Petrochemicals and the First Moonwalker: Celebrating Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong made history 50 years ago when he stepped off the Apollo 11 lunar module and onto the surface of the moon — the first human to set foot on the earth’s natural satellite.
Fact Check: RFA Ad Misleads on Renewable Fuel Standard and Small Refinery Exemptions
The Renewable Fuels Association has issued a carefully worded advertisement, omitting or mischaracterizing critical details about the fuel market and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), as well as about the Small Refinery Exemptions (SRE) designed by Congress as a required component of the RFS.
One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Petrochemicals
Preface: So, I was asked if we can somehow tie Moon Day with petrochemicals. I said that I’m pretty sure space suits are made from synthetic materials, so that’s a pretty good tie-in.
AFPM Statement on North Dakota and Montana Petition for Preemption Determination
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Richard Moskowitz, General Counsel of American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, made the following statement on North Dakota and Montana’s petition for a preemption determination regarding Washington state’s new law on allowable vapor pressure limits for crude-by-rail transport.
Through Competition Comes Collaboration
What a headache. This is the thought we all have at some point stemming from the stress of work, or the blue light emitting from our screens.
Small Refineries: Competitive Information Must Be Confidential
A legal representative for numerous U.S. small refineries has submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency opposing calls for the agency to share confidential business information of small refineries with the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
When will enough ethanol be enough?
In recent weeks, President Trump returned to Iowa to court U.S. farmers ahead of the official launch of his reelection campaign and to sign his much-anticipated rulemaking allowing year-round sales of E15, an unlawful action that the U.S. refining industry is challenging in court.
AFPM Launches Ad Campaign Urging the President to Protect Refinery Jobs
Today, AFPM launched an advertising campaign asking President Trump to keep his promise to protect U.S. refiners from unchecked ethanol mandates that threaten to kill our jobs.
AFPM Statement on Proposed RVOs from EPA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chet Thompson, President and CEO of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, issued the following statement regarding the EPA’s July 5 proposal of new RVOs for 2020 and 2021 under the Renewable Fuel Standard.