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British Coatings Federation Urges UK, EU to Approve Free Trade Agreement

If tariff-free trade isn't agreed upon, coatings industry across Europe will see added costs of £75 million in finished products alone – BCF CEO Tom Bowtell.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Reacting to the resumption of Free Trade Agreement talks, the British Coatings Federation has called on the UK and EU to reconcile their remaining differences and negotiate an FTA as soon as possible.    Failure to do so would have a significant detrimental impact on the coatings sector across Europe, but especially on UK manufacturers.    An FTA is needed to avoid tariffs being placed on future trade, something the BCF calculates would cost the coatings industry in the EU some £75 milli...

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