America's Beer CEOs Have Had It With the Trump-Era Aluminum Tariffs
- Since 2018, industry has incurred $1.4 billion in tariff costs
- CEOs at major suppliers seek economic relief from metal levy
Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
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The chief executive officers of major beer makers are asking US President Joe Biden to suspend aluminum tariffs that have cost the industry more than $1.4 billion since 2018.
The beer industry uses more than 41 billion aluminum cans annually, according to a Beer Institute letter to the White House dated July 1.