American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers represents the makers of the fuels that keep us moving and the petrochemical building blocks for modern life.
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“By providing plastics to the world and knowing that those products are safe and they’re durable … I know I’m making the impact for the future with what we’re doing here.”
— Bridget, former director of research, technology and global sustainability, Westlake Global Compounds
Bridget’s story is part of our #PeopleOfProgress series, highlighting the dedicated professionals who work in our industries and make modern life — and progress — possible.
What tabs we’ve got open today:
➡️ How California regulations are reshaping U.S. energy and consumer costs
At our 2026 Summit, AFPM’s VP of Communications Ericka Perryman joined @BICMagazine to discuss how California’s electrification mandates and red tape are impacting Americans around the country. (youtu.be/-tSAyHYMwPM?si=vhS_…)
➡️Understanding RINsanity: Why Renewable Fuel Standard compliance costs keep rising
We explain what Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) are, how they work, why the industry's "RIN bank" is shrinking and why increasingly aggressive mandates are driving up Renewable Fuel Standard compliance costs. (afpm.org/newsroom/blog/under…)
A diesel export ban may sound like a way to lower fuel costs … but it could actually raise gas prices.
Blocking diesel exports would eventually force refiners to cut fuel production overall, including gasoline. This would cause prices to go up, plus it’d increase America's reliance on imported fuel.
Link in comments.
Behind first responders who answer the call are the refining and petrochemical industries. Over 80% of the protective gear that keeps firefighters safe starts from oil and natural gas.
AFPM President and CEO @CThompsonAFPM issued a statement on the Trump administration’s release of a final rule for revised 2027-2031 CAFÉ Standards:
“The CAFE program is now getting back to what the law actually says, doing what it was always meant to do: support a more efficient vehicle fleet where consumers have access to the types of cars and trucks they want to drive and can afford.”
He also cautioned that any cost-savings for consumers from this rule could be severely undercut by a fuel export ban.
More perspectives on why a diesel export ban would be a costly mistake:
(the fact we have so many of these to share tells you all you need to know about why an export ban would backfire)
“[A diesel export ban would] discourage investment in U.S. upstream and downstream/refining just when the world will need it the most since demand isn’t going to peak soon and the Middle East has a new and big security challenge.”
— @Bob_McNally, @RapidanEnergy
According to @WoodMackenzie's analysis, a diesel export ban would “raise gasoline prices on the US east coast by about 15%, relative to our base case. That translates to an increase of about 26 US cents a gallon, pushing US gasoline prices towards record highs.”
Why would a diesel export ban backfire? It would:
1. Reduce fuel production
2. Weaken U.S. energy security
3. Help foreign competitors
4. Risk retaliation
