US PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT SECTOR LAMENTS END OF TPP – AND WANTS MORE TRADE TALKS TO FOLLOW
January 1st, 2017
The January 23 presidential memorandum from President Donald Trump, puling the USA from participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal has disappointed the American cosmetics and personal care products sector. This is not only because of the tariff barriers it would have eliminated but also because the TPP would have pushed regulatory controls in all TPP countries in the same direction.
Speaking to Soap, Perfumery & Cosmetics, Francine Lamoriello, executive vice president for global strategies at the USA’s Personal Care Products Council ...
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