New Trump tariffs worry North American chemical industries

By Rebecca Trager2025-03-06T14:46:00

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High duties on imports from Canada, Mexico and China raise problems for international supply chains

The chemical industry across North America has immediately raised alarms at US president Donald Trump’s broad new trade tariffs of 25% on goods imported from Canada and Mexico, which went into effect on 4 March and are prompting retaliatory tariffs.