that have joined together to promote canned food’s 

nutritional and convenience benefits, alter negative attitudes and 

misconceptions, and increase canned food consumption. In early 

2008, the Canned Food Alliance (CFA) updated its mission 

statement to read: The primary mission of the CFA is to drive 

increased consumption of canned foods by enhancing the perception 

of their numerous benefits. Through its communications program 

and public policy agenda, the CFA continues to communicate 

the many positive attributes of canned food to consumers, key 

influencers and the government. 

Communications 

In 2008, two peer-reviewed papers from Phase II of the CFA’s 

primary research study with Rutgers were published. The 

first paper, featured in Topics in Clinical Nutrition, examines 

the factors influencing food choices made by moms for their 

families. This paper provides an opportunity for the CFA to 

highlight the coexistence of convenience and good nutrition 

in canned food. The second research paper, published in 

Nutrition Research, segments moms into four groups based on 

food-related attitudes, perceptions and behaviors. The CFA 

was able to show how canned food offers pantry and mealtime 

solutions for each mom segment. 

To publicize the results of the Rutgers research, the CFA 

worked with registered dieticians Lisa Dorfman and Carolyn 

O’Neil on two separate media tours that featured meetings 

with high-profile magazines such as Woman’s Day, Family 

Circle, Women’s Health and American Baby, as well as national 

interviews in top markets including Orlando, Phoenix, 

Houston, St. Louis and Sacramento. 

In total, the 2008 Communications Program generated 

almost 700 million media impressions, exceeding its media 

impressions goal by 11%. In addition to research media 

relations, the program created outreach campaigns including 

seasonal and recipe-driven programs and customized, proactive 

media pitches that yielded placements across print, internet, 

television and radio media channels. Positive coverage of 

CFA-commissioned research statistics, key messaging and 

recipes appeared in the New York Times, Good Housekeeping, 

Newsweek, Parade magazine, Quick & Simple, Reader’s Digest 

and on NBC’s Today Show, CBS’s The Early Morning Show, 

AOL Food, Oprah.com, CNN.com and FoodChannel.com. 

The CFA continued to communicate with key dietetic and 

nutrition influencers to extend research results and key messages 

to the media and consumers. The CFA updated its website, 

www.mealtime.org, to improve functionality and data analysis, 

and sent weekly CANnection emails to more than 15,000 

subscribers in 2008. Each CANnection email featured three 

canned food recipes and drove traffic to the website. 

For the sixth consecutive year, CMI was a title sponsor of 

the 2008 Canstruction competition in Arlington, Virginia, 

and presented an award for Most Cans Used to Wisnewski 

Blair & Associates for using 8,200 cans in its design. During 

Canstruction, local architecture firms build competing 

structures from canned goods which are donated to the 

Arlington Food Assistance Center after the event. 

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Public Policy 

In 2008, the CFA advocated for the nutrition, convenience and 

availability of canned food and continued to raise the profile of 

the CFA in the public arena with the goal of shaping federal 

policies. The CFA worked to ensure the inclusion of canned 

foods in federal food and nutrition policies and programs 

including Child Nutrition and Women, Infants and Children 

(WIC) Reauthorization. 

The CFA’s top priorities were addressed favorably in the Farm 

Bill. More than $200 billion was committed to fund federal 

nutrition programs, the largest increase in Farm Bill funding. 

The legislation increases benefits and expands participant 

eligibility; it also provides greater access to fruits and 

vegetables in all forms for low-income individuals and families, 

including $1.26 billion to purchase commodities for the 

nation’s food banks which utilize mostly canned food products. 

More than $900 million is available for the USDA to purchase 

directly canned and other forms of fruits and vegetables. 

A pilot program to develop strategies for improving the 

dietary and health status of the federal nutrition assistance 

program was included in the Farm Bill legislation. In 2008, 

the CFA communicated with the USDA in an effort to 

take advantage of available funding for nutrition program 

participants and point-of-purchase incentives for additional 

fruit and vegetable consumption. 

The CFA has been involved in the development of the new 

WIC food packages, including a new $934 million fruit and 

vegetable voucher over five years. In 2008, the CFA sponsored 

and attended National WIC Association (NWA) Food 

Package Summits and the NWA distributed CFA member 

product information to state WIC offices. The CFA keeps 

a database of state decisions regarding the types of foods 

included in state WIC food packages and works directly with 

state WIC offices to encourage the inclusion of all eligible 

canned foods in state WIC food packages. 

In 2008 and early in 2009, the CFA issued formal comments 

on the Farm Bill, WIC food packages, Child Nutrition 

Reauthorization, School Meal Patterns and the U.S. Dietary 

Guidelines. The CFA continues to inform its members of 

opportunities to provide comments. 


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Beverage Can Public Relations Committee/ 

Aluminum Can Council 

The Aluminum Can Council (ACC) is a joint effort between the CMI Beverage Can Public Relations Committee 

and the Aluminum Association’s Can Committee. The vision of the ACC is to be the voice of the aluminum can 

industry, to promote and foster recycling solutions, to educate consumers and customers about the aluminum 

beverage can’s positive attributes, and to explore new markets for aluminum beverage cans. 

Aluminum Can Marketing 

The ACC continued its relationship with Promo Depot 

MatchPoint (formally MatchPoint Marketing) for its 

third consecutive year, with a strong focus on recycling and 

sustainability via an educational campaign at Wal-Mart. 

Leveraging Wal-Mart’s massive consumer reach, consumers 

were targeted at-home via ALL YOU magazine, a monthly 

publication with a circulation of 900,000, available exclusively 

at Wal-Mart and by subscription. Full-page artwork with 

advertorial space ran in April and September, and artwork 

alone in July. To support Earth Day timing in April, the 

ACC exclusively sponsored ALL YOU’s “Live Green and Save” 

pull-out booklet, which featured five pages of advertising with 

regard to beverage can recycling. 

Additional efforts to build the Wal-Mart relationship included 

full-page ad art placement in Wal-Mart World magazine, 

an exclusive publication for Wal-Mart associates and 

management personnel. With a circulation of 400,000 and a 

readership of 1.2 million, artwork was customized for Wal- 

Mart employees by including specific copy at the bottom that 

encouraged employees to continue in-store recycling efforts. 

Ads ran in April, July and September 2008. 

A consumer website was created at RecycleCansNow.com in 

an effort to streamline the multiple recycling and sustainability 

based websites of ACC members. With over 2,200 unique 

visitors since its launch in late March 2008, the average bounce 

rate is approximately 85%, showing that consumers are linking 

through to listed partner sites. 

An online media plan with Wal-Mart.com was live for 

approximately one month beginning mid-December 2008. ACC 

banner ads rotated throughout the site and, when clicked, would 

lead users to a customized ACC brand page and the consumer 

website. Total impressions are estimated at three million. 

The ACC will continue its educational campaign targeting 

Wal-Mart consumers in 2009. 

Aluminum Can Recycling 

The Curbside Value Partnership (CVP), sponsored by 

members of the Aluminum Association and the Can 

Manufacturers Institute, is designed to combat declining 

recycling rates by improving residential recycling programs. 

The majority of beverage containers are consumed at home, 

which is what led CVP to focus its efforts on improving 

capture among homeowners. Through grassroots education 

campaigns and a commitment to sharing best practices 

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nationally, CVP provides local programs with tangible tools 

for increasing participation, growing revenue and, most 

importantly, measuring success. 

In 2008, several new communities signed onto the program, 

including McCloud County, St. Louis County and the city of 

Duluth in Minnesota, as well as the cities of Conyers, Griffin 

and Savannah in Georgia. CVP is helping the state of Georgia 

launch a state-wide recycling marketing campaign which is 

scheduled to start in mid-2009. CVP also developed additional 

tools for local use by communities, including three issues of its 

popular newsletter Bin Buzz and a re-vamped website at 

www.RecycleCurbside.org. 

Perhaps most note-worthy in 2008 was the new partnership 

with Keep America Beautiful, a national non-profit 

organization with 587 affiliates nationwide. The partnership, 

seen as an alliance of goals and resources, officially kicked off 

on January 1, 2009, yet plans were set in motion in 2008 due 

mainly to CVP success in partner communities. 

Since its inception in 2003, CVP has helped communities 

grow participation and increase recycling. On average, 

communities that partner with CVP to implement and 

measure education campaigns have seen an 18% increase in 

participation, yielding a 23% increase in recycling volume. 

Another key component of the ACC recycling programs 

is the Recycle Challenge, mostly funded by the ACC and 

run by Anheuser-Busch Recycling. The Recycle Challenge 

provides drop-off containers at schools and churches to collect 

aluminum beverage cans; local schools earn money for what 

is collected and communities learn about recycling and the 

environment. The program currently runs in eight cities with 

528 bin placements. As of August 2008, over 1.5 million 

pounds of aluminum beverage cans had been collected. 

ACC recycling programs continue to focus on the value of 

consumer education. In conjunction with Master Trainers, 

the ACC rolled out new interdisciplinary workshop modules 

highlighting the benefits of recycling and showcased them at 

conferences for the National Science Teachers Association, the 

North American Association of Environmental Educators, the 

National Earth Science Teachers and the National Recycling 

Coalition Annual Congress. Over 7,000 curriculums were 

distributed via hardcopy, CD or download from cancentral. 

com in 2008, including the new Cans: Infinitely Recyclable high 

school model. 

The ACC hosted its sixth consecutive intra-industry America 

Recycles Day Challenge in 2008, continuing to raise recycling 

awareness and reinforce the industry’s commitment to 

sustainability and the environment. During the competition, 

plant employees deliver can recycling messages to their 

communities and demonstrate the value of aluminum beverage 

cans. Forty-five aluminum supplier and can manufacturing 

facilities participated in 2008; a record 198 tons of used aluminum 

beverage cans were brought in for recycling and the program 

raised $216,000 for Habitat for Humanity, the American Red 

Cross, Toys for Tots, local parks and other recycling programs. 

In 2008, the ACC held its first National School Recycling 

Challenge. America Recycles Day plant participants involved 

local schools and the contest recognized schools with the largest 

per capita recycling numbers. New school outreach materials 

were created to accompany the ACC’s environmental curricula 

and 115 schools participated, representing 100,000 students. 

On average, students recycled 0.53 pounds per student, although 

the winning school recycled an impressive 10 pounds of UBCs 

per student. The schools raised $25,000 and many incorporated 

beverage can recycling as a year-round activity. 

Congratulations to our 2008 Winners… 

Aluminum Supplier/Can Manufacturer Category 

1. Rexam, Saint Paul, MN 

2. Rexam, Fremont, OH 

3. Anheuser-Busch Packaging, St. Louis, MO 

Mayor/Municipal Recycling Outreach 

1. ARCO Aluminum, Louisville, KY 

2. Novelis, LaGrange, GA 

3. Ball Corporation, Monticello, IN 

National School Recycling Challenge 

1. Academy of St. Rose Philipine Duchesne, 

Florissant, MO – Anheuser-Busch Packaging 

2. St. John’s Lutheran School, Arnold, 

MO – Anheuser-Busch Packaging 

3. St. Rose Philipine Duchesne School, Florissant, 

MO – Anheuser-Busch Packaging 


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Market Data Committee 

In 2008, the CMI Market Data Committee continued 

to collect aggregated can shipments data and 

distribute it to members, the media and the 

financial community. 

The Committee continues to analyze metal can shipments data 

in order to determine whether CMI will again breakout the 

individual product categories that were combined in 2006 due 

to changes in CMI’s disclosure rules. 

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As always, the Committee will continue to provide CMI 

members with information to assist with business goals.


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Can Shipments Report 

About This Report 

The Metal Can Shipments Report is compiled directly from 

reports received from can manufacturers unless otherwise 

noted. This statistical program is sponsored by the Can 

Manufacturers Institute and is under the direction of the CMI 

Market Data Committee. 

CMI Market Data Committee 

Asti Belt Ball Corporation 

Tom Slauter Metal Container Corporation 

Kathy Quinn Rexam 

Carolyn Takata Silgan Containers Corporation 

Sean Reilly CMI 

Participants* 


BWAY Corporation 

Crown Holdings, Inc. 

Impress USA, Inc. 

Metal Container Corporation 

Rexam 

Silgan Containers Corporation 

Van Can Company 

*Participants in the CMI Metal Can Shipments Report manufacture over 98% 

of the metal cans in the United States. In order to represent the entire domestic 

can industry, CMI estimates can shipments for non-reporters in its reports. 

Acknowledgments 

The Can Manufacturers Institute gratefully acknowledges the 

cooperation of all industry participants, especially the assistance 

of the members of the CMI Market Data Committee for their 

efforts in the compilation of this annual report. 

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Definitions 

General Definitions 

A metal can is a single walled container constructed wholly 

of tinplate, blackplate (including tin free steel), waste plate, 

aluminum sheet or impact extrusions, designed for packaging 

products. It excludes steel pails defined as single walled 

shipping containers having capacities of one to 12 gallons 

inclusive, that are cylindrically constructed of steel of 29 gauge 

and heavier. 

Shipments for use by the same company, an affiliate, subsidiary, or 

parent company are considered as shipments FOR OWN USE. 

All others are considered shipments INVOICED FOR SALE. 

Coverage of this report is confined to metal cans and ends 

shipped for use on metal cans by metal can manufacturers. 

Product Definitions 

Shipments: The actual number of unfilled can bodies produced, 

invoiced for sale and shipped from a location within the U.S. or 

U.S. controlled territory. 

Exports: The actual number of unfilled can bodies produced, 

invoiced for sale and shipped from a location within the U.S. or 

U.S. controlled territory to a location outside of the U.S. or U.S. 

controlled territory. 

Alcoholic Beverages: A two piece aluminum container 

containing beer, non alcoholic beer, wine/spirits, or wine/spirit 

coolers. 

Non-Alcoholic Beverages: A two piece aluminum beverage 

container. Includes all carbonated and non carbonated soft 

drinks, iced tea, tonic, waters, juice beverages, milk or dairybased 

beverages, and isotonic/energy drinks. 

Fruit: Includes all conventional fruit items: apples, apple 

sauce, peaches, pears, pineapple, etc. and all citrus items. Does 

not include fruit juices, which are in the Fruit/Vegetable Juices 

category. 

Pet Food: Includes cat, dog and fish food. 

Vegetables: Includes conventional vegetable items: peas, green 

beans, corn, tomatoes, etc. Also includes dry line items: baked 

beans, kidney beans. Includes mushrooms and pickles. Does 

not include soup which is in Soups & Miscellaneous Foods. 

Does not include vegetable juices, which are in the Fruit/ 

Vegetable Juices category. 

Soups & Miscellaneous Foods: Includes all food items not 

otherwise enumerated. Includes soups, edible oils and solid 

shortenings, spaghetti, spices, baking powder, extracts, yeast, 

sandwich spreads, jams, mayonnaise, snacks, cocoa, dough, 

flour, honey, nuts, popcorn, popped corn, potato chips, pretzels, 

rice, noodles, sauces, syrups, cake, candies, cereals, loose tea 

and canned bags. Also includes drugs intended for human 

consumption except milk based drugs which are in Other Foods. 

Does not include iced tea which is in Non-Alcoholic Beverages. 

Other Foods: Includes Baby Food, Dairy, Fruit/Vegetable 

Juices, Seafood, and Meat & Poultry, including all milk or soy 

based baby formula and baby food products. Also includes 

dairy products, such as butter, cheese, eggs, milk, milk-based 

products, ice cream, etc. Also includes non milk-based puddings. 

Does not include milk or dairy-based beverages in two-piece 

aluminum beverage containers. Includes Seafood: fish and 

shellfish. Includes all conventional meat and poultry items: ham, 

luncheon meat, potted meat, vienna sausage. Also includes chili 

and meat stews. Does not include soup and spaghetti with meat 

which are in Soups & Miscellaneous Foods. Does not include 

fruit and vegetable juices in two piece aluminum beverage 

containers. 

Aerosol: This is the only category restricted by can type. 

Includes food and nonfoods. 

Other Nonfoods: Includes all other nonfood items not 

otherwise enumerated. Includes adhesive strips, alcohol, 

tennis balls, cements/dressings, chemicals, cleaners, cosmetics, 

dentists’ supplies, disinfectants, dyes, ether, wood fillers, 

games/toys, germicides, gasoline, lubricating grease, grinding 

compounds, insecticides, pencils, photographic supplies, plaster 

of paris, floor/shoe/leather/other non automotive polishes, 

body/cleanser/talcum powders, roofing cement, grass seed, 

shaving preparations, soaps, solvents, stamp pads, tobacco and 

automotive products such as motor oil, anti freeze, brake fluid, 

gasoline, radiator additives and automotive polish. 


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Metal Can Shipments: 

2006 - 2008 

(Millions of Cans) 

2006 

2007 


% Change 


Total Metal Cans Shipped 

135,998 

134,610 

132,105 

-1.9% 

BY MARKET 

For Sale 

Beverage 

Food 

General Packaging 

For Own Use 

Beverage 

Food 


* 

27,453 

4,989 

* 

2,118 

0 

* 

27,141 

5,250 

* 

2,073 

0 

* 

27,586 

5,140 

* 

2,015 

0 

1.6% 

-2.1% 

-2.8% 

-- 

BY PRODUCT 

Beverage 

Alcoholic 

Non-Alcoholic 

101,438 

32,247 

69,191 

100,146 

32,768 

67,378 

97,365 

33,358 

64,007 

-2.8% 

1.8% 

-5.0% 

Food 

Coffee 

Fruit (Excluding Juices) 

Vegetables (Excluding Juices) 

Soups & Miscellaneous Foods 

Pet Food 

All Other Foods** 

29,571 

303 

1,203 

10,041 

5,232 

6,853 

5,939 

29,214 

282 

1,271 

9,565 

5,460 

6,978 

5,658 

29,600 

257 

1,188 

9,881 

5,406 

6,914 

5,954 

1.3% 

-8.8% 

-6.5% 

3.3% 

-1.0% 

-0.9% 

5.2% 

Food By Process 

Two Piece 

Three Piece 

17,188 

12,383 

16,942 

12,272 

17,632 

11,969 

4.1% 

-2.5% 


Aerosol 

Other Nonfoods 

4,989 

3,855 

1,134 

5,250 

4,047 

1,203 

5,140 

4,024 

1,116 

-2.1% 

-0.6% 

-7.3% 

* To avoid disclosure of individual company data, this category has been omitted. 

**Includes Baby Food, Dairy, Fruit/Vegetable Juices, Seafood, and Meat & Poultry cans. 

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Food Can Shipments: 



Coffee 

Fruit (Excluding Juices)* 

2003 

471 (-8.1%) 

2003 

1,957 (-6.0%) 

2004 

291 (-38.2%) 

2004 

1,597 

2005 

275 (-5.7%) 

2005 

1,508 (-5.6%) 

2006 

303 (10.4%) 

2006 

1,203 (-20.2%) 

2007 

282 (7.1%) 

2007 

1,271 (5.7%) 


257 (-8.8%) 


1,188 (-6.5%) 

Soups & Miscellaneous Foods 

Vegetables (Excluding Juices)* 

2003 

4,732 (-1.6%) 

2003 

10,591 (2.3%) 

2004 

4,828 (2.0%) 

2004 

10,350 

2005 

4,965 (2.8%) 

2005 

9,915 (-4.2%) 

2006 

5,232 (5.4%) 

2006 

10,041 (1.3%) 

2007 

5,460 (4.4%) 

2007 

9,565 (-4.7%) 


5,406 (-1.0%) 


9,881 (3.3%) 

All Other Foods** 

Pet food 

2003 

6,168 (-2.7%) 

2003 

6,570 (-8.6%) 

2004 

6,627 

2004 

6,812 (3.7%) 

2005 

6,222 (-6.1%) 

2005 

6,606 (-3.0%) 

2006 

5,939 (-4.6%) 

2006 

6,853 (3.7%) 

2007 

5,658 (-4.7) 

2007 

6,978 (1.8%) 


5,955 (5.2%) 


6,914 (-0.9%) 

*2003 Fruit & Vegetable (Excluding Juices) data does include juices. In 2004, Fruit/Vegetable Juices were broken out into a separate category. 

**Includes Baby Food, Dairy, Fruit/Vegetable Juices, Seafood and Meat & Poultry cans. 


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General Line Can Shipments: 2003-2008 (Millions of Cans) 

4,361 

4,454 

5,140 

2003 

3,135 

2004 

3,221 

2005 

4,024 

1,226 

1,233 

1,166 

4,989 

5,250 

4,940 

2006 

3,855 

2007 

4,047 


3,824 

1,134 

1,203 

1,116 

Total Aerosol* Other 

*2005, 2006 and 2007 data includes aluminum aerosol cans. 

Beverage Can Shipments by Size: 2005-2008 (Millions of Cans) 

89,580 

91,368 

88,351 

82,845 

2005 

9,577 

2006 

8,433 

2007 

11,795 


14,521 

99,157 

99,801 

100,146 

97,366 

12 Ounce All Other Total 


2007 


% Change 


Aluminum Can Shipments,Exports 

12 Ounce or Less 

Over 12 Ounce & Less Than 1 Gallon 

Over 1 Gallon 

3,770.2 

10.8 

299.1 

3,635 

2.2 

306.1 

-3.6% 

-73.8% 

2.4% 

Aluminum Can Shipments, Imports 

12 Ounce or Less 

Over 12 Ounce & Less Than 1 Gallon 

Over 1 Gallon 

682.2 

76.7 

186.9 

849.7 

42.8 

202.2 

24.6% 

-44.2% 

8.2% 

Steel Can Shipments, Exports 

13.21 Gallons or Less (closed by crimping or soldering) 

992.9 

1,057 

6.5% 

Steel Can Shipments, Imports 

13.21 Gallons or Less (closed by crimping or soldering) 

665.5 

674.7 

1.4% 

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission 

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CMI Executive Committee 2008 


R. David Hoover 

John Hayes 

Harold Sohn 


Robert R. Budway 

Anheuser-Busch Packaging Group/ 


Mike Harding 

Kirk Norris 

Tony Bhalla 

Rexam 

Leslie Van de Walle 

William Barker 

Harry Barto 


Tom Snyder 

Dave Bevan 

CMI Member Companies 2008 

Arcelor-Mittal Dofasco 

AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings 

ALCOA, Inc. 

ARCO Aluminum Inc. 


BWAY Corporation 

Impress USA, Inc. 

INX International Ink Company 


Novelis Inc. 

PPG Industries, Inc. 

Rexam 


Sonoco-Phoenix, Inc. 

The Valspar Corporation 

USS-Posco Industries 

United States Steel Corporation, Tin Mill Products 

Watson Standard 

Wise Alloys LLC 

W.R. Grace & Co. 

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