Fall Meeting Attendees Hear From All Sides of Government--Although AWPA's 1999 Fall Meeting had one main theme throughout the two-day meeting -
the pending 201 Trade Case on imported steel wire rod - the General Session featured top names
from diverse political and Administration arenas.--Full Story--
Grassroots Lobbying - An Industry Imperative--Who says visits and letters to legislators are fruitless? AWPA has learned firsthand how
important and effective it is to arrange visits between lawmakers and their constituents - AWPA
member company representatives.--Full Story--
Dueling Editorials on 201--Two editorialists recently addressed the section 201 steel trade case. Writing for the Washington Times (Oct. 18, p. A17), Greg Mastel expressed the importance of section 201 law, and more specifically of the need for the president to use it to grant relief to the steel industry. The writer adds that "Section 201 seems to fill an important political need. As the steel import crisis demonstrated, a surge in imports can spawn resistance to free trade, witnessed by the House of Representative's vote to impose quotas on steel even though such restrictions seemed to violate the WTO."--Full Story--
EPA-status of pm 2.5--EPA had proposed a dramatic tightening of air-quality standards covering two kinds of pollution: ozone (smog) and particulate matter (PM).--Full Story--
HCl Scrubber Control - by Richard Starr, Insteel Industries, Inc.--Recently the EPA issued the hydrochloric acid (HCl) steel pickling Maximum
Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standard. The standard requires the following HCl emissions
control: 18 ppmv or less, or 97% efficiency or greater for existing and batch processes; and 6 ppmv or less, or 99% efficiency or greater for new and continuous processes. Storage tank and
loading/unloading exhaust is to be enclosed and routed to the control system.--Full Story--
Legislative Updates--Now that the 106th Congress has adjourned for the year, completing its first session, this is a good time to summarize where selected legislative issues of importance to wire producers stand in the process.--Full Story--
Obscure Trade Provisions May Revive Steel Import Debate--In October, the AWPA held its first joint Operations Manager Meeting in conjunction with the Chain Link Fence Manufacturing Institute (CLFMI). Attendance was outstanding with over 100 participants from the two associations. During the meeting, the group toured the Southwestern Wire facility located in Norman, Oklahoma.--Full Story--
Operations Managers Meeting in Oklahoma City - A Big Success--In October, the AWPA held its first joint Operations Manager Meeting in conjunction with the Chain Link Fence Manufacturing Institute (CLFMI). Attendance was outstanding with over 100 participants from the two associations. During the meeting, the group toured the Southwestern Wire facility located in Norman, Oklahoma.--Full Story--
What's Happening With Trade?--The general assumptions about free trade and its congressional supporters have been completely turned around. For instance, historically trade was about tariffs and quotas, with questions about restricting trade solely based on jobs and prices.--Full Story--
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