On Tuesday, February 10, more than 120 recyclers from across the country traveled to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to meet with lawmakers and legislative staff as part of the Recycled Materials Association’s (ReMA) 2026 Congressional Fly-In. ReMA members had one unifying message: America is Made with Recycled Materials. The message is part of the…
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 Sunday, November 1, the White House released the full list of commitments reached as part of an economic and trade deal between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in South Korea. President Trump has signed two Executive Orders implementing these commitments, one modifying the reciprocal tariff actions and the other…
From October 26 to 27, a large delegation of ReMA leadership, members, and staff traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, for the Fall 2025 Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Convention and Expo. Trade restrictions and global market access remained major topics of conversation throughout the week and allowed for continued discussions on the best advocacy and messaging strategies to…
On Thursday, October 9, the Chinese government announced new requirements for recycled dry-milled pulp imports, which could significantly impact trade for ReMA members. Importers will now need to specify whether the material was milled using dry or wet processing methods, and Chinese authorities will be authorized to conduct on-site shipment inspections. This measure is intended…
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…
On Friday, August 15, the U.S. Department of Commerce released a new list of steel- and aluminum-containing products that will be subject to the Section 232 steel and aluminum national security tariffs, including certain equipment and components. The expanded scope of products that will now be subject to the 50 percent duties includes 407 new…
From June 18 to 20, ReMA President Robin Wiener traveled to Bangkok, Thailand for the 2025 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Recycling Metals International Conference, organized by the Chinese Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CMRA). “The ASEAN market is an important growth region for our industry, and I had two opportunities during the conference to…