NFFS Executive Director appointed to Industrial Trade Advisory Committee

The Non-Ferrous Founders' Society is proud to announce that NFFS Executive Director Jerrod Weaver has been appointed to the U.S. Industrial Trade Advisory Committee on Critical Minerals and Non-Ferrous Metals (ITAC-5). As a member of the committee, he will represent the viewpoint of NFFS and its membership, and on behalf of the U.S. non-ferrous metalcasting industry as a whole. His term will last through February 24, 2026, with the termination of the current committee's charter. 

Industry Trade Advisory Committees (ITACs) are jointly managed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of United States Trade Representative (USTR). The fifteen ITACs were created to reflect the manufacturing and services sectors of the U.S. economy, as well as issue-oriented matters that cut across all sectors. Their purpose is to engage business leaders in formulating U.S. trade policy and to make recommendations to the Department of Commerce and USTR regarding trade barriers, negotiations of trade agreements, and implementation of existing trade agreements that affect industry. The committees also perform other advisory functions relevant to U.S. trade policy matters.

The International Trade Administration states on its website: "U.S. Government policy makers rely on ITACs to identify barriers and to provide advice on key objectives and bargaining positions. This advice covers multilateral, bilateral, and regional trade negotiations, as well as other trade-related policy matters. As a result of these efforts, the United States is able to display a united front when it negotiates trade agreements with other nations. The United States’ negotiating position is strengthened because its objectives are developed with bipartisan, private-sector input throughout the negotiations."

Further information can be found at trade.gov/itac.