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AHRI working to secure permit to import ACIMs with certain refrigerants into Canada

Canada’s Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations (ODSHAR) address the country’s obligation to reduce ozone-depleting substances as set out in the Montreal Protocol. […]


08.27.2019

CARB discusses further HFC reductions

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a Technical Working Group meeting Aug. 6 to discuss proposals for further reducing high-global warming […]


08.27.2019

California leading the way in new approach to dine-in, takeout, leftover containers

California Assembly Bill 619 has passed allowing restaurants to use reusable cups and containers brought in by customers as part of […]


08.27.2019

DOE evaluating potential new energy-saving standards

In its suggested updates to the Process Rule (see related article in the NAFEM in Action section), DOE proposed to […]


08.27.2019

Industry awaits final DOE interim waiver rule

NAFEM and many others have provided feedback to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on its proposed rule to address current delays in requests […]


08.27.2019

NAFEM secures additional exclusions from China import tariffs

Through its comments submitted to and testimony before the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), NAFEM helped secure 41 product exclusions from the final List 1 and List 2 of the Section […]


08.27.2019

Update on Mexico’s NOM requirements

NAFEM member Mark Sanford, chief engineer-compliance, Unified Brands, Conyers, Ga., has been working to better understand Mexico’s new requirements to […]


08.27.2019

Reminder: New portal launched for steel/aluminum tariff exclusion requests

Tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel currently impact all countries except Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and South Korea. […]


08.27.2019

USMCA discussions continue during August recess

House Democrats continued to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and his team during the August Congressional recess to […]


08.27.2019

Most recent round of U.S. – China negotiations conclude with little progress

Trade negotiations between the U.S. and China concluded July 31 without achieving significant progress. Since then, China has allowed its […]


08.27.2019