Tariffs, trade war could be ‘say’ for sarnia-area industry: Mayor

Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley is Blunt about the Threat Us Tariffs Pose to His Community and Petrochemical Industries at the Heart of its Economy.

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“Nothing that has occurred in the last six weekends with the tariffs threat is good for sarnia-lambton,” he said.

Tariffs Us President Donald Trump Threatened to impose on Canada, and then Paused Monday for at Least 30 Days, Are very Much on Bradley’s mind and he has been raising the alarm in interviews with cnn and others.

“It’s hard to get across to people How Severe this Impact Could Be,” Bradley Said. “For the Energy Hub of Eastern Canada, it would be saying circumstances.”

Sarnia and Neighbouring St. Clair Township Are Home to Three Refineries and More Than 35 Chemical Facilities The Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership (Slep) Describes AS Canada’s “Second-Largest Cluster” of Petrochemical Industries.

Imperial Oil, A Canadian Affiliate of Exxon-Mobil, Suncor, Shell, Nova Chemicals, Cabot, Plains Midstream, Arlanxeo, Cf Industries and Others have manufacturing sites in the Community, Down the Road From Oil Springs, Wher Oil was found in the 1850s .

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PiPELINES RUN IN AND OUT OF THE SARNIA AREA DELIVERING OIL AND NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS FROM WESTERN CANADA AND NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS FROM THE EASTERN US, AND Shipping Products to Customers in Other Regions.

Fuel, Chemicals and Plastics Made by Sarnia-Area Industries also Travel to Market by Rail, Truck and Lake Freighter.

“I’ve talked to some industry people,” Bradley Said. “There’s Great concern.”

Greg Moffatt, Chief Executive of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, Said He Feels “Extremely” Positive About the Tariff Pause and Talks Between the Canadian and Us Governments.

“WE’S HOPEFUL An Agreement can be reached and the tariffs are off the table,” he said.

They “WOULD BE PAINFUL, AND THAT’S AN UNDERSTAMENT,” Moffatt Said.

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Ontario Alone Exports $ 3 Billion in Chemicals and $ 9 Billion in Plastics, Mostly to the Us, He Said.

The Industry in Ontario EXPENDS BEYOND SARNIA-LAMBTON, BUT “From An Industrial Chemical Perspective, Sarnia is the Heartbeat of Ontario’s Chemical Manufacturing Sector,” Moffatt Said.

While the Current Focus is on Tariffs and Border Security, Moffatt Said the Association Want Canada and its Governments to “Take A Step Back” and Look at Other Small Standing, Including Taxes, Productivity, Transportation Infrastructure and Access to New Markets.

“Easy Trade with our neighbour has been result in a canadian Economy. . . Highly depends on free and fair access to the Us Economy, ”He Said. “We’ve become Comlacent.”

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Bradley Said He also Worries Talk of Retaliatory Tariffs Might Lead the Us Administration To Target Line 5, An Enbridge Oil and Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Running from Western Canada to Sarnia that Michigan Officials and Others in the Us Have Been Trying to Shut Down.

“You’d Better be Ready for all the consequences of Retaliation and what it could do,” He Said. “We Already Know the Damage That Line 5’s Closure Could Do to Us.”

The province estimates 4,900 jobs May be at risk.

There’s also WORRY about the Lingering Damage Trade Uncertainty May cause, Bradley Said. “What isn’t Going to be located here in the future?”

The Sarnia Area Recently Received An Economic Shot in the Arm from Nova Chemical’s $ 2-Billion Investment in A New Polyethylene Plastic Manufacturing Site in St. Clair Township and Expanded Production at its Corunna Plant.

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But multi-national companies considerring new investments in North America May decide to go to the us, where they do have to work about American Tariffs, Bradley Said. “It’s COULD BE A JOB-KILLER.”

Matthew Slotwinski, Chief Executive of the Slep Group, Said Trade Unrest Between Canada and the Us is “Creating An Awful Lot of Uncertainty for Absolutely Everybody.”

“As receives this weekend, we saw a major investment lead that had come as far as doing site visits in the area suggest that project is on long-term hold. . . UNTIL There is some Level of Certains, ”He Said.

“IF imposed, Tariffs will cause damage to sarnia-based production on multiple fronts,” Unifor national president Lana Payne Said in a statement.

“Unifor has long called for strong industry police, included to support our domestic oil, Gas, and Chemical Industries,” She Said. “It is critical that government take action now to protect jobs in this sector.”

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