SIC 3466 Crowns and Closures

Contenidos

• NAICS CODE(S).
• INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT.
• ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE.
• BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT.
• CURRENT CONDITIONS.
• INDUSTRY LEADERS.
• WORKFORCE.
• FURTHER READING.

SIC 3466

This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing metal crowns and closures, including both bottle caps and jar crowns and tops.

NAICS CODE(S)

332115

Crown and Closure Manufacturing

INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT

The crowns and closures industrial classification is a portion of the larger stamped metals industry, which is becoming highly fragmented. As bottlers seek lower production costs, more tamper-evident packaging, and better printability for product differentiation, many continue to move away from metal closures, preferring plastic ones instead.

The crown, closure, and metal stamping manufacturing industries shipped products with a combined value of $10.1 billion in 2003. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 64 establishments operated in the crown and closure industry alone, shipping products valued at nearly $1 billion. Industry-wide employment totaled 3,590 workers receiving a payroll of more than $148 million. Within this workforce, 2,961 of these employees worked in production, putting in more than 5.8 million hours to earn wages of more than $109 million.

ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE

The product share of this industry is split into three sections. Metal commercial closures and metal home canning closures comprise 84.39 percent of the total market, and metal crowns for glass and metal containers represent 14.08 percent. Non-specific crowns and closures represent the remaining 1.53 percent. Aluminum, in the form of sheet, plate, and foil, is proportionately the industry's largest input. Tin plate, tin-free steel, terneplate, and blackplate represent the second most highly consumed materials. Carbon steel sheet and strips are also used.

Bottled and canned soft drink manufacturers use up 22.3 percent of the industry's outputs. Malt beverage makers use 10.6 percent; pickles, sauces, and salad dressings consume 10.5 percent; and canned fruits and vegetables take 7.7 percent. The industry's products are also used in the packaging of roasted coffee, wines, brandy, brandy spirits, toilet preparations, and confectionery products.

BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT

Shipments in the metal crowns and closures industry increased in the early and mid-1990s, moving from $720.2 million in 1990 to $770.9 million in 1995. Shipments reached a...