WASHINGTON, D.C.— Ahead of this week’s first official USMCA/T-MEC Review bilateral negotiating meeting in Mexico City, Matt Seaholm, President and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), and Benjamín del Arco, President of National Association of Plastics Industry (ANIPAC), issued the following statement:
“PLASTICS and ANIPAC welcome the ongoing dialogue between the governments of the United States and Mexico as part of the USMCA/T-MEC review. This engagement is essential to strengthening North America’s competitiveness. The plastics industry plays a vital role in supporting key sectors of both economies, including automotive, construction, medical and healthcare, packaging, electronics, agriculture, and consumer goods.
USMCA/T-MEC has been instrumental in fostering integrated supply chains, economic growth and competitiveness in the plastics industries of the three trading partners. In 2025, plastics trade volume totaled $117.6 billion and supported millions of jobs across the region. A reliable and stable regional resin supply chain is critical to continued growth of the industry.
We support expanding the agreement’s agricultural provisions, closing loopholes that allow non-member countries market access by reinforcing regional content requirements to support North American manufacturing and jobs. We also call for strong enforcement standards and modernized customs procedures to promote fair competition and strengthen regional supply chains.
PLASTICS and ANIPAC remain committed to working with policymakers in the U.S. and Mexico to renew USMCA/T-MEC for the benefit of our industries, workers, and the North American economy.”
About the Plastics Industry Association
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) supports the entire plastics supply chain, including Equipment Suppliers, Material Suppliers, Processors, and Recyclers, representing over one million workers in our $551 billion U.S. industry. PLASTICS advances the priorities of our members who are dedicated to investing in technologies that improve capabilities and advances in recycling and sustainability and providing essential products that allow for the protection and safety of our lives. Since 1937, PLASTICS has been working to make its members, and the eighth largest U.S. manufacturing industry, more globally competitive while supporting circularity through educational initiatives, industry-leading insights and events, convening opportunities and policy advocacy, including the largest plastics trade show in the Americas, NPE: The Plastics Show.
About the National Association of Plastics Industry (ANIPAC)
The National Association of Plastic Industries (ANIPAC) represents the Mexican plastics sector both nationally and internationally.
This sector generates approximately one million jobs and has a production value exceeding US$25.8 billion. ANIPAC brings together the entire supply chain, including machinery and equipment, raw materials, processors, and recyclers. Since 1961, ANIPAC has promoted the sector’s competitiveness through actions that foster the industry’s technological and sustainable development. It works to strengthen the sector through circularity, specialization, standardization, and regulation, using training, events, and initiatives to engage society in sustainability.
