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Packaging Producers Adjust Freight and Product Pricing on Diesel Costs
Sonoco, Sylvamo, and Smurfit Westrock alter pricing models as rising diesel expenses impact freight and transportation.
- What happened
- Sonoco and Sylvamo have implemented fuel surcharges to offset rising diesel costs, while Smurfit Westrock has integrated these higher expenses directly into its price increases. S&P Global Energy analysts project that high diesel prices will continue affecting freight and transportation costs for at least a year.
- Why it matters
- Converters and brand owners must factor prolonged freight cost pressures and shifting supplier pricing mechanisms into their procurement budgets.
- Who is affected
- Converters, brand-owner packaging buyers, materials suppliers, and investors.
S&P Global Energy analysts characterize the market impact as prolonged pain for freight and transportation expenses, lasting at least a year.
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- Pain at the diesel pump creeps into paper and packaging pricing — Packaging Dive
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