Materials & Handling

July ’22 at-a-glance … materials & handling

Companies importing certain aluminum products need licenses to do so after June 28 under the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) new […]


07.28.2022

August at-a-glance … materials & handling

The collation of NAFEM, the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and National Electrical […]


08.26.2021

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

Washington insiders expect the U.S. House of Representatives to begin work on its own package of bills to address U.S. […]


08.26.2021

July at-a-glance … materials & handling

Companies importing certain aluminum products need licenses to do so after June 28 under the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) new […]


07.29.2021

June at-a-glance … materials & handling

Following a 100-day review of vulnerabilities in critical supply chains, President Biden announced plans to strengthen supply-chain resilience and address […]


06.24.2021

April at-a-glance … materials & handling

The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) relaunched the Tariff Reform Coalition (TRC) (of which NAFEM Is a member) and again […]


04.29.2021

March at-a-glance…materials & handling

Several strategic operations consultancies and industry publications expect steel prices to retreat in Q2, including FitchRatings, IHS Markit and The […]


03.25.2021

February at-a-glance…materials and handling

California’s Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires businesses to include warning labels to notify […]


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