Did your facility attain a million safe work-hours during 2018? Be recognized for this significant achievement by applying for the 2018 AFS Millionaires Safety Award.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unveiled their replacement to the Obama-era 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule.

The proposed new rule appears to provide a much more reasonable approach to the limits of Clean Water Act jurisdiction for waters of the U.S.  However, AFS said the details of the new rule require careful review to determine how it will impact metalcasting operations. 

AFS is announcing the first group of Members Only Webinars for 2019, starting with crucial presentations in January. Members Only Webinars add value to your AFS experience all year, and the 2019 slate of webinars will support your metalcasting business.

Add these webinars to your calendar today for the following presentations:

During the G-20 talks this weekend in Argentina, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to halt new tariffs and not increase tariffs already in place.

The U.S. had been scheduled to increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods from 10% to 25% on Jan. 1. The agreement keeps those tariffs on thousands of products, including hundreds of types of Chinese castings at 10% for at least the next 90 days while the countries negotiate further.