Tariff headwinds unsettle packaging prices and M&A
After the US doubled steel and aluminium tariffs to 50% in mid-2025, higher metal costs are rippling through global packaging supply chains for everyday cans and tins.
03 November 2025
03 November 2025
After the US doubled steel and aluminium tariffs to 50% in mid-2025, higher metal costs are rippling through global packaging supply chains for everyday cans and tins.
The new inks are formulated without mineral oils as intentionally added substances.
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The four-acre Bengaluru facility includes laboratories for material testing, chemical analysis and transport testing.
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