$100 crude reshapes packaging costs and supply chains

Thimmiah Napanda, Managing Director & CEO, Alternicq, highlighted that crude prices above $100 per barrel have fundamentally altered packaging supply chain dynamics, shifting the focus from cost efficiency to supply continuity. He noted that companies are building higher inventory buffers and strengthening long-term supplier partnerships to navigate raw material volatility and allocation uncertainties. Napanda believes the current environment will accelerate consolidation, favouring larger, integrated players with the scale and financial strength to ensure uninterrupted supply. In the long term, reliability, resilience and strategic relationships will emerge as the defining competitive advantages for the packaging industry.

Crude at $100: Packaging costs surge, supply chains reset