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President implements steel and aluminum tariffs

On March 8, President Trump approved a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on imported […]


05.11.2018

White House extends EU, Canada and Mexico steel/aluminum tariff exceptions.

Issue Overview President Trump has extended the 25% tariff exception on imported steel and 10% on imported aluminum from the […]


05.02.2018

New EU consumer data regulation launches in May

The European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is effective May 25. The GDPR was adopted two years […]


04.23.2018

BPA Questions?

Bisphenol A (BPA) continues to be a focus, especially for member companies that manufacture items sold to consumers, such as […]


04.23.2018

NAFEM offers ideas to DOE for improving energy conservation standards program

As the Department of Energy (DOE) continues to evaluate how to best reduce companies’ costs for complying with energy conservation […]


04.23.2018

Ad-hoc group progressing expansion of ENERGY STAR component inspection verification program

Leveraging the success of the steam-cooker component inspection pilot program that combined ENERGY STAR energy-efficiency verification testing, with quarterly product […]


04.23.2018

California proceeds with HFC prohibitions and plans to reduce NOx emissions

At its March 22-23 meeting in Riverside, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. California intends […]


04.23.2018

SBA office of advocacy partnering with NAFEM

Navigating your way around the myriad current and proposed federal government regulations can be daunting. Fortunately for NAFEM and its […]


04.23.2018

Tariffs…

In addition to monitoring tariffs on Chinese imports, NAFEM has joined a newly formed group, the Coalition of American Metal […]


04.23.2018

Prop 65: Bisphenol A (BPA)

Issue Overview The topic of Bisphenol A (BPA) continues to be of importance across the industry, especially for member companies […]


04.23.2018