If U.S. tariffs on trade with Mexico substantially rise, we are bound to be hit. We will have no other choice but to review the allocation of work between the United States, Mexico and elsewhere.

Osamu Hashimoto, president and chief executive officer of Mitsui Chemicals Inc, which produces plastics for auto parts in the United States and Mexico. Japanese automakers and suppliers with production bases in Mexico and Canada face being hit with punitive tariffs after Donald Trump takes office in January.

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