"Resilient" tubes

The European tube industry was extremely robust in 2020 despite all the difficulties and impairments on the global markets during the corona pandemic.

During the crisis year 2020, the members of the European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma) achieved an impressive total production of 11.5 billion tubes made of aluminum (35%), plastic (27%) and laminate (38%) thanks to very lively demand in the first quarter, only 0.4 percent below the previous year’s level.

The segment most penalized by the pandemic appears to be cosmetics (-3%), while dental hygiene registered a slight downturn (-1%). On the other hand, the pharmaceutical sector registered growth of 3%. the best results were achieved by the food (+12%), homecare and DIY sectors (+14%). These trends are consistent with the general withdrawal into the home brought about by the pandemic.