PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2018

9 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 05/18 www.petpla.net WikiPETia .info New contents at wikipetia.info China’s bottled water market on decline, India on the rise While China remains one of the biggest bottled water markets globally, the latest research from global market intelligence agency Mintel reveals that retail volume sales are on the decline. In 2017, China’s bot- tled water market was forecast to reach sales volume of estimated 27 billion litres, up from 25 billion litres in 2015. However, sales volume growth has dipped from 5% in 2015 to 4.2% in 2017, and is predicted to fall further to 2.8% by 2021. In what is the world’s most populous country, the expansion of bottled water has been relatively fast, with per capita consumption rocketing from just 5l in 2007 to 20l in 2017. This is relatively low compared to more developed markets like Mexico (222l per capita) and the US (120l per capita). “Due to trends in premiumisation, China’s bottled water industry has seen rapid growth over the past decade. However, it was only a matter of time before market saturation started inhibiting growth potential for bottled water brands, especially amidst intensied competition in the wider beverage market. With more Chinese consumers drinking bottled water, brands are under pressure to differentiate themselves from rivals. Despite a saturated market, innovation opportunities still exist, and premiumisation remains key for value market growth,” said Loris Li, Associate Director, Food and Drink, at Mintel. Due, in part, to more premium options, Mintel research shows that half (50%) of Chinese consumers aged 20-49 drank unavoured sparkling water in 2016, up from 29% in 2015. Furthermore, three in ve (60%) drank avoured sparkling water in 2016, an impressive increase from 30% in 2015. Bottled water markets Bottled water remains one of the strongest perform- ing sectors of the global non-alcoholic drinks market. The US is currently the largest bottled water market, with volumes forecast to reach 39 billion litres in 2017. The US is followed by Mexico (28.7 billion litres), China (27 billion litres), Indonesia (16 billion litres), and nally Germany (12 billion litres) - rounding out the list of top ve bottled water markets globally. India’s bottled water sector outpaced growth of any of the other major global markets between 2016 and 2017, recording an impressive 19% growth, although from a low base (4.8 billion litres in 2016 to 5.7 billion litres estimated in 2017). Also among the top ve fastest growing bottled water markets are Indonesia (13.2%), Vietnam (11%), the Philippines (10.6%), and finally South Korea (9.9%). www.mintel.com Package Integrity Knowledge Platform Ametek Mocon, a global leader in gas measurement technolo- gies, announces the launch of a new website focused on packaging science, applications and standards. The website was created to assist packaging professionals in making better barrier material choices and design decisions. PackageIntegrity.com provides a platform for professors and other packaging thought-leaders to collaborate, learn and share packaging best practices. The website will feature articles, white papers, case studies, reference tools and research studies contrib- uted by academics and industry peers. Readers and contributors will have the ability to share content and comment on social media. Designed to be a collaborative community, the website welcomes academic and industry researchers, packaging scientists, quality assurance/control technicians, and those interested in packaging integrity measurements to explore and contribute. www.packageintegrity.com Construction of a new factory building for caps and closures in Japan Nippon Closure Co., Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd., is constructing a new factory building on the site of its Japanese Komaki Plant, aiming to start operation in January 2019. Nippon Closure states that the decision to build a new factory to manufacture plastic closures has the purpose of securing manufacturing space which is scalable in response to growing plastic closure market, of reducing distribution cost through the realignment of production facilities producing plastic closures for beverage, and of improving productivity by introduc- ing automated and labour-saving equipment. The total investment for the 13,200 building are is approximately 9.8 billion yen. The new facility is expected to start operation in January 2019. www.tskg-hd.com Petainer expands manufacturing capacity Petainer is expanding its operations in Europe and Russia to meet demand for its products and ensure it can support future growth. The company is building a new warehouse at its Aš plant in the Czech Republic to provide more on-site storage capacity to meet its current and future ambitious growth plans while also improving sustainability. The introduction of the new warehouse will remove the need for 1,740 truck deliveries per annum, reduc- ing Petainer’s carbon footprint signicantly. The development follows a similar initiative at Petainer’s Lid- köping plant in Sweden, where a new warehouse was built next to the factory to provide more storage capacity, reducing logistics and carbon footprint. At its Russian plant in Klin, Petainer has invested in injection- moulding capability to localise supply of preforms for the Petainer keg. The Russian plant will also have additional warehouse capacity to improve supply chain efciencies. www.petainer.com