American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers

What American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers does

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing U.S. refiners and petrochemical manufacturers, whose members collectively produce virtually the entire U.S. supply of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, alongside the petrochemicals that serve as building blocks for plastics, chemicals, and modern manufacturing. The organization, founded in 1902 (rebranded in 2012 from the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association), advocates for public policies that promote growth and investment in its member industries, with engagement spanning fuel standards, environmental regulation, tax and trade policy, transportation infrastructure, chemical safety, and security. AFPM offers a portfolio of membership services rather than a unified technology platform: flagship events including the Annual Meeting and the 50-year-old International Petrochemical Conference; a safety awards and recognition program (Distinguished Safety Award, Elite Platinum/Gold/Silver tiers, Innovation Awards, Safety Achievement Awards, and Contractor Safety Achievement Awards); Operational Excellence Programs (Walk the Line, Walk the Job, Human & Organizational Performance, Alkylation and FCC Process Safety workshops, and VR/AR-based Immersive Learning); industry data, statistics, and publications; and the MyAFPM member portal.

AFPM is funded through membership dues from Regular Member refiners and petrochemical manufacturers and Associate Member contractors, with membership providing access to safety programs, advocacy representation, technical resources, and networking. The organization maintains a small staff (11-50 employees) at its 1800 M Street NW headquarters and pursues influence through direct advocacy, testimony at EPA and other regulatory hearings, legal action (including a 2026 D.C. Circuit lawsuit challenging RFS volumes), and coalition partnerships with the American Petroleum Institute and American Chemistry Council. It explicitly does not develop proprietary technology; its competitive differentiation is grounded in industry representation, regulatory access, and safety program administration.

Name

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers

Legal name

American Fuel & Manufacturers Association

Website

https://afpm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing U.S. oil refiners and petrochemical manufacturers, funded by member dues and offering advocacy, safety programs, industry events, and publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: AFPM generates revenue through membership dues from Regular Member companies (refiners and petrochemical manufacturers) and Associate Member contractors. Membership provides access to safety programs, industry events, advocacy representation, and networking opportunities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AFPM is a nonprofit trade association that provides policy advocacy, regulatory representation, industry data and publications, safety awards and recognition programs, and large industry conferences on behalf of U.S. refiners and petrochemical manufacturers. Its core deliverables include the Annual Meeting, the International Petrochemical Conference, the Safety Awards Program (Distinguished Safety Award, Elite Platinum/Gold/Silver, Innovation Award, Safety Achievement Award, Contractor Safety Achievement Award), operational excellence safety programs, and member access through the MyAFPM portal.

Product overview

AFPM is a trade association representing U.S. fuel and petrochemical manufacturers, midstream companies, and petrochemical producers. Rather than a unified software platform, AFPM offers a portfolio of membership services including industry events (the Annual Meeting and International Petrochemical Conference), safety awards programs (Distinguished Safety Award, Elite Platinum/Gold/Silver Awards, Innovation Awards, Safety Achievement Awards, and Contractor Safety Achievement Awards), safety training programs (Walk the Line, Walk the Job, Human & Organizational Performance), immersive learning using VR/AR technologies, industry data and publications, and the MyAFPM member portal. The organization focuses on advocacy, safety excellence, and knowledge sharing across the refining and petrochemical industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WeMakeProgress: A campaign or initiative focused on promoting the benefits of fuel and petrochemical products
• EmPower

Products and services

• AFPM Annual Meeting Industry conference bringing together executives, decision-makers, and technical experts from across the U.S. refining and downstream sector for networking, technical sessions, and policy/advocacy engagement.
• AFPM International Petrochemical Conference Major global petrochemical industry conference attracting thousands of participants from petrochemical manufacturers and allied companies worldwide.
• AFPM Safety Awards Program Comprehensive safety recognition program for AFPM member companies and contractors, including the Distinguished Safety Award (DSA), Elite Platinum, Elite Gold, Elite Silver, Innovation Award, Safety Achievement Award, and Contractor Safety Achievement Award tiers, recognizing top safety performance and program innovation.
• AFPM Operational Excellence / Safety Programs Portfolio of safety and operational excellence programs for refining and petrochemical member companies, including Walk the Line, Walk the Job, Human & Organizational Performance (HOP), Alkylation Safety, FCC Process Safety regional workshops, and VR/AR-based immersive learning and training.
• AFPM Data & Reports Industry data, statistics, publications, technical papers, annual reports, and sustainability reports for U.S. refining and petrochemical manufacturers.
• MyAFPM Member Portal Online member portal providing AFPM members with access to safety resources, statistics, awards program management tools, and Q&A database content.

Quantifiable outcome

• 111 Safety Achievement Awards and 231 Contractor Safety Achievement Awards presented in 2025

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• American Petroleum Institute (API)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 2026AFPM and API have collaborated on biofuel policy reform, working together with ethanol groups (Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy) to develop a framework for US biofuel policy. The partnership aims to limit small refinery exemptions from biofuel mandates and authorize year-round E15 sales.
• American Chemistry CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFPM and the American Chemistry Council have jointly advocated for regulatory reforms, including petitioning OSHA to modify ladder safety regulations under the Walking-Working Surfaces standard, arguing the requirement would cost over $1.2 billion and affect more than 22,000 ladders.
• American Petroleum InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFPM and API jointly supported the Trump administration's rollback of EPA's Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention rule, citing that eliminating requirements would save companies $240 million annually.
• American Petroleum InstitutemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFPM and API jointly backed the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026, legislation granting oil and gas companies broad legal immunity from climate accountability lawsuits and blocking state-level climate superfund laws.
• American Petroleum InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFPM and API jointly backed legislation by Senator Ted Cruz and Rep. Harriet Hageman to halt state laws and lawsuits targeting American energy producers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• American Petroleum Institute: API is the largest U.S. oil and natural gas trade association. It directly overlaps AFPM in representing refiners and is AFPM's most frequent coalition partner on biofuel, RMP, OSHA, and climate liability policy, making it the closest direct peer despite its broader upstream/downstream scope.
• American Chemistry Council: ACC represents the U.S. chemical industry and shares significant membership overlap with AFPM's petrochemical manufacturer base. The two organizations co-petition OSHA and EPA on chemical safety and accident prevention rules, and structurally serve the same dues-paying chemicals and petrochemicals customers.
• Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates: SOCMA is a trade association for specialty and batch chemical manufacturers, operating a similar membership-based model with advocacy, networking events, and safety/EHS programs. It serves as a focused peer for AFPM's smaller-scale petrochemical member companies.
• The Fertilizer Institute: TFI is a trade association for the U.S. fertilizer industry, sharing AFPM's structure of advocacy, regulatory engagement (EPA, OSHA, TSCA-adjacent), and member events. Its membership sits adjacent to AFPM's petrochemical base on the chemicals/feedstock value chain.
• American Public Gas Association: APGA is the trade association for municipally and cooperatively owned natural gas utilities. It uses a comparable membership-dues model with federal advocacy (FERC, EPA, Congress) and serves a downstream customer base that consumes AFPM-member refined products as feedstock and end-use fuel.
• American Petroleum Institute (see API; alternate listing): (De-duplicated) API is included above as the primary direct peer.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Manufacturers: NAM is the largest U.S. manufacturing trade association and a broader incumbent covering all of U.S. manufacturing. AFPM members fall under NAM's umbrella, and the two organizations coordinate on tax/trade policy and industrial workforce issues.
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: U.S. Chamber is the largest broad-based U.S. business association and historically the most influential D.C. lobbying voice. It overlaps with AFPM on regulatory reform, tax, and trade priorities and represents a scale-up competitor for corporate member dues.

Emerging players

• Consumer Energy Alliance: CEA is an advocacy organization promoting development of U.S. energy infrastructure including refining, petrochemicals, and midstream. It competes with AFPM in the messaging and grassroots-advocacy space and overlaps on several priority regulatory filings.

Regional players

• Global Alliance for Fuel Industry Trade Associations: CONCAWE, FuelsEurope, and other regional fuel-industry trade associations (e.g., UK Petroleum Industry Association) are direct structural analogs to AFPM but serve European geographies. They share AFPM's policy-advocacy-and-technical-program model, but compete in different jurisdictions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/afpmonline
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• Facebookfacebook.com/AFPMOnline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/american-fuel-&-petrochemical-manufacturers-afpm-
• Instagraminstagram.com/afpmonline

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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