02 Nov 2021 --- A new EU and US alliance could have wide-reaching ramifications for the metal packaging industry after political leaders announced they would be “hitting pause” on an aluminum and steel trade war that has raged since 2018 under the Trump presidency. During the G20 Rome Summit, US President Joe Biden and European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen agreed to suspend current tariff measures in “a new milestone in the transatlantic relationship.”