New York —
Experts are warning that consumers will see a rise in prices for a variety of plastic consumer goods due to the war with Iran.
Plastic products are partly made out of oil, which has gone up more than 40% since the start of the war in late February. As a result, products like disposable cutlery, bottled drinks and garbage bags could be among the first to rise in the coming weeks, said Patrick Penfield, a professor of supply chain practice at Syracuse University.
But plastics are used across supply chains, from packaging