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Plastimagen México 2022 is "the starting point towards the economic reactivation of our industry," one leader says.
The Plastics Industry Association is joining trade groups in the U.S. and officials in Mexico speaking out against new proposed tariffs by President Donald Trump on all goods coming to the U.S. from Mexico.
Plastics markets in Mexico and the rest of Latin America may be looking at a year of slower growth compared to 2018, according to one of the region's leading analysts.
Ranganath Shastri, made a Society of Plastics Engineers fellow in 2003 in recognition of his contribution to product design and development, was impressed by the large crowds at Plastimagen 2019 in Mexico City, but disappointed by the technology on display.
Keeping abreast of technology is vital if Mexico's plastics industry is to remain competitive, the industry's leader believes.
The U.S. plastics industry's trade surplus with Mexico grew 4 percent in 2018, to $11.5 billion, and a new NAFTA deal could open more plastics trade between the two countries, a senior U.S. industry trade association executive said in a speech at Plastimagen.
Leaders of Mexico's plastics industry are meeting with federal lawmakers and civic leaders in an effort to produce a national plan to manage plastic waste in an economically viable and environmentally friendly way.
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