Fact Sheet: Aluminum Foil Trade Actions Threaten Flexible Packaging Industry

The flexible packaging industry is once again unfairly targeted with unwarranted trade actions on aluminum foil that not only threatens food, pharmaceutical, and medical security in the U.S.; but will also negatively impact domestic jobs and increase prices during a time of unprecedented inflation. A “self-initiated” case by the Department of Commerce (DOC) against suppliers of aluminum foil from South Korea and Thailand threatens manufacturers of flexible packaging with unwarranted duties on necessary aluminum foil for food, pharmaceuticals, and medical device packaging.