drinks can deliveries reached 9.819 billion in 2014, an increase of 228m units, up 2.4 on 2013 across the combined beer and cider and carbonated soft drink csd can markets.the can makers, the industry trade body representing uk drinks can manufacturers, said growth for csds was strong, with can deliveries up 146m units to 5.296bn, an increase of 2.8.nielsen figures showed the share of overall csd packaging mix for drinks cans increased by 2.3 in volume terms up to 29.7 from 27.4 in 2013, taking share from pet bottles.all csd can sizes enjoyed growth over the year, with 50cl cans, led by energy drinks, growing by 14.6 compared to 2013.full year results show strong performance for beer and cider can deliveries which reached 4.523bn, up 1.9 on 2013.martin constable, chairman of the uk can makers, said &ldquooverall, 2014 has been a positive year. drinks cans continue to resonate with consumers and brands alike, with increases across the board, helped by warm weather which provided stimulus to the market throughout the summer.&rdquo 
