24 Jul 2024 --- The packaging industry competes with many other sectors for metal supplies, leaving the industry with potential supply bottlenecks brought on by mounting geopolitical instability and energy supply shortages, according to Ásdís Virk Sigtryggsdóttir, chief commercial officer at Iceland-based metal company DTE. The packaging industry uses huge quantities of metal, especially aluminum and steel. Metal packaging can be found in consumer goods such as drink and food cans, foil products and aerosol cans. It is used extensively in wholesale and industrial packaging. “With energy prices high in Europe due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, troubles in the Middle East and high demand worldwide, there are significant cost savings to be made for aluminum producers,” Sigtryggsdóttir tells Packaging Insights.
