Washington, Feb. 12 -- Beverage giant Coca-Cola has said it may opt to sell more drinks in plastic bottles in the US if President Donald Trump's tariffs end up making aluminium cans more costly.
"If one package suffers some increase in input costs, we continue to have other packaging offerings that will allow us to compete in the affordability space. For example, if aluminium cans become more expensive, we can put more emphasis on PET [plastic] bottles," the company's chief executive, James Quincey said in a call with investors, according to BBC.
Quincey's remarks follow Trump's order for a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US, which has the potential to jack up the price of canned food and drink items in the US.
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