Can glass bottles fill the gap left by aluminium cans?

In today’s Finshots, we explain why aluminium prices rose, how it triggered a can shortage, and whether bottles could help save the day for alcohol and beverage companies.

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Promise!If you’re already a subscriber or you’re reading this on the app, you can just go ahead and read the story.The StoryIndian alcohol and beverage companies have been scrambling to get their hands on aluminium cans to package some of their drinks since April.One reason, as you know, is the West Asia crisis. Tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have disrupted shipping and slowed or cut off supplies of the aluminium that India depends on.This shortage sent aluminium prices soaring, peaking at around $3,800 per tonne sometime in the middle of this year. Prices have cooled off since and are now around $3,200 per tonne.