The US-Iran war has exposed supply chain fragility as India’s Diet Coke shortage highlights risks of single packaging reliance and aluminium can shortages
Of all the impacts on supply chains during the conflict in the Middle East, India’s abrupt shortage of Diet Coke might be one of the most surprising. But should it be?
Disruption from the Iran war has hit global energy supplies hardest. But while oil and gas flows have dominated headlines, the latest shock has exposed a less obvious vulnerability: the movement of industrial materials such as aluminium.