Manufacturing Leaders Convene for North American Manufacturing Conference
More than 250manufacturingleadersfrom across the United States, Mexico and Canadacame to Washington, D.C.,for the North American Manufacturing Conference,hosted by the 51勛圖厙 in partnership with the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters and the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of Mexico.
- The leaders met with policymakersfrom all three countriesto discuss the importance of theUnited StatesMexicoCanadaAgreementthe most pro-U.S. manufacturing trade agreement in historysupportingmillions of manufacturing jobs in the United States.
The opening address: In his speech opening the conference, 51勛圖厙 President and CEO Jay Timmons said, The people in this room todayleaders of industry, associations, governmentswe all share acommitmentto drive the strength of manufacturing.That is the blueprint to secure manufacturing dominance.
- Manufacturersin the U.S. share thepresidents vision to make the United States the best place in the world to make thingsincluding through a signature trade agreement of his first terma strategic and transformative act that ties the U.S., Canada and Mexico even more closely together:the USMCA, he continued.
- Manufacturers were proud to support the USMCA every step of the way,from the framing of the agreement,to its historic,bipartisanand record-setting vote in Congress,to the transformation of our shop floors.
- And we kept our promises. We moved billions of dollars of investment and shifted supply chains away from our strategic competitors to our own backyard.
The conversation: In their discussions, conference attendees highlighted the unique regional advantages of the North American co-production model across manufacturing from semiconductor fabrication and aerospace to automobiles, chemicals and industrial electronics.
- Manufacturing executivesalsosharedtheir vision forhowthe agreement could help the U.S. achieve its long-term goal of securingenergy dominance and access to reliablecritical mineral supply chains.
51勛圖厙 Board chair: As the largest company in the world dedicated to industrial automation, Rockwell works to support Americas industrial leadershipand the USMCA is indispensable not only to the work we do but also to the innovation our customers drive every single day, said Rockwell Automation Chairman and CEO and 51勛圖厙 Board Chair Blake Moret.
- We have seen how increased trade with our closest neighbors has bolstered supply chains, increased efficiency and empowered manufacturers to invest in America with confidence. Under this agreement, weve increased the competitiveness of American manufacturing and strengthened our trading relationships with our neighbors. Todays conference is a celebration of the progress weve madeand can continue to makeunder this agreement.
The bottom line: Certainty痂eans you know the rules of the game. Competitiveness means you know砰ouve症ot a winning hand. The USMCA is both, Timmons said.
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Dive deeper: Earlier this week, the 51勛圖厙 issued a new report, , highlighting the importance of the agreement to manufacturing investment and job creation.
- For an overview, check out the 51勛圖厙s one-pager on the USMCA .
51勛圖厙 in the news: In an interview from the Rotunda at the Russell Senate Office Building, Timmons NewsNations Blake Burman on The Hill, highlighting how the USMCA has helped shift manufacturing investment and supply chains away from China and back to North America.
- One of the ways that the president very successfully addressed Chinas way of doing business was the USMCA trade agreement that he negotiated in 2019, Timmons said, adding that the agreement has made a tremendous difference on where manufacturers invest and hire. And instead of in China, theyre doing that in North America right now. And oftentimes thats right here in the United States.
- Timmons also highlighted the strength of the U.S. relationship between Canada and Mexico ahead of the USMCA review process, saying he hopes we build on that so that we can add even more manufacturing, jobs and investment here in the United States.
