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Scale of the SA Packaging Industry

Estimated number of packaging converters / packaging importers in SA 

 

No.

Substrate

Packaging Type

Estimated Number of Converters/Importers

1

Glass

Beverage bottles, food bottles, jars, perfume bottles

10

2

Metal

Beverage cans, food cans, aerosols, foil trays, pie trays, paint cans, polish cans, sealed oil cans, 210 litre drums

30

3

Plastic Flexibles

Film, flexible packaging, multilayer packaging, composite packaging.

160

4

Plastic Rigids

Polystyrene tray, Plastic thermo-formed packaging, closures, crates, buckets, blow-moulders, injection-moulders

200

5

Paper, paperboard and Corrugated

Folding cartons, visual cartons, corrugated board for primary and secondary packaging, fluted packaging, single faced kraft.

125

6

Miscellaneous

Carry packets, bin bags, chicken paper bags, labels, hang tabs

120

 

 

Total Number of Packaging Converters/Importers in SA

645