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Setting the Record Straight: Response to American Academy of Pediatrics ReportA recent report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is creating concerns about the safety of food packaging, additives and plastics containers, and the false idea that the FDA isn’t doing enough.
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News Sep 19, 2018 Study Finds Plastics Packaging Helps Reduce Solid Waste New study by the Earth Engineering Center at The City College of New York finds plastics play a role in creating an environment where Municipal Solid Waste generation rates decline.
News Sep 18, 2018 ISDI and TRANSCAER® Announce Webinars for First Responders Since steel drums are one of the most widely used types of industrial packaging for hazardous materials, it is essential that first responders understand their basic components and how to manage them during an event.
News Sep 17, 2018 ACC Responds to Announcement That U.S. Will Proceed With Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Imports There is no acceptable tariff rate for global chemicals trade with China or any U.S. trading partner.
Infographics and Fact Sheets Sep 13, 2018 Greenhouse Exceed XP Fact Sheet Exceed™ XP performance polymers offer a new benchmark for greenhouse and walk-in tunnel cover solutions that require eXtreme Performance.
News Sep 13, 2018 ACC Applauds President Trump for Signing Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Into Law The President has affirmed his support for U.S. chemicals manufacturers that rely on select foreign inputs to retain our position as the world’s leading, low-cost producer of chemicals.
News Sep 11, 2018 ISDI and TRANSCAER® Debut New Seconds Count Video on Steel Drums We hope this information will help our nation’s first responders better understand the nature of these drums and how to handle them during an event.
News Sep 11, 2018 U.S. Chemical Industry Investment Linked to Shale Gas Reaches $200 Billion This is an exciting milestone for American chemistry and further evidence that shale gas is a powerful engine of manufacturing growth.
Infographics and Fact Sheets Sep 07, 2018 Infographic: Shale Gas and New U.S. Chemical Industry Investment - $202 Billion and Counting Plentiful and affordable natural gas supplies have transformed America’s chemical industry from the world’s high-cost producer five years ago to among the lowest-cost producers today.
Infographics and Fact Sheets Sep 07, 2018 Fact Sheet: U.S. Chemical Industry Investment Linked to Shale Gas - $202 Billion and Counting The story of how shale gas is driving new U.S. chemical industry investment.
News Sep 06, 2018 New ACC Report Projecting Potential Job and Economic Losses Caused By Chinese Retaliatory Tariffs Brings New Urgency to Ending U.S.-China Trade War It’s unavoidable that China’s tariffs on U.S. chemicals and plastics exports will result in reduced demand for those exports.
News Sep 06, 2018 ACC Statement Regarding House Hearing on Perfluorinated Chemicals in the Environment All Americans deserve access to drinking water that is clean, safe and free from unwanted contaminants.
Reports and Studies Sep 06, 2018 An Assessment of the Impact of Retaliatory Tariffs on US Chemical Exports to China: Jobs Lost and Economic Harm China’s retaliatory tariffs on $11 billion in U.S. chemicals and plastics exports put nearly 55,000 American jobs and $18 billion in domestic activity at risk.
Comments Sep 06, 2018 ACC Section 301 Public Comments - USTR List 3 U.S. chemical manufacturers believe the principles of free and fair trade should apply to all members of the World Trade Organization, including China.
