Coca-Cola earnings pop but CEO James Quincey says Trump’s new aluminum tariffs could spark plastic surge in 2025
James Quincey told investors that Coca-Cola could pivot to more plastic packaging if aluminum prices surge due to Trump's 25% import tax on steel and aluminum.
Coca-Cola says it may use more plastic bottles if Trump tariffs on aluminum take effect
President Trump's tariffs on aluminum could make Coca-Cola more expensive. Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said the company imports aluminum for its cans from Canada, and is looking for ways to mitigate any price increases that new tariffs could bring. Mr. Trump on Monday announced a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum .
Coca-Cola may shift toward more plastic bottles under Trump aluminum tariffs: CEO
President Donald Trump could soon have a harder time finding cans of Diet Coke due to the tariffs on aluminum imports, as the soda giant imports its cans from Canada.
Coca-Cola could use more plastic bottles in response to Trump tariffs
Coca-Cola’s exposure to aluminum and steel is a little more than a quarter of the company’s packaging mix, as of 2023 . Meanwhile, if Coca-Cola moved more product into plastic, it would expand a substrate that already accounted for nearly half of its packaging.
Trump aluminium tariffs may mean Coca-Cola uses more PET, CEO says
The Coca-Cola chief executive was asked to quantify how much the company might have to change its use of packaging mix in the event of Trump’s tariffs coming into effect. “Loo
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