War in Iran drives up aluminum costs, impacting Berwick boat builder

War in Iran drives up aluminum costs, impacting Berwick boat builder

The war in Iran is creating ripple effects far beyond the Middle East, with rising aluminum costs now impacting local businesses in St. Mary Parish.At Hanko Boats in Berwick, owner Heath Hoffpauir says his operation is already seeing those changes take shape. So far the biggest impact we can see is our cost up about 10% since January so were up 10% and were expecting probably another 10 to 12 and nobody has a crystal ball but thats what we're ki…