Coca-Cola may have to sell more drinks in plastic bottles in the US if President Donald Trump's tariffs end up making aluminium cans more expensive, the company's chief executive, James Quincey, said in a call with investors.

Coca-Cola may need to increase its use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging in the US due to the 25% tariff on foreign steel and aluminium introduced by the Trump administration. These tariffs are expected to drive up the cost of aluminium cans,

Coca-Cola may use more plastic bottles in the future over cans in the wake of President Donald Trump’s announced 25% tariff on aluminum imports.

The beverage giant is ready to manage, mitigate and adjust to the “dynamic macro environment,” including potential tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imports into the US and regulatory changes to food ingredients,

Coca-Cola Co. may have to source more PET for its drinks sold in the US in the wake of President Trump’s planned tariff on steel and aluminium imports.

US President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium imports have raised fears of an all-out trade war. US businesses, including Coca-Cola and Ford, are preparing for impacts, such as cost increases and production shifts.

Coca-Cola accounted for 11 percent of branded plastic pollution in the world, according to a study, and is one of the world’s top contributors to plastic pollution.