WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) President and CEO Matt Seaholm today issued the following statement:
“As we reach today’s milestone in the review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the Plastics Industry Association supports continued engagement among the United States, Mexico and Canada to preserve and strengthen an agreement that has become foundational to North American manufacturing.
USMCA provides the certainty businesses need to invest, innovate and build resilient supply chains across North America. For the U.S. plastics industry, Mexico and Canada are our two largest export markets, purchasing nearly $19.8 billion and $14.3 billion in U.S. plastics products annually. Those trading relationships support American manufacturing, sustain high-quality jobs and strengthen industries ranging from healthcare and food packaging to automotive and construction.
As global competition intensifies, a strong and modernized USMCA will help ensure North America remains the world’s most competitive manufacturing region. We look forward to working with the administration and policymakers to strengthen the agreement, expand opportunities for American manufacturers, and provide the long-term certainty businesses need to grow, invest and create jobs here at home.”
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.
