Iran war: Diet Coke sales hit amid aluminium can shortage | World News
1 min readUpdated: Apr 22, 2026 03:52 PM Amid the US-Israel Iran war, Diet Coke sales have been hit as aluminium cans have run short due to the dealyed shipments from the Gulf.
Around 9% of global aluminum production happens in the Gulf and owing to the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the supply of cans has been hit.
Even though soft drinks are sold in India both in plastic bottles and cans, Diet Coke is sold only in cans.Two Coca-Cola (KO.N), opens new tab dributors told Reuters on Wednesday the company had notified them it was rationing supplies or not fulfilling some orders due to a can shortage caused the war.
“We’ve been placing orders but have been told there is a shortage due to war,” Sanjay, one of the dributors, was quoted as saying Reuters. Coca-Cola declined to comment.
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