Based in Montgomery, Ala., Manufacture Alabama is a trade association dedicated to the competitive, legislative, regulatory and operational interests/needs of manufacturers and their partner industries and businesses. The association represents hundreds of companies across a wide range of industries sharing common interests and goals and face common competitive challenges. It has various committees looking into different affairs, such as Communications, Economic Growth/Expansion, Energy and Federal Affairs among others. Some of its members include Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals, Alabama Metal Industries, Shell Chemical Co., Alabama River Companies, BASF Catalyst LLC, Daikin America and McAbee Construction, Inc., to name a few.