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A look at the Free Trade Act Expanding on his recent prediction that the US will lose 2.5% of its manufacturing jobs to Mexico once the North American Free Trade Agreement is signed, Guy Weismantel, president of Weismantel International says, ‘The plans for this agreement have been on the drawing board for a while. Free trade advocates were promoting the North American (Treaty) Alliance ten years ago.’ He suggests that multinational companies benefit greatly from free trade, and in theory this benefit should trickle down to consumers. ‘This is why many Europeans are pushing hard for the Common Market. In North America one has to be honest about what we are doing, i.e. exporting US jobs and pollution to obtain lower prices on the shelf. The main short-term beneficiaries will be job seekers in Mexico and US oil purchasers. In the longer term Mexico will follow the US environmental lead. This is one reason why Mexico has tried to keep certain filters and separation equipment out of the current negotiations.’ He adds: ‘We must recognise that clean water legislation and modifications to the Clean Air Act make it much more difficult to consider grass roots construction projects (of an industrial nature) in the US.’ He points out the loss of the tanning industry to South America, and the casting industry to Korea and elsewhere. ‘Job-hungry countries that have been economically distraught do not have the environmental concerns that we have chosen to afford in the US.’ He stresses that the question does not always have to reduce to pollution versus production: ‘Japan’s pollution regulations are just as strict as the US in some areas - e.g. sulfur dioxide emissions - and they have managed to forge ahead in production and air/water quality. Advanced SOX technology, like the Browder Process (Gold River, Oregon), is being used in Japan while it remains on the shelf in the US. The US EPA has not recognised this process as best available technology because of lobbying by the competition. Many environmental and quality programmes being touted in the US are more for their ‘public relations’ effect than for improvements in products or the workplace.’
US Membrane
Conference
in October
The 10th annual Membrane Conference will be held 14- 16 October 1992 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass. More than 50 speakers will give technically and commercially oriented presentations on all aspects of the membrane industry. The conference is co-sponsored by Wells Shoemaker of Filterex and Lou Naturman of Business Communications. For a programme, call Wells Shoemaker on 717 423 6218, or fm Lou Naturman at 203 853 0348. l%e 1991 Proceedings is now available; detailsmm above contacts.
Papers Call for Produced Water ‘93 A Produced Water Conference will be held 22-23 January 1993 at League City, near Houston, Texas. The conference will deal with all aspects of the clean-up of produced water, and the Texas Chapter would still be interested in any international papers on this subject to be presented at this conference. The deadline for abstracts is 1 November 1992. The keynote speaker will be Dan Caudle of Conoco, who will give an update on the latest regulations applicable to environmental, practical and offshore produced water. fill detailsColin Tgrie - tel/fu: 713 480 3087. American Filtration Society, PO Box 6269,
Kingwood, Texas 77325, USA. Tel: + 1 713 540 8883, Fax: + 1 713 540 2256 406
American Filtration Society Officers 1992 Chairman Bernie Scheiner, US Bureau of Mines
Treasurer A J Palermo, Air-filters Inc
Executive Secretary Guy Weismantel, Weismantel International 713 359 1894
Directors 1992 - 93
Werner Bergman, Lawrence Livermore Labs Dr Timothy Butts, Exxon Chemical Donald Forster, Eastman Kodak Co Ric Herr-era,Fleetguard Inc Al Holcomb, 3M Company Wally Leung, Bird Machine Wilson Martir, Texaco Research Ernie Mayer, Du Pont de Nemours Dr Ken Rubow, University of Minnesota Gordon R S Smith Frank Tiller, University of Houston Scott Yaeger, GAF Filters
Committee Chairmen
Corporate Affairs: Ed Gregor, 914 941 7767 Publications: Frank Tiller, 713 743 4322 Long-Range Planning: Wells Shoemaker, 717 423 6218 Finance: Scott Yaeger, 313 421 8650 Academic/Education: Shiao-Hung Chiang, 412 624 9626 and Robert Baumann, 515 233 6100 Chapter Atfairs: Timothy Butts, 908 474 3364 Users: Ernie Mayer, 302 366 3652 and Timothy Butts, 908 474 3354 Awards: Ric Herrera, 615 528 9638 Test Methods: Donald Forster, 716 477 5674 and Len Ortino, 313 426 2076 Nominations/Teller: James Menke, 806 373 8386 and Ed Gregor, 914 941 7767 Performance: Len Ortino, 313 426 2076 Programming: Lew Osterhoudt, 215 822 1963 By-Laws: Al Holcomb, 612 733 9749
Chapter directory Canadian
Chapter
Contact/President:
Robert Whitely, Air Filter S&S
416 667 0495
Dixie Chapter
Contact/Set-Tress: Linda Bohannon
Midwest Chapter Contact Dr Ylsun Cheng Chemical Waste Man
708 513 4877
New England
Cuno Corp 203 237 5541 No&h Central Contact/&c-Tress: Patricia Glebes
Olds Filtration Eng 205 626 9492 Empire State Chapter Contact/Secretaryz Tom Dickson, Consler Corp 716 624 1330
Golden State Chapter Contact/Set-‘IYeas: Jeny Ditter Ditter Filtration 714 832 9071 Great Lakes Chapter Contact/Set/Tress:
John Kroha, Flexon Inc 313 643 6680 Mid-Atlantic Contact: Wells Shoemaker Filterex 717 423 6218 September/October
Chapter
Contact:Rod Knight
612 784 6026
Pittsburgh
Chapter
Contact/Set-Tress:
Eladio Morsi, Univ. of Pittsburgh 412 624 9660
Texas Chapter Contact: C J Palermo Airfilters Inc 713 666 3648
1992
Flltratlon& Separetlon
Filtration
Society
A look at the Free Trade Act Expanding on his recent prediction that the US will lose 2.5% of its manufacturing jobs to Mexico once the North American Free Trade Agreement is signed, Guy Weismantel, president of Weismantel International says, ‘The plans for this agreement have been on the drawing board for a while. Free trade advocates were promoting the North American (Treaty) Alliance ten years ago.’ He suggests that multinational companies benefit greatly from free trade, and in theory this benefit should trickle down to consumers. ‘This is why many Europeans are pushing hard for the Common Market. In North America one has to be honest about what we are doing, i.e. exporting US jobs and pollution to obtain lower prices on the shelf. The main short-term beneficiaries will be job seekers in Mexico and US oil purchasers. In the longer term Mexico will follow the US environmental lead. This is one reason why Mexico has tried to keep certain filters and separation equipment out of the current negotiations.’ He adds: ‘We must recognise that clean water legislation and modifications to the Clean Air Act make it much more difficult to consider grass roots construction projects (of an industrial nature) in the US.’ He points out the loss of the tanning industry to South America, and the casting industry to Korea and elsewhere. ‘Job-hungry countries that have been economically distraught do not have the environmental concerns that we have chosen to afford in the US.’ He stresses that the question does not always have to reduce to pollution versus production: ‘Japan’s pollution regulations are just as strict as the US in some areas - e.g. sulfur dioxide emissions - and they have managed to forge ahead in production and air/water quality. Advanced SOX technology, like the Browder Process (Gold River, Oregon), is being used in Japan while it remains on the shelf in the US. The US EPA has not recognised this process as best available technology because of lobbying by the competition. Many environmental and quality programmes being touted in the US are more for their ‘public relations’ effect than for improvements in products or the workplace.’
US Membrane
Conference
in October
The 10th annual Membrane Conference will be held 14- 16 October 1992 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass. More than 50 speakers will give technically and commercially oriented presentations on all aspects of the membrane industry. The conference is co-sponsored by Wells Shoemaker of Filterex and Lou Naturman of Business Communications. For a programme, call Wells Shoemaker on 717 423 6218, or fm Lou Naturman at 203 853 0348. l%e 1991 Proceedings is now available; detailsmm above contacts.
Papers Call for Produced Water ‘93 A Produced Water Conference will be held 22-23 January 1993 at League City, near Houston, Texas. The conference will deal with all aspects of the clean-up of produced water, and the Texas Chapter would still be interested in any international papers on this subject to be presented at this conference. The deadline for abstracts is 1 November 1992. The keynote speaker will be Dan Caudle of Conoco, who will give an update on the latest regulations applicable to environmental, practical and offshore produced water. fill detailsColin Tgrie - tel/fu: 713 480 3087. American Filtration Society, PO Box 6269,
Kingwood, Texas 77325, USA. Tel: + 1 713 540 8883, Fax: + 1 713 540 2256 406
American Filtration Society Officers 1992 Chairman Bernie Scheiner, US Bureau of Mines
Treasurer A J Palermo, Air-filters Inc
Executive Secretary Guy Weismantel, Weismantel International 713 359 1894
Directors 1992 - 93
Werner Bergman, Lawrence Livermore Labs Dr Timothy Butts, Exxon Chemical Donald Forster, Eastman Kodak Co Ric Herr-era,Fleetguard Inc Al Holcomb, 3M Company Wally Leung, Bird Machine Wilson Martir, Texaco Research Ernie Mayer, Du Pont de Nemours Dr Ken Rubow, University of Minnesota Gordon R S Smith Frank Tiller, University of Houston Scott Yaeger, GAF Filters
Committee Chairmen
Corporate Affairs: Ed Gregor, 914 941 7767 Publications: Frank Tiller, 713 743 4322 Long-Range Planning: Wells Shoemaker, 717 423 6218 Finance: Scott Yaeger, 313 421 8650 Academic/Education: Shiao-Hung Chiang, 412 624 9626 and Robert Baumann, 515 233 6100 Chapter Atfairs: Timothy Butts, 908 474 3364 Users: Ernie Mayer, 302 366 3652 and Timothy Butts, 908 474 3354 Awards: Ric Herrera, 615 528 9638 Test Methods: Donald Forster, 716 477 5674 and Len Ortino, 313 426 2076 Nominations/Teller: James Menke, 806 373 8386 and Ed Gregor, 914 941 7767 Performance: Len Ortino, 313 426 2076 Programming: Lew Osterhoudt, 215 822 1963 By-Laws: Al Holcomb, 612 733 9749
Chapter directory Canadian
Chapter
Contact/President:
Robert Whitely, Air Filter S&S
416 667 0495
Dixie Chapter
Contact/Set-Tress: Linda Bohannon
Midwest Chapter Contact Dr Ylsun Cheng Chemical Waste Man
708 513 4877
New England
Cuno Corp 203 237 5541 No&h Central Contact/&c-Tress: Patricia Glebes
Olds Filtration Eng 205 626 9492 Empire State Chapter Contact/Secretaryz Tom Dickson, Consler Corp 716 624 1330
Golden State Chapter Contact/Set-‘IYeas: Jeny Ditter Ditter Filtration 714 832 9071 Great Lakes Chapter Contact/Set/Tress:
John Kroha, Flexon Inc 313 643 6680 Mid-Atlantic Contact: Wells Shoemaker Filterex 717 423 6218 September/October
Chapter
Contact:Rod Knight
612 784 6026
Pittsburgh
Chapter
Contact/Set-Tress:
Eladio Morsi, Univ. of Pittsburgh 412 624 9660
Texas Chapter Contact: C J Palermo Airfilters Inc 713 666 3648
1992
Flltratlon& Separetlon