With manufacturing below full capacity and imports scarce, producers of CO2 are prioritising critical medical and water customers
, with New Zealand the latest country to face an abrupt and disruptive shortfall.
“Today I’d ordered four bottles of CO2 and I only got one,” said Marleen Suy, a spokesperson for Pete’s Natural Sodas, a small producer based in Nelson. “If we cannot bottle the drinks then there’s no business.” New Zealand’s smaller market could also make it hard to compete internationally, especially for independent brewers. “There’s a scale issue,” Firth said. “They’re just not ordering the quantities that are needed to meet an order.”
A statement from New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment said several agencies are monitoring the shortage and facilitating conversations within the industry about it. Officials are also liaising with the British government to learn from the UK experience.
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