--Coca-Cola is not shifting from plastic to aluminum, partly because "a recycled PET [polyethylene terephthalate] bottle has a much lower carbon footprint than an aluminum can or a returned glass bottle," chief executive James Quincey said in an interview with Reuters.

--The drinks maker has started offering recyclable aluminum cans for some water brands, but the company is "not trying to engineer a strategic shift from plastic to aluminum," Mr. Quincey told Reuters.

--Mr. Quincey said tariffs on aluminum set by U.S. President Donald Trump haven't influenced the company's plan, Reuters reports.

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