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NAFEM working to identify solution to Quebec’s new recycling/reclamation rule by Dec. 5, CRE sellers must have approved recycling plans in place

Canada’s Quebec province added commercial refrigeration equipment to its recycling/reclamation legislation, requiring each seller (or enterprise) to operationalize plans by […]


09.30.2021

EPA issues Final Rule on HFC phase down

U.S. hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) production and imports are slated to be cut by 85 percent over 15 years from 2011-2013 baselines, […]


09.30.2021

September at-a-glance … energy

NAFEM responded to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to potentially further amend the 2020 Process Rule. […]


09.30.2021

September at-a-glance … environment

Sweden’s HYBRIT announced that it has produced the world’s first carbon-free steel. Traditional steel is created in blast furnaces using […]


09.30.2021

September at-a-glance … supply chain

Supply chain issues caused by component shortages, shipping challenges and tariffs continue to plague NAFEM members. These ongoing disruptions impact […]


09.30.2021

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

With the price gap for U.S. steel widening and industry profits skyrocketing, Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative (USTR), was […]


09.30.2021

Building the supply chain of the future; learn from today’s leaders

Analysts at Gartner released the firm’s annual global Supply Chain Top 25. The report highlights the best practices of companies […]


09.30.2021

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 … environment

Since Berkley, California’s 2019 ordinance banning natural gas hook-ups in new buildings, 49 of the state’s cities have adopted similar […]


08.26.2021

August at-a-glance … energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has extended until Sept. 23 the deadline for comments to its second Notice of […]


08.26.2021