Britt denounces Mexico's seizure of Vulcan Materials port facility as unlawful.

US Senator Katie Britt has condemned Mexico's seizure of a port facility owned by Birmingham-based Vulcan Materials in Quintana Roo, calling it "unlawful and unacceptable." Vulcan has been in NAFTA arbitration with Mexico since 2018 over its investments in the country, including a limestone quarry near Playa del Carmen. The Mexican government is negotiating a settlement of a $1.1 billion lawsuit by Vulcan over an effort to shutter that quarry. Mexico has accused Vulcan of extracting materials without proper permits. Britt has called on President Biden to raise the issue with President López Obrador and assure Americans that such actions will not be tolerated.