Aerosol production in France remains good in 2017

Personal care, pharmaceuticals and veterinarians have added fillers

According to the statistics of the association of financial analysts (CFA), the number of aerosol cans in France in 2017 was 796.9 million barrels. This is 48.9 million (6.5%) more than 748 million in 2016.

Personal care is the main product category, with 429.6 million units. Sales of deodorants and antiperspirants increased by 17% to 134.1 million. Followed by hair gel and mousse, sales increased by 17% to 133.1 million. Sunscreen products / water spray / dry cleaning shampoo / other products increased by 14%, totaling 114 million units.

In 2017, there were 195.3 million pharmaceutical and veterinary products, an increase of 16.3% over 2016. In 2017, there were 81.5 million cars and bicycles / paints and varnishes / industry and technology, an increase of 6.3%.