Japan's Aluminum Can Shipments Decline for Fifth Consecutive Year in 2024

Published: May 19, 2025 12:57

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In 2024, Japan's shipments of aluminum can stock reached 377,700 mt, a 0.7% decrease YoY, marking the fifth consecutive year below the 400,000 mt threshold. Specifically, shipments of can body stock amounted to 281,800 mt, down 0.8% YoY, while shipments of can ends and tabs stood at 95,900 mt, a 0.3% decrease YoY. Japan's production and shipments of aluminum beverage cans were 337,400 mt and 294,700 mt respectively, down 2.7% and 2.8% YoY. Among them, the production and shipments of can bodies were 263,200 mt and 233,700 mt respectively, decreasing by 1.1% and 1.8% YoY; the production and shipments of can ends were 74,100 mt and 61,000 mt respectively, down 7.9% and 6.7% YoY.

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