In fairness to our customers, current and future, we would like to take the opportunity to state our position on NAFTA and what our plans are for the future regarding this important trade treaty. NovaLink, like other businesses that depend on manufacturing in Mexico, has been following the negotiations of the NAFTA treaty closely. The […]
Mexico
NAFTA explained by avocados. And shoes.
Everyone hates NAFTA. But what was NAFTA actually supposed to do? Did it deliver on its promise? To understand that, you have to look at America’s relationships with two goods: avocados and shoes.
NAFTA is Critical to the Success of U.S. Textiles
NAFTA is responsible for the integration of textiles production in North America. This has been a major boom for Canada, Mexico, and the United States, and a new study by the Congressional Research Service shows that the U.S. has especially benefited from a consolidated North American textiles market. The United States currently enjoys a bilateral […]
Can US, Mexico and Canada Find Common Ground on NAFTA?
The fifth round of North American Free Trade Agreement talks starts Wednesday in Mexico City, two days earlier than initially scheduled. It’s the first meeting on Manufacturing in Mexico since U.S., Mexican and Canadian negotiators extended talks to March and added more time between sessions, abandoning Trump’s previous deadline. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer capped the […]
The 3 Countries Stealing China’s Business
As China transforms from an emerging market to an economic leader, the era of outsourcing to this nation is coming to an end. “Made in China.” It’s a slogan emblematic of many things — of cheap labor, of the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs to lower-wage nations, of China’s rapid ascent to the ranks of […]