The Trinidad & Tobago Manufacturers' Association

Business View Magazine 3 The TTMA divides its members into several manufacturing sub-sectors: • Assembly-type and related industries • Chemicals and non-metallic materials • Food, beverage and tobacco • Household products • Printing, publishing, and paper converters • Steel products • Textiles and garments • Wood and wood-related products So, while the country’s main source of income (and 80 percent of its exports) still comes from the petro- chemical industry, which takes advantage of the is- lands’ plentiful oil and natural gas reserves, over the last several decades, its manufacturing sub-sectors (particularly the Food, Beverage and Tobacco, and the Chemicals and Non-Metallic Minerals industries), have greatly contributed to an economy that helps make Trinidad and Tobago the third richest country, per capita, in the Americas after the United States and Canada. How does the modern TTMA “promote, encourage and assist the growth and development of manufacturing industries in Trinidad and Tobago?” According to Ma- hindra Ramdeen, the Association’s Chief Executive Officer, one major way is by lobbying the government Mahindra Ramdeen, CEO Dr. Ralph Balgobin, President

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