# Calbee

The Monochrome Crunch: How Middle East Tensions are Stripping Color from Japan’s Snack Aisles

Japanese snack giant Calbee has transitioned 14 of its flagship products to black-and-white packaging due to a global shortage of colored printing ink. The crisis is driven by Middle East instability, which has disrupted the supply of naphtha and other petroleum-based raw materials essential for ink production.

SoMi2026年6月2日 06:38

#Calbee#Supply Chain#Middle East Tensions

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Monochrome Shelves: Japan’s Naphtha Crisis Exposes Deep Geopolitical Vulnerabilities

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have triggered a severe naphtha shortage in Japan, forcing major brands to simplify packaging and raising prices for household essentials. The crisis is causing widespread public anxiety and placing significant political pressure on the Takaichi administration as supply chains for plastics and inks falter.

SoMi2026年5月19日 11:23

#Japan#Naphtha#Supply Chain