Advocacy

Advocacy at NAFEM: At work for members

Advancing the voice of the industry to elected and appointed officials is the key objective of NAFEM’s advocacy work. Most […]


07.23.2018

NAFEM members discuss impact of tariffs with Wisc. Senator Johnson

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (WI-R) met with 15 Wisconsin companies, including NAFEM members Hatco, represented by Dave Rolston, CFSP, president/CEO, […]


07.23.2018

Initial Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports in effect

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued instructions for importing items from China that are impacted by the 25 percent tariffs, which […]


07.23.2018

USTR proposed additional tariffs on Chinese products

Issue Overview The Administration has proposed an additional $200 billion in 10% tariffs on Chinese imports. This new list of […]


07.11.2018

USTR releases product exclusion process for Chinese products subject to Section 301 tariffs

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a process to obtain product exclusions from the additional tariffs […]


07.11.2018

Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Issue Overview The Trump administration will proceed with tariffs on steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada and Mexico. […]


06.26.2018

Awaiting further information from California on Emissions

NAFEM continues to monitor for new information on California’s planned HFC prohibitions and NOx emission reductions. The California Air Resources […]


06.26.2018

Steel/aluminum tariff pressures continue

On June 1, the Trump administration imposed Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada and […]


06.26.2018

Member support needed to continue opposition to metal tariffs

In last month’s Advocacy Update, we introduced the Coalition of America Metal Manufacturers and Users (CAMMU), a group NAFEM and […]


06.26.2018

Walk-in Coolers/Freezers Energy Consumption Standards

Issue Overview The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has extended the deadline by when members must meet new energy consumption […]


06.25.2018