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California bans flotation
foam chemicals

New powerboat registrations
up 3.8 percent

California Senate Bill SB 1013
prohibits Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)
134a and other HFCs used as the
foam expansion agent in new marine
flotation (buoyancy) foam beginning
Jan. 1, 2020. The prohibition applies
to foam that enters into commerce
in California, which includes foam
manufactured out of state and
brought into California.
Marine floatation foam is a closed
cell foam. Based on a 2011 research
study conducted by the California
Air Resource Board (CARB),
7 percent of marine buoyancy
foam expansion agent is emitted
at the time of manufacture, less
than 2 percent is emitted during
the use phase, and the remaining
approximately 90 percent foam
expansion agent is emitted at the
end of the boat's life. Canada will
be following California with a
similar rule in 2021. Fortunately,
suitable U.S. Coast Guard-approved
alternatives exist.

According to the National Marine
Manufacturers Association
(NMMA) New Powerboat
Registrations Report, preliminary
data shows new powerboat
registrations were up 3.8 percent
through February on a rolling
12-month year-over-year basis.
Tow boats, personal watercraft
and pontoons boats were growth
leaders with respective sales up
9.9 percent, 8.7 percent and
4.1 percent and accounted for
approximately 50 percent of new
powerboat unit sales. Sales of larger
boats 27 feet and greater were up
5.9 percent.
While sales were down 4.8
percent for the three months
through February compared to
the same time frame a year ago,
those are typically low-volume sales
months representing just 11 percent
of annual sales on average. For
complete data by boat type, hull
material, propulsion and size going
back five years, visit www.nmma.
org/statistics/publications/quarterlypowerboat-inventory-report.

the breadth of the industry-from
tops and covers to interior and
exterior upholstery.
Entries open Aug. 15, 2019
Entries due Nov. 15, 2019
For more information, visit
https://marine.ifai.com/
recognition/awards/

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Women honored with
STEP Ahead Awards

Kim Shaller, Purchasing Manager,
Boston Whaler Boats, and Judith
Zelisko, Vice President, Tax,
Brunswick Corporation, received
the Manufacturing Institute's 2019
STEP Ahead Award. The STEP
(Science, Technology, Engineering
and Production) Ahead Awards
recognize women in manufacturing
who exemplify leadership within
their companies. The Manufacturing
Institute presented awards to 100
Honorees and 30 Emerging Leaders
(women under the age of 30).
The institute announced a
partnership between the STEP
Women's Initiative and Politico's
Women Rule to collaborate on a series
of events in 2019 focused on closing
the gender gap in manufacturing.

Free boating marketing
materials available

GrowBoating.org offers a variety
of free printed marketing materials
to marine industry professionals
to distribute to their customers.
The materials, which feature
boating lifestyle imagery, include
window clings, posters, bumper
stickers, hangtags, floor decals,
the Beginner's Guide to Boating
brochures, and educational flyers
such as the Boating Safety Checklist,
the Knot Tying Guide and the
Vessel Checklist. For information
about how to order free materials,
visit Grow Boating's online toolkit
at www.growboating.org/toolkit/
promotionalmaterials.aspx.
http://www.nmma http://www.GrowBoating.org https://marine.ifai.com/ http://www.growboating.org/toolkit/
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