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WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross are being urged by some to intervene in the energy market and limit refiners’ access to globally sourced crude.

Later this year, PBF Energy will restart a processing unit at its refinery on the banks of the Mississippi River east of New Orleans.

One of America’s major strengths when it comes to the economy and global trade is our petrochemical industry, which produces the building blocks used in manufacturing supply chains across the globe.

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has expressed concern about the impact that steel and aluminum tariffs would have on prices at the pump, infrastructure investment and jobs.

AFPM director of transportation and infrastructure, Rob Benedict, discusses the potential impacts proposed steel tariffs would have on the fuels and petrochemical industries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson released the following statement ahead of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiating meetings in Mexico City beginning today:

Negotiations to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are a chance to boost the competitiveness of U.S. companies in Canada and Mexico and solidify the preeminent role U.S. refiners and petrochemicals producers play in enabling global transportation and manufacturing.

As the political debate about the U.S.- Mexico border is heating up the campaign trail, there’s another border debate brewing around energy policy.