Tetra Pak (Tetra Laval)
Global leader in aseptic and gable-top carton packaging for milk and liquid food (Tetra Brik/Tetra Rex) + filling machines.
manufactured · input
Fluid milk requires HDPE or paperboard cartons; eggs require molded-fiber or clear plastic cartons. Cage-free egg packaging is predominantly molded fiber. Supply disruptions to fiber or HDPE resin directly constrain product availability.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
0
Claims on record
What depends on it
1 essential American goods rely on packaging materials (hdpe jugs, paperboard, molded fiber) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CACanada | 35% |
| CNChina | 20% |
| MXMexico | 14% |
| VNVietnam | 5% |
| TWTaiwan | 3% |
| THThailand | 3% |
| KRSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) | 2% |
| DODominican Republic | 2% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 2% |
| INIndia | 2% |
| TRTurkey | 1% |
Who makes it
6 companies produce packaging materials (hdpe jugs, paperboard, molded fiber).
Global leader in aseptic and gable-top carton packaging for milk and liquid food (Tetra Brik/Tetra Rex) + filling machines.
Largest US maker of fresh-beverage gable-top cartons (Pure-Pak heritage) and a major molded-fiber and foodservice packaging producer.
Blow-molded rigid plastic packaging incl. HDPE milk jugs and PET bottles; large rPET recycler.
World's leading maker of molded-fibre EGG packaging (and fruit packaging); recycled-paper egg cartons/trays.
Finnish global food-packaging maker; flexible laminates, paper-based and molded-fiber packaging.
Berry Global Group, Inc. (Evansville IN; NYSE: BERY; ~$13B revenue) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of nonwoven fabrics and plastic packaging. Berry's Nonwoven Specialties segment (including Reemay, Avgol, and Fiberweb brands acquired over 2014-2019) operates meltblown, spunbond, and SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) lines globally. Berry acquired Avgol Nonwovens (Israel/China/India) in 2019 for $430M, making it the world's second-largest hygiene nonwoven producer. Key meltblown facilities: Carlisle UK, Biesheim France, Clervaux Luxembourg, Mooresville NC, and multiple Asian sites. Berry supplies meltblown filtration fabric for N95 respirators, HVAC filters, surgical drapes, and automotive cabin air filters. Dual-use across healthcare, hygiene, and industrial filtration.