From the feedback to the questionnaire, received from 20
breweries, most breweries purchase their cans in Portugal,
United Kingdom, France, Germany and Netherlands
19
.
The largest markets for beer cans in volume terms are
the United Kingdom, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands
20
.
Kegs or casks
A keg is a cylindrical pressure vessel in which the beer
is transported and from which it is dispensed. Casks are
used for the transport and dispense of traditional draught
beer, mainly in UK pubs. There is also a small number of
draught beer systems for use in the home. Kegs or casks
are usually made of aluminium or stainless steel. They are
returned to the brewery for reflling.
Companies did not provide suffcient data on the use and
the origin of these containers for a meaningful analysis to
be carried out.
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Questionnaire breweries, Ernst and Young, 2011
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Source : Beverage Can Makers Europe, BCME, 2010
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Graph 5.2. / Can fllings for beer in Europe 2004-2009
(billions of units)
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Source : Beverage Can Makers Europe, BCME, 2010
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Purchases made by breweries