美国金属罐市场规模巨大,每年的金属罐消费量都有1300亿只左右,占全球总消费量(每年4000多亿只)的近1/3。自2000年以来,美国金属罐消费量呈逐年下降的态势,见表1。2005年美国金属罐的消费量为1330亿只,比2004年的1342亿只减少了0.9%。在各种金属罐中,占比重最大的是饮料金属罐(包括啤酒罐和软 The market for metal cans in the United States is huge. The annual consumption of metal cans is about 130 billion, accounting for nearly one third of the total global consumption (more than 400 billion annually). Since 2000, the consumption of metal cans in the United States has been declining year by year, as shown in Table 1. The consumption of metal cans in the United States was 133 billion in 2005, down 0.9% from 134.2 billion in 2004. Among the various types of metal cans, beverage metal cans (including beer cans and soft ones) account for the largest proportion