Brasil Pack Trends 2020

BrasilPackTrends2020 17 packaging market: world and Brazi l Table 1.12 Employed persons and share by packaging material Formal employment in the packaging industry by segment Segment Number of registered employees % Plastics 117,771 52.8 Corrugated board 35,215 15.8 Paper 30,017 13.3 Metals 18,310 8.2 Wood 14,688 6.6 Glass 6,951 3.1 TOTAL 222,952 Position in 06/31/2012 Source: TABLES, 2010; MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT – MTE Materials consumption In 2011, the consumption of packaging was over 9 million tonnes, or US$ 33 million. It is estimated that the materials consumption will increase to 10.9 million tonnes (3.9%/ year) for 2015 ( Tables 1.13 and 1.14 ). The consumption of all materials will increase, although less for plastics and metals, in terms of volume, and for paper and metals in terms of value. Table 1.13 Consumption of materials by segment: Plastics, Cellulose, Metals and Glass Material Million tonnes 2007 – 2011 CAGR 2011-2015* CAGR 2007 2011 2015 Cellulose 3.7 4.3 4.9 3.8% 3.4% Plastics 2.1 2.5 3 4.8% 4.8% Metals 1.2 1.3 1.6 2.5% 4.4% Glass 1 1.2 1.4 4.2% 3.4% Total 8 9.3 10.9 3.9% 3.9% *Estimate CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate Source: DATAMARK Packaging recycling in Brazil According to data from 2010, Brazil stands out regarding recycling of aluminum packaging, with rates of over 97%, compared to Japan, USA, Europe and Argentina. With regard to PET recycling, it is just behind Japan. As for board recycling, Brazil is ahead of Europe and Argentina, but behind Japan and USA. Compared to Japan, it is possible to see that Brazil can achieve higher recycling rates for plastic packaging, tinplate and even PET and glass ( Tables 1.15 and 1.16 ). Table 1.14 Consumption of packaging materials in Brazil: Value (historical trends and projection) Material US$ million 2007 – 2011 CAGR 2011-2015* CAGR 2007 2011 2015 Plastics 12,530 16,995 20,323 7.9% 4.6% Cellulose 6,640 8,654 11,858 6.8% 8.2% Metals 4,312 6,364 7,728 10.2% 5.0% Glass 898 1,262 1,442 8.9% 3.4% Total 24,381 33,274 41,351 8.1% 5.6% *Estimate CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate Source: DATAMARK