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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. 

If you got the call that your shipment was stopped today due to potential forced labor violations, would you be ready?

Join AIAG on April 17 for a unique opportunity to explore UFLPA Trade Policy: A Legal Perspective on Compliance with Washington, D.C.-based international trade law attorney Michael P. House.

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 should you know about product carbon footprint (PCF) and how it’s coming to IMDS? These important questions were addressed in a session at the 2023 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference titled “Product Carbon Footprint in IMDS — Introduction and Status.”

Planning has begun for the 2024 IMDS & Product Chemical Compliance Conference scheduled for October 15–16, 2024, at Laurel Manor Banquet & Conference Center in Livonia, Michigan.

At 11:30 a.m. on April 4, 2024, Evandro Francischetti, IMDS Mexico trainer from RSJ Technical Consulting, is partnering with AIAG to discuss how IMDS, the current automotive tool, is used to track materials contained in our products. As a requirement through PPAP, having a proper understanding and training of IMDS leads to good quality data submissions.

From last week's webinar on Canada's new S-211 Act against forced and child labor in supply chains, to our hybrid event for both members and non-members on the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), we're bringing in subject matter experts to explore key human rights legislation and its impact on industry. 

Due in part to growing global legislation, regulations, and customer specific requirements, requests for supplier data have reached an all-time high, driving verification, reporting, and compliance activities for ESG, chemical regulatory, and financial viability issues.