Jennifer Gibson, NACD vice president of Regulatory Affairs, applauded the FMC for its efforts to promptly implement the recently enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act, but underscored the potential unintended consequences of only allowing contracted parties to be charged with demurrage and detention fees.

According to the latest findings from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), high mortgage rates, elevated construction costs running well above the inflation rate, and flagging consumer demand – due to deteriorating affordability conditions – have dragged builder sentiment down every month in 2022.

The group says the director will support ChemQuest’s Manufacturing Excellence and M&A Advisory Services pillars. His track record includes experience in new product development, mergers and acquisitions, new business ventures and teams, international investigations of novel technologies, and EPA/OSHA regulatory issues.

The live event – to be held February 22-23, 2023 – is aimed at users and specialists from the electrical and electronic engineering sector, both from production and development. Registration is open until February 10, 2023.

ISO 9001:2015 is a globally recognized quality management standard developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

In September 2022, the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Review Committee (POPRC) to the Stockholm Convention held its 18th annual meeting. During the meeting, the committee agreed to recommend listing the substance UV-328 (CAS 25973-55-1) under Annex A for global elimination of all production and use.

Many NACD members rely heavily on railroads to ensure the timely shipment of products used in nearly every industry in the United States. NACD says the railroads’ use of precision scheduled railroading (PSR) in recent years has led to a significant decline in service and an insufficient workforce.

Atlas Copco is constructing an Electronics Competence Center at its Scheugenpflug GmbH headquarters in Neustadt an der Donau, Germany, to handle the technologies involved in electronics manufacturing. By 2024, the company says it will have three-times more space at the location.

He takes over the global responsibility for the technology area, and with it, the strategic focus on products, their applications, and the process technology necessary for them. The group says a future expansion of the laboratory infrastructure in China and the United States is part of the newly created position.

In the first step, a new silicone coater will be installed at the Pulaski, New York, site in mid-2023. The Felix Schoeller Group says this will enable the company to supply the North American market with domestically produced siliconized papers and films.