International Trade Policy

David Wagger, ReMA’s Chief Scientist/Director of Environmental Management represented ReMA at Climathon Baltimore – Circular Solutions for All, to work with environmental policy practitioners on circularity and material challenges.  “Climathon Baltimore presented a great opportunity for ReMA to engage with a broad range of non-profit organizations, academics, students, emerging leaders, and local, state, and federal governments around circular economy generally and recycling of electronics, infrastructure,…

Adam Shaffer, ReMA’s Vice President of International Trade and Global Affairs, and Erin McCoy, ReMA’s International Trade Policy Analyst, attended the 15th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) of the Basel Convention in Geneva, Switzerland. The OEWG serves as a forum for discussing technical, legal, and operational issues related to the implementation of the Basel…

With one week in India already under their belts, ReMA President Robin Wiener, ReMA Chair Colin Kelly, ReMA Chair-Elect Andy Golding, and Adam Shaffer, ReMA’s Vice President of International Trade and Global Affairs were more than ready to head to the International Material Recycling Conference (IMRC) in Jaipur. Over the last decade, the Material Recycling…

ReMA President Robin Wiener, ReMA Chair Colin Kelly, ReMA Chair-Elect Andy Golding, and Adam Shaffer ReMA’s Vice President of International Trade and Global Affairs have had a busy week in India. The group had the chance to travel to India the week before the International Material Recycling Conference and Exposition in Jaipur (IMRC2026) to build…

From Tuesday, November 4 to Wednesday, November 5, Erin McCoy, ReMA’s International Trade Policy Analyst, attended the OECD Steel Committee Meetings in Paris, France, where delegates discussed global steel market conditions and the economic and policy factors shaping the sector. “This meeting brought together 249 delegates from 43 delegations to tackle the issue of excess…

On Friday, September 26, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it initiated a Section 232 investigation into the national security implications of imports of robotics and industrial machinery, including their parts and components. The investigation defines “robotics and industrial machinery” as: Under the Section 232 statute,…

On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule creating a formal process to include additional derivative aluminum and steel products within the scope of the Section 232 national security tariffs. This rule also eliminates the prior product exclusions process and country-level exemptions that…