Advocacy

President Biden creates science and technology cabinet role

Eric Lander, Ph.D., a mathematician, and geneticist, was nominated by President Biden to the newly created cabinet-level role of director […]


02.25.2021

NAFEM and others request termination of Section 232 metals tariffs; new exclusion process could delay action

According to the Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU), of which NAFEM is a member, companies report record […]


02.25.2021

Challenges across all shipping modes continue to increase

Ocean, air, intermodal and trucking shipping delays stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to challenge domestic and international manufacturers. According […]


02.25.2021

February at-a-glance…energy

Comments have closed on a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) request for information to help determine whether the agency should amend […]


02.25.2021

February at-a-glance…environment

We’re going to be hearing a lot about the social cost of carbon in the coming weeks and months. Identified […]


02.25.2021

February at-a-glance…regulations

On inauguration day, President Biden sent legislation to Congress that creates a pathway to citizenship for the nearly 11 million […]


02.25.2021

February at-a-glance…taxes, tariffs & trade

Following the United Kingdom’s (U.K.) departure from the European Union (EU) the EU and U.K. have put in place a […]


02.25.2021

Ushering in a new era in work

Deloitte calls the COVID-19 pandemic a “time machine to the future.” This peak moment of accelerated change has created an […]


02.25.2021

January at-a-glance…energy

Late last month, NAFEM submitted comments on behalf of members to a U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Notice of Proposed […]


01.28.2021

January at-a-glance…environment

A U.S. nationwide approach to hydrofluorocarbon reductions, versus multiple state-by-state efforts, is on the horizon. In late December, Congress gave […]


01.28.2021

January at-a-glance…materials & handling

Numerous internal freight forwarders are reminding customers of further delays due to COVID-19 and the approaching Chinese New Year. U.S. […]


01.28.2021

January at-a-glance…regulations

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule – effective March 8 – clarifying the standard for employee […]


01.28.2021