US company accuses Mexico of expropriating its property on the Caribbean coast
An American quarry company says the Mexican government has carried out a de facto expropriation of its properties on Mexico's Caribbean coast. The government issued a decree declaring the firm's seaport and quarries to be a natural protected area, in effect prohibiting the company's activities on its own land. Alabama-based Vulcan Materials said in a statement Tuesday that the move violates the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement. It called the measure “illegal” and pledged it would take legal action. Читать дальше...