Packaging Sector Braces for US-Canada Trade War Impacts

Tariffs Test Packaging Suppliers as Costs Climb and Brands Scramble

Trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada escalated this week into a full-blown tariff clash. President Donald Trump imposed steep duties. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney fired back with countermeasures up to 50% on $27.6 billion of imports. Packaging makers sit squarely in the crosshairs. Materials cross the border constantly. Pulp, paper, aluminum, steel. The integrated North American supply chain that once delivered efficiency now faces …

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.

Packaging industry braces for impacts from U.S.-Canada trade war

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.

Local businesses trying to mitigate impacts of trade war

Local business owners react to the escalating trade war, now that Canada is set to slap retaliatory tariffs on US goods.