Metal Closures & Caps
Manufacturers of metal bottle caps, lids, and closures.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Glass & Metal Packaging (5.10.4), the segment that Metal Closures & Caps sits within — not Metal Closures & Caps on its own.
- Market size
- ~$33B
- Growth
- ~8.0%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
- Companies
- ~530
U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 327213 (glass containers) + 332431/332439 (metal cans & containers); these container codes are tracked here rather than under Industrial Manufacturing to avoid double-counting.
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Glass and metal container manufacturing at scale
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- High
- EBITDA margin
- Scale- and capital-intensity-driven
- Capex intensity
- High
recurring beverage/food container demand
Characteristics
- Dominated by Ball, Crown, Ardagh, O-I, Silgan.
- Aluminum cans winning share on recyclability.
- Capital-intensive; sustainability-driven substitution.
Geographic concentration
Glass and metal packaging manufacturing concentrates in Oklahoma, Indiana, New Jersey, and Georgia, near container demand and raw-material supply.
U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 County Business Patterns (employment by state), NAICS 327213. Concentration shown by location quotient.
M&A deal context
Who’s acquiring
- Container majors
- Beverage-can capacity investors
- PE-backed platforms
What’s driving deals
- Aluminum-can demand and capacity expansion.
- Recyclability-driven substitution from plastic.
- Consolidation and capital investment.
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