Industry weighs in on Nafta rewrite

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Canadian, Mexican and US trade bodies united in call for more unified regulation in new trade deal

US president Donald Trump has called the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) a ‘terrible deal’ for the US, repeatedly stating that he wants to renegotiate the treaty as soon as possible, and the North American chemical industry has seized the opportunity to call for updated regulations.

The American Chemistry Council (ACC), Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC), and Mexico’s Asociación Nacional de la Industria Química (ANIQ) have released a joint statement outlining the industry’s priorities for a potential renegotiation of Nafta.