PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2010

REGIONAL MARKET REPORTS 10 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 03/10 www.petpla.net Part 1 Egypt In Egypt, for about 5 years pro- duction figures for PET bottles, and the associated caps, have been growing strongly and have now reached about 2.5 billion containers, not including non- food applications. If we include pharmaceuticals and cleaning products the figure lies some- where around 3 billion. A major part of this output is used for the packaging of edible oil (1.4 billion PET bottles) which is a comparatively steady market. by Alexander Büchler The biggest growth markets are, however, water (0.6 billion bottles) and CSDs (0.5 billion bottles). If the invest- ment figures talked about by the converters actually happen then capacity in Egypt during 2010 will increase by about 0.5 billion PET bottles for CSD and water. New applications in the PET market are juices and milk. These will, in the near future, surely call for a significant number of containers. All of the converters and cap manufacturers based in Egypt are also applying their know-how and production capacity to supply markets in North and East Africa. A few special products are also finding their way into the Gulf States. Macroeconomic Data Population............................................ 83.0 million GNP ...................................................128 bio US$ unemployment ............................................. 9,8 % All figures 2006/07 Regional market reports Egypt Part 1