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This is part of a series in which we recap sessions from the 2023 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference.

Have you ever wondered what comes through the IMDS Helpdesk? It's quite busy, and there is plenty of knowledge to gain from learning about it. A session at the 2023 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference titled “Top 2023 IMDS Helpdesk Issues, Escalations, & Rejections” offered interesting insights.

The European Parliament approved the final Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive on April 24, which was renegotiated earlier this year.                                                                                                          

Registration is now open for the 2024 Hybrid IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference, October 15–16, 2024, at Laurel Manor Banquet & Conference Center in Livonia, Michigan. Here are five things to know about this year’s conference.

AIAG’s complimentary webinar recording from May 16 is now available, “Accelerating Towards Carbon Neutrality: A Roadmap for Automotive Manufacturers.” You won’t want to miss it!

The air inside all personal vehicles is polluted with harmful flame retardants — including those known or suspected to cause cancer — according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Environmental Science & Technology earlier this month. Car manufacturers add these chemicals to seat foam and other materials to meet an outdated federal flammability standard with no proven fire-safety benefit.

In case you missed it live on April 17, AIAG’s exclusive webinar “UFLPA Trade Policy: A Legal Perspective on Compliance” is available as a recording so you don’t have to miss out.

The Biden-Harris Administration recently called to triple the tariff rate on steel and aluminum imports from China and announced that a U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will investigate China’s unfair shipbuilding practices to support American steel manufacturing and shipbuilding.

Registration is now open for the 2024 Hybrid IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference, October 15–16, 2024, at Laurel Manor Banquet & Conference Center in Livonia, Michigan. Register here and choose between the in-person or virtual experience.

This is part of a series in which we recap sessions from the 2023 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference held on October 17-18, 2023, at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan.

What are the major chemicals regulatory and legislative issues so far and what's to come? Those key questions were answered in a session at the 2023 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference titled “Auto Industry Hot Topics: Current Priorities and Emerging Issues.”

AIAG’s Electroplating Workgroup is requesting your support with a new survey to facilitate a more in-depth understanding of industry initiatives to eliminate hexavalent chromium in decorative electroplating. The workgroup seeks to identify roadblocks and enablers to foster this transition with minimal disruption.