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    MCA acts as an advocate for the metal casting industry and stays abreast of important issues including legislative and regulatory policies that affect the  industry and its employees. … Read More »

    ISSUES
  • Country-Of-Origin Marketing Requirements

    Imported castings are subject to specific country-of-origin markings in order to legally enter the United States. You should be aware of the Federal country-of-origin marking law and should know that you have the responsibility to play your part in complying with the law. The U.S. country of … Read More »

    Country-Of-Origin Marketing Requirements
  • About Municipal Castings Association

    MCA is an organization of American manufacturers dedicated to ensuring that infrastructure in the United States is built with top quality products that meet all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, standards, and specifications. Our members maintain the highest ethical and quality … Read More »

    About Municipal Castings Association
  • ENFORCING AMERICAN TRADE LAWS

    The Positive Effects of Antidumping Cases The Municipal Castings Fair Trade Council (which represents fifteen domestic producers of iron construction castings) found relief from unfair imports by filing antidumping and countervailing duty petitions. Before filing petitions, imports from Brazil, … Read More »

    ENFORCING AMERICAN TRADE LAWS

BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS

By law, American-made iron foundry products must be used in all Federal transportation projects and state and local government projects that use Federal transportation dollars. This "Buy America" provision was established by law in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ("ISTEA"), which explicitly requires that any iron castings used in a Federal-aid highway project be entirely manufactured in the United States...
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