Water bottle prices rise as input costs surge amid LPG supply disruptions

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A packaged drinking h2o  works  successful  Tiruchi district.

A packaged drinking h2o works successful Tiruchi district. | Photo Credit: R. VENGADESH

Prices of packaged drinking h2o person begun to emergence crossed parts of Tamil Nadu, including Tiruchi, arsenic manufacturers grapple with expanding input costs and disruptions successful the proviso of commercialized LPG.

Industry participants said the outgo of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), a petroleum-derived earthy worldly utilized to marque bottles, has accrued successful caller weeks, on with packaging inputs specified arsenic caps and shrink-wrap. Much of the earthy worldly is sourced from hubs specified arsenic Chennai, Puducherry and Mumbai, wherever availability has go inconsistent amid rising logistics costs.

Published - March 18, 2026 07:50 p.m. IST

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