Market Overview

• The Can (container) Taps market is a segment of the Dispensing Tap Market.
• While no information on the size and growth of the dispensing or can tap market is available in the public domain, a report from Future Market Insights indicates that the North American and European regions "dominate the global dispensing tap market with the combined market share of more than 40% of the overall market."
• The North American and European dispensing tap markets are highly competitive with large players offering high-quality products and small players offering cheaper options. There are "low to moderate growth opportunities for the new entrants" in these regions.

Market Segmentation

• The dispensing tap market is segmented by tap material, flow rate, application, and end-use.
• By material, the dispensing tap market is segmented into metal dispensing taps, plastic dispensing taps, HDPE dispensing taps, PVC dispensing taps, polypropylene dispensing taps, and polycarbonate dispensing taps, among others.
• By flow rate, dispensing taps are segmented into four types:

•  Up to 50 ml/sec 
•  50 ml/sec to 100 ml/sec 
•  100 ml/sec to 200 ml/sec 
•  More than 200 ml/sec 
• Large rigid containers including jerry cans, drums, and barrels usually need dispensing taps with a flow rate of more than 200 ml/sec. Smaller (i.e., 3L to 10 L) jerry cans usually need can taps with a flow rate of up to 35 ml/sec.

• Some product applications of dispensing taps include bulk cans, boxes and containers, bag-in-box, pouches, large water bottles, and drums, among others.

 

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End-Users

• Some of the primary end-users in the dispensing tap market include agriculture, chemicals, food and beverages, household, pharmaceutical, and automotive industries among others.
• In the food and beverage segment, dispensing taps are applied to both large and small, metal and plastic containers and jerry cans that store liquid food such as purees and liquid eggs, and beverages such as dairy products and juices, etc.
• In the chemical industry, these taps are applied to containers that store adhesives, industrial chemicals, and other viscous liquids.
• In the household market, container taps are applied to cans that store liquid cleaning supplies.

Research Strategy

1. "Global Dispensing Taps Market Size, Share 2021 Movements by Development Analysis, Progression Status, Prominent Players Updates, Business Environment Analysis, Revenue Expectation till 2026"

• Publication Date: January 07, 2021.

• Overview: Industry Research Biz, a market research firm, has released a report titled "Global Dispensing Taps Market" that provides information on the impact of COVID-19 on the dispensing taps market. The report also analyzes the potential of the global dispensing taps industry including the "market dynamics, growth factors, key challenges, major drivers", restraints, and opportunities.

2. "New UpTap® Bottle Closure by Worldwide Dispensers Grows Market for Water Producers"

• Publication Date: February 03, 2020.

• Overview: Worldwide Dispensers has introduced a new dispensing tap, UpTap®, for large water bottles. Launched in the European market, UpTap® uses 48% less plastic. "The initial launch of UpTap® is for water segment but it can also be used for juice, oil and many other products."

3. "Large-Format PET Bottled Water Closure Helps Sustain Sales During Pandemic"

• Publication Date: September 03, 2020.

• Overview: Blue Waters, a bottled water brand, has started adding the UpTap® dispensing tap offered by Worldwide Dispensers to its water bottles. UpTap® transforms "large, rigid containers into convenient, at-home dispensers" and "reduces transportation costs by up to 20% due to its smaller size."

4. "Liquibox Adds E-commerce Capabilities and Launches Online Store"

• Publication Date: April 20, 2020.

• Overview: Liquibox has launched an online store to offer its packaging products as well as taps, fitments, and spouts produced by Worldwide Dispensers to consumers in the US.

5. "Liquibox Completes Acquisition of DS Smith Plastics"

• Publication Date: February 27, 2020.
• Overview: Liquibox, a flexible liquid packaging and dispensing innovation company, has acquired the Plastics Division of DS Smith plc. The acquired division includes flexible and rigid packaging businesses of DS Smith including Worldwide Dispensers, a premier manufacturer of dispensing (can) taps.

Research Strategy

Global Dispensing Tap Market — Key Players

• Nearly all industry reports on the Global Dispensing Tap market identify the following primary players in the market:

•  DS Smith plc (Worldwide Dispensers business acquired by Liquibox)
•  O.berk Company 
•  Denios AG 
•  CJK Packaging Ltd. 
•  SABEU GmbH & Co. KG 
•  TOF srl 
•  Sestra Systems, Inc. 
•  International Dispensing Corporation (IDC) 
•  Fres-co System USA, Inc. 
•  Kemsol Ltd 
•  Perlick Corporation 
•  Carl Roth GmbH + Co. KG 
•  Cornelius Beverage Technologies Limited 

• After reviewing the areas served (UK) and products (jerry can/container taps) offered by each of these competitors, we have shortlisted the following primary players that sell jerry can taps in the UK.

Denios

• Denios is a "leading manufacturer and supplier of products and services for occupational environmental protection and workplace safety."

• The company is headquartered in Newport, Shropshire in the UK and has 26 branches and seven production sites across Europe, the US, and China.
• The company offers a diverse range of products related to "hazardous materials storage, environmental protection and health and safety" including cans and containers, lever taps, and dispensing taps for canisters, containers, and drums. Some of these taps include:
•  Dispensing taps for plastic containers 
• Dispensing taps for plastic canisters and drums (Type AH and Model HF)
•  Anti-static plastic dispensing taps 3/4" 
•  PE Drum Taps 3/4" and 2" 

 

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• The detailed specifications of each of these products can be found here.
• In addition to offering taps separately, it also offers storage and dispensing containers and cans with dispensing taps.

Worldwide Dispensers (Liquibox)

• Worldwide Dispensers is one of the leading suppliers of "high quality, precision-molded taps and fitments to the world’s largest consumer, biopharmaceutical and industrial brands." Worldwide Dispensers manufactures a wide range of taps, "closures and complementary connectors, spouts (glands) and adapters for flexible and rigid containers."
• Worldwide Dispensers has operations across Europe, North America, and Australasia. It also has a network of distributors and agents across the globe.
• Until last year, Worldwide Dispensers was a part of the Plastics Division of DS Smith plc. In February 2020, it was acquired by Liquibox, a flexible liquid packaging and dispensing innovation company with global operations.
• Worldwide Dispensers offers a range of lever taps for jerry cans, bag-in-box, and rigid containers. These include:
•  Aeroflow Lever Taps 
•  Jumbo Lever Taps 
•  QuickServe Lever Taps 
•  Smooth Flow Lever Taps 
•  Water Butt Taps 

 

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• It also offers self-closing/push taps including:
• "Liqui-Sure® top pull tap for bag-in-box
•  VINIflow™ top pull tap for bag-in-box
•  VINItap™ top push tap for bag-in-box
•  Top push Detergent Tap for rigid containers & bag-in-box
•  Top push Cooler Tap for rigid container
•  Stingray™ front push tap for rigid containers
•  UpTap™ front push tap for rigid containers"

 

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• In addition, the company offers top-twist taps to dispense bag-in-box liquids.

 

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CJK Packaging Limited

•  CJK Packaging Limited is a distributor of packaging products including containers, cans, bottles, and dispensing solutions in the UK and Ireland.
• It offers dispensing taps with wide spout (23mm), dispensing taps with narrow spout (13mm), and FLUXX®-Dispensing Taps AH 23 to fit several sizes of jerrycans and drums.

 

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• The detailed specifications of these taps can be found here and here.