Glass Packaging Institute – Industry Update Mike Smaha Owens-Illinois, Inc. Virginia Recycling Association 2012 Annual Conference May 16, 2012 Glass is ENDLESSLY Recyclable
About the GPI 9 member companies, 35 associate supplier members. 48 glass container plants in 22 states comprise a $5.5 billion dollar industry 102 glass container furnaces produce approximately 30 billion glass food, beverage, cosmetic, spirits, wine, and beer containers annually The industry employs approximately 18,000 employees nationwide
U.S. Glass Container Industry Sales Volume Overview 3 CategoryTrend % Change (2011 v 2010) % Change (2010 v 2009) % Change (2009 v 2008) Food-1.7%-1.0%-2.2% Beverage-2.2%-6.2%-10.0% Beer-1.8%-8.0%-2.3% Liquor-0.5%-0.6%-0.3% RTD Liquor-0.7%-10.2%-3.6% Wine7.1%7.0%-2.1% Other-15.1%0.1%7.6% Total-1.2%-5.4%-2.8% Source: Dept of Commerce, MINIMAX – assumes 90% reporting Arrows indicate the comparison of 10:11 compared to 09:10
U.S. Glass Container Industry 2011 Overview 4 Source: Dept of Commerce, MINIMAX – assumes 90% reporting GrossTons
U.S. Glass Container Industry Market Overview – Beverage Convenience On-the-go trend Increase in concentrates – Liquid and powder – Water additives Sports and Energy Drinks Beverage CAGR ( ): 0.9% Glass is 2% of packaging Health concerns = OPPORTUNITY! – Water in plastic vs refillable – Healthy beverage options (diet, low calorie) 5 Source: Euromonitor
U.S. Glass Container Industry Market Overview – Beer Consumers continue to show interest in craft brews Larger companies looking to innovation for growth – Bud Light Platinum – blue bottle – Miller Lite – Vortex TM bottle Beer CAGR ( ): -0.2% Glass is 48% of packaging Taste Preference = OPPORTUNITY! Craft Beer = OPPORTUNITY! – breweries operating in 2011 and over 900 new breweries in planning as of December Source: Euromonitor, Brewers Association
U.S. Glass Container Industry Market Overview – Liquor/RTD Growth in white spirits Consumers enjoying liquors for mixed drinks – Innovative flavors – Brand extensions Brands seeking shelf recognition through – Bottle design, textures, color, decorating RTD’s showing slight growth Spirits/RTD CAGR ( ): 1.0% Glass is 60% of packaging Bottle design = OPPORTUNITY! New product introductions = OPPORTUNITY! 7 Source: Euromonitor
U.S. Glass Container Industry Market Overview – Wine Sweet wines attracting younger generations Wines priced above $9 grew most quickly in 2011 Wine CAGR ( ): 2.5% Glass is 77% of packaging Consumer preference = OPPORTUNITY! New product introductions = OPPORTUNITY! 8 Source: Euromonitor
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First Objective: –Preserve U.S. jobs in an “Energy Intensive, Trade Exposed” environment: Improve global competitiveness Reduce foreign energy dependency Support improved materials management models, many of which currently face serious economic and performance challenges GPI Industry Recycling Goals: Achieve 50% Recycled Content by 2013
2010 U.S. Glass Container Recycling Rates 41.4% of beer and soft drink bottles 24.7% of wine and liquor bottles 18.1% food and other bottles/jars And 33.4% all glass containers *The unknown factor here is the end market for these collected “recyclables” Source: U.S. EPA
Partnerships with stakeholders to improve glass recycling/recovery rates Improved data collection/analysis Effective legislative initiatives at federal and state levels A single-stream recycling best practices “SWOT” analysis, including processing technologies Expanded bar, restaurant, and hotel collection programs A consumer glass recycling “ethic” To achieve goal must improve the quantity and quality of recovered recycled glass: Achieving the Goal