Snack Giant Calbee Switches to Black and White Packaging as Iran War Hits Ink Supplies
The stopgap move covers 14 products as Japan faces a naphtha shortage that is disrupting packaging materials, Calbee spokesman Kai Maraun said.
- On Tuesday, Japanese snack giant Calbee announced it will switch to monochrome packaging for 14 product variants starting May 25, stating the measure is intended to help maintain a stable supply of products.
- The packaging shift stems from a severe naphtha deficit in Japan, triggered by the war in Iran after the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since late February throttled supplies of this oil-derived chemical.
- Calbee is one of many companies facing economic tremors from the conflict, with Foodmaker Mizkan, Toiletmaker Toto, and Itoham Yonekyu already halting sales, raising prices, or reducing packaging colors to manage similar disruptions.
- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and deputy chief Cabinet secretary Kei Sato downplayed immediate shortage fears, though strategic oil stockpiles have dwindled to 205 days as of May 8, signaling supply tightness.
- Nomura Research Institute executive economist Takahide Kiuchi believes the crisis will force more businesses to adapt, with 72.5 per cent of consumer businesses potentially raising prices if supply concerns persist.
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Shafaq News – Tokyo: The packaging of some snack foods in Japan has been changed to black and white after the war in Iran disrupted the supply of an ingredient used in colored inks. Calbee, a Tokyo-based company specializing in potato chips and cereals, announced that the internal contents of its products remain unchanged. The company's popular products are available in stores throughout Japan and are also exported to the United States, China, a…
Potato chips will be in black and white packaging for a while. Japanese manufacturer Calbee is switching to monochrome packaging for 14 of its products starting May 25. The reason is a shortage of raw materials for printing inks and plastics caused by the war in Iran and disruptions in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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