New Buy American program directs federal government spending
Image courtesy Whitehouse.gov Within days of taking office, President Biden issued an executive order “ensuring the future is made in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NAFEM renames President’s Award
NAFEM renamed its President’s Award for former president and long-time volunteer Louise O’Sullivan, CFSP. The announcement of the Louise O’Sullivan […]
DOE competition addresses what to do with billions of spent lithium-ion batteries
The International Energy Agency predicts an 800 percent increase in electric vehicles over the next decade. While electric vehicles are […]