GREEK METAL PACKAGING SECTOR REMAINS MIXTURE OF MAJORS AND SMALL PLAYERS, FIGHTING COVID-19 DISRUPTION
August 1st, 2021
The Greek metal packaging sector is characterised by fragmentation between two multinationals and a larger number of smaller Greek enterprises. This defines a national industry that is primarily inward looking, with few exports. Vasilis Papapanousis, sales director at leading tinplate manufacturer ELSA SILGAN Metal Packaging SA, told CanTech International that exports do not account for more than 5-10% of the total Greek production metal packaging. This, he said, is primarily “because of the transport cost of empty cans”. As a result, the Greek metal ...
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