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Packaging sector braces for US-Canada trade war impacts

Trade associations representing manufacturers of fiber, metal and glass packaging weighed in on expected effects — mainly higher costs — that could affect companies along both countries' supply chains.

Trade associations representing manufacturers of fiber, metal and glass packaging weighed in on expected effects — mainly higher costs — that could affect companies along both countries' supply chains.

BELLINGS Intelligence Score: 28

Why it matters

The packaging sector's anticipation of cost increases due to a US-Canada trade war represents notable market activity with potential supply-chain impacts, but it is largely sector-specific and does not yet imply broad systemic credit-market disruption or regulatory change.

Sources

  • Supply Chain Dive

    Packaging sector braces for US-Canada trade war impacts

    Trade associations representing manufacturers of fiber, metal and glass packaging weighed in on expected effects — mainly higher costs — that could affect companies along both countries' supply chains.