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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is launching a series of new ads across nine states urging key United States Senators and Congressional Representatives to vote to overturn the Biden administration’s newly finalized regulation that will ban most new gas cars by 2032.

Ottawa, Canada — As the fourth session of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to create a global agreement on plastic pollution concluded Monday in Ottawa, AFPM released the following statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rob Benedict, AFPM Vice President of Petrochemicals and Midstream, issued the following statement welcoming the U.S. Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) long-awaited reciprocal switching final rulemaking.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson today issued the following statement after the United States Senate voted down a measure to defund EPA’s new regulation that will ban most new gas cars in less than a decade.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the United States Senate expected to vote soon on at least two measures to block or overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s newly finalized passenger vehicle regulations—policy that will functionally ban most new gas cars and trucks in less than a decade—the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is launching a new ad buy today urging Americans in nine battleground states to contact their Senators with an appeal to stop the car ban.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson and American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers today issued the following statement on EPA’s newly finalized heavy-duty vehicle standards covering model years 2027 through 2032.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is pleased to announce ExxonMobil’s Karen McKee—president of ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company—as the 2024 Petrochemical Heritage Award recipient for her outstanding contributions to the petrochemical community. McKee received the award today, March 25 during the International Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio, Texas hosted by AFPM.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson and American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers issued the following statement on EPA’s newly finalized light-duty vehicle standards covering model years 2027-2032.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is launching a second round of issue ads to inform consumers about the Biden administration’s policy agenda rushing to ban sales of new gas vehicles.