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Volvo Autonomous Solutions, a division of Volvo Group, has begun an autonomous commercial freight operations route in Texas in partnership with tech company AVI-SPL, it announced recently (press release. What’s next: Volvo Autonomous Solutions, which plans to go completely driverless on U.S. highways by the first quarter of 2027, said it expects to be running …

The Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act would help keep consumers informed about what types of product packaging are recyclable, compostable and reusable while avoiding a harmful patchwork of state regulations—and Congress should pass it, the NAM and its coalition partners

Beijing’s rare earths export controls could put $6.5 trillion in downstream, non-Chinese production at risk, according to the International Energy Agency (Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026, the IEA said the curbs put in place last fall, which Chinese President Xi Jinping postponed for a year in October, could threaten production across the automotive, high-tech, defense …

A new food labeling bill would increase costs for Americans without providing valuable, scientifically substantiated nutritional information. Manufacturers are urging policymakers to reject this measure, as the NAM said NAM Executive Vice President Erin Streeter in a statement.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Manufacturing Tax Wins Across America flipbook. The stories: From the White House podium, Leavitt highlighted several of the manufacturers featured in the NAM’s story collection: Pro-growth policy: Leavitt emphasized that the stories demonstrate how pro-growth tax policy translates into greater opportunity for manufacturers, workers and communities. The bottom line: …

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s recently proposed rule to lessen disclosure burdens for small and mid-cap companies would bring relief to many manufacturers and should be finalized, the NAM

The NAM and U.S. Chamber of Commerce co-led a Inside U.S. Trade (subscription) covered the effort, which featured more than 300 organizations from all 50 states. What’s going on: As America’s official credit agency, EXIM helps level the playing field for American exporters and manufacturers competing in markets where “foreign competitors are aggressively deploying state-backed …

Aluminum hydroxide—a chemical used in everything from defense industrial base manufacturing to oil and gas refining and the production of liquefied natural gas and petrochemicals—is one of the most important and least-known workhorses of the manufacturing industry. That’s why protecting America’s supply is so important—especially since it cannot be produced here in sufficient quantities. Many …

Over the past year, the NAM and manufacturers across the country have hosted members of Congress, White House Cabinet officials, state and local officials and community leaders at their facilities to show how H.R. 1 has given them the confidence to invest in their people, purchase new equipment and plan confidently for the long term. …