James Simonelli’s is executive director of the Metal Finishers Association of California, a role he assumed on January 1.

Simonelli’s leadership comes at a time when collaboration across the metals industry has become essential. Over the past several years, companies have increasingly joined both MFAC and the California Metals Coalition, where he has spent much of his career advocating for the broader metals sector.

California’s metal finishing industry found itself in the middle of one of the most consequential regulatory battles it has ever faced. In 2023, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved sweeping new regulations targeting the use of hexavalent chromium in plating and finishing operations.

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