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06/26/2025IME Applauds Passage of the PERMIT ActStatement by IME President Clark Mica on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's passage of the PERMIT Act. |
04/02/2025IME Urges Exemption from Reciprocal Tariffs to Protect U.S. Jobs and Critical IndustriesStatement by IME President Clark Mica on President Trump’s announcement imposing reciprocal tariffs. Thursday April 3 |
03/24/2025Commercial Explosives Industry Applauds President Trump’s Executive Order to Boost Domestic Critical Mineral Production“IME welcomes President Trump's Executive Order which aims to enhance America’s economic competitiveness and bolster American manufacturing by reducing bureaucratic red tape and accelerating public and private investment in the development of critical minerals." |
02/03/2025IME Statement on Proposed Tariff PoliciesThe Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) president Clark Mica today released the following statement after sending a letter to the White House in response to the Trump Administration announcing its plan to levy tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. |
01/15/2025IME Sends Letter of Support for Chris Wright to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy |
01/14/2025IME Sends Letter of Support for Doug Bergum to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior |
12/18/2024IME Applauds House Passage of the Transportation Security Screening Modernization ActIME President Clark Mica: "Passage of the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act is a win for our nation’s essential transportation workforce." |
11/22/2024IME Applauds Senate Passage of the Transportation Security Screening Modernization ActIME President Clark Mica: "Today’s transportation workers, including those who transport commercial explosives, face a number of duplicative background checks and fees that increase costs and decrease efficiency in the system. The Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act is important because it streamlines the process by allowing workers to apply existing valid background checks to multiple TSA-managed credentialing programs." |
11/08/2024IME Applauds DOD Award to Construct Domestic TNT Production FacilityIn the commercial explosives industry, TNT is a key raw material for producing cast boosters, a commercial explosive product which is widely used in the $121.7 billion mining industry and the $2.2 trillion quarry and construction industries. Without these products, essential infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, tunnels and pipelines - would be severely hampered. |
10/09/2024IME Honors Six Member Companies with Highest Safety AwardAt its 2024 Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet, the Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) recognized member companies with the Tricia Appleton Award for Safety which is the organization’s highest award given to those member companies with zero recordable safety incidents the previous year. |
10/09/2024IME Awards Seven Companies With Certificates for Safety and Health ExcellenceDuring the Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) 2024 Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet, the IME awarded seven member companies with its annual Safety and Health Certificates of Excellence given to IME member companies with a total recordable incident rate (TRIR) better than the average overall rate achieved by the chemical manufacturing industry for the year 2023. |
08/19/2024IME Announces New Safety Library Publication Addressing Manufacturing Safety for Explosives and Blasting AgentsThe new publication, titled SLP-33: Guide to Explosives & Blasting Agents, addresses safety in the manufacturing of explosives and blasting agents, and addresses elements of process safety management that are directly relevant to explosives manufacturing, storage, and use. |
07/23/2024IME Applauds House Passage of WRDA; Urges Senate ActionThe Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) President Clark Mica released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act on July 22, 2024. |
07/11/2024IME Applauds Senate Passage of Mining Schools ActThe Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) applauds the bipartisan efforts of Chairman Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY) in the United States Senate to pass the Mining Schools Act of 2023 (S. 912), which will provide much-needed funding to recruit and educate tomorrow’s mining engineers. |
05/21/2024Explosives Build America: Economic Impact Study Highlights Critical Role of Commercial Explosives in Building the U.S. EconomyThe Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) today released its first-ever economic impact study highlighting the importance of the commercial explosives industry at the national, state, and congressional district levels. |
01/25/2024IME’s Hoffman Recognized with ISEE President’s Award for Service to the Commercial Explosives IndustryIME director of scientific and regulatory affairs Josh Hoffman receives the ISEE President's Award for contributions and service to the explosives industry. |
12/06/2023IME Endorses the Transportation Security Screening Modernization ActIME endorses legislation that will eliminate duplicative background checks and fees for the nation's essential transportation workers. |
10/20/2023IME Recognizes Four Member Companies With Highest Award for Safety in 2022During the Institute of Makers of Explosives Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet, the IME recognized four member companies with the prestigious Tricia Appleton Award for Safety for 2022. |
10/17/2023IME Renews Safety Alliance with MSHA to Promote Safe, Healthy Mining OperationsAt the 2023 annual meeting of the Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME), IME President Clark Mica and the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) Administrator for Mine Safety and Health Enforcement Brian Goepfert announced the renewal of a collaborative relationship to continue fostering safe and healthy working conditions at the nation's mining operations. |
09/19/2023Commercial Explosives Industry Applauds Legislation to Incentivize Hiring and Retaining CDL DriversThe Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act would provide a $7,500 tax credit for each qualified licensed commercial truck driver and up to $10,000 in tax credits for each employee registered in trucking apprenticeships. |
03/30/2023IME Applauds House Passage of the Lower Energy Costs ActThe Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) President Clark Mica issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. |
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