By Matt McKnight
PORT COQUITLAM, British Columbia (Reuters) – Phil Smith is going to buy more Canadian grain and Chinese cans as he, like millions of Canadians, responds to the U.S. tariffs imposed on his country.
The Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, brewer said he can’t get the cans he needs from Canada, because even though it is an aluminum mining powerhouse, it doesn’t make finished aluminum products like rolled aluminum or finished cans, but he doesn’t want to buy American cans right now.
“In this case, we’ll just shift to the Chinese market,” said Smith as he showed his facilities, where his Tinhouse Brewing Company makes Higher Knoll Double Hazy, Handyman Pale Ale and other beer.
That won’t cost him, since Chinese cans cost about a penny less each, but it’s one of many small losses to U.S. companies as Canadians react with upset and anger to the tariffs and some of the …