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Associations

• American Hardware Manufacturers Association Trade service organization of U.S. hardware producers, manufacturers' agents and industry trade publications.
• American Iron Ore Association
• Association of Equipment Manufacturers Trade and business development resource for companies that manufacture equipment, products and services used in the construction, agricultural, industrial, mining, forestry, materials-handling and utility industries.
• Electronic Industries Alliance Trade organization that includes the full spectrum of U.S. manufacturers of the electronics industry.
• Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association Represents manufacturers of appliances, components and products used with space heating, water heating and commercial food service.
• Glass Manufacturing Industry Council Trade association of the U.S. glass manufacturing industry.
• National Association of Manufacturers Industrial trade association serving manufacturers and employees.
• National Electronic Manufacturers Association Association of businesses that manufacture products used in the generation, transmision and distribution, control, and end-use of electricity.
• Rubber Manufacturers' Association Trade association for the finished rubber products industry.
• Society of the Plastics Industry Trade association representing the the entire plastics industry suppply chain, include processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers and raw material suppliers.
• Steel Manufacturers Association Trade association for scrap-based electric arc furnace (EAF) steel makers.
• Steel Manufacturers Association Trade association for scrap-based electric arc furnace (EAF) steel makers.

Government Resources

• 1997 Economic Census Reports - Manufacturing Features manufacturing sector data for the U.S., states, counties, places and metropolitan areas.
• Energy Information Administration From the U.S. Department of Energy. Features data on energy use in manufacturing.
• Federal Reserve Board Beige Book Features anecdotal information on current economic conditions, including consumer spending, manufacturing, construction and real estate, banking and finance, labor markets, wages, and prices, and agriculture and natural resources.
• Industry at a Glance: Manufacturing From the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• U.S. Census Bureau - Manufacturing and Construction Division Features statistics on manufacturers' shipments, inventories and orders (M3), annual survey of manufactures (ASM) and more.

Laws

• Environmental Protection Agency's Federal Register Home Page Features the full-text of selected Federal Register documents that deal with environmentally-related issues.

Web Sites

• Best Manufacturing Practices An industry and government cooperative technology transfer effort that aims to identify and validate best practices, document them, and then encourage industry, government and academia to share information about them.
• Manufacturing.Net Features manufacturing news, articles and resources.
• Past Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing ISM Reports on Business From the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).

Westlaw Databases

• Andrews Toxic Chemicals Litigation Reporter (ANTCLR)
• Chemical Process Safety Report
• Chemical Regulation Daily (BNA-CRD)
• Chemical Safety Newsbase (DIALOG) (CHEMSAFETY)
• Chemicals and Plastics Industry News (WNS-CH)
• Machinery Industry News (WNS-MC)
• Metals Industry News (WNS-ML)
• Paper & Packaging Industry News (WNS-PR)
• Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (DIALOG) (RTECS)
• Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (DIALOG) (RTECS)
• Toxics Law Daily (BNA-TLD)
• Toxics Law Daily (BNA-TLD)