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ISDS as a Catalyst for Growth: The U.S. Chemical Industry’s Case for Stronger Investment Protections Under the USMCAU.S. chemicals manufacturers welcomed last Friday’s signing of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in Buenos Aires, however, legitimate concerns remain.
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Testimony Dec 06, 2018 ACC USITC Oral Testimony on US-Japan Trade Negotiations ACC testimony on the objectives of U.S. chemicals manufacturers hold for the upcoming trade negotiations with Japan.
News Dec 06, 2018 Industry Launches New Automotive Plastics Website ACC’s Plastics Division has reinvented its popular website www.AutomotivePlastics.com to highlight the newest innovations in plastics and polymer composites.
News Dec 05, 2018 Outlook: ‘Synchronized Global Upswing’ Unravels As U.S. Chemical Industry Growth Continues Gains in manufacturing and exports in 2018 will continue to drive demand for basic chemicals, while most specialty segments will benefit from these factors along with growth in construction markets.
News Dec 04, 2018 ACC Welcomes DOE Report Highlighting Benefits of an Ethane Storage Hub in Appalachian Region We welcome DOE’s report, which affirms that the Appalachian region could become a major petrochemical and plastic resin-producing zone.
News Nov 30, 2018 ACC Releases October 2018 Resin Production and Sales Statistics U.S. production of major plastic resins totaled 7.3 billion pounds during October 2018.
News Nov 30, 2018 U.S. Chemicals Manufacturers Welcome USMCA Signing, Urge President Trump to Rescind Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum The newly-inked USMCA, once ratified, would allow chemical manufacturers to continue to leverage the highly-integrated, North American supply chain to reduce costs, boost U.S. exports.
News Nov 29, 2018 U.S. Specialty Chemicals Market Starts 4th Quarter on Healthy Note Specialty chemicals are materials manufactured on the basis of the unique performance or function.
News Nov 29, 2018 ACC Welcomes House Legislation to Make Technical Corrections to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act We welcome Chairman Brady’s initiative to resolve several of the technical issues within the new tax reform law.
News Nov 28, 2018 Chemical Activity Barometer Adds to Signs U.S. Economy May Be Facing More Than a Seasonal Chill; Barometer Logs First Monthly Drop in Nearly Three Years The Chemical Activity Barometer is a leading economic indicator derived from a composite index of chemical industry activity.
Testimony Nov 26, 2018 ACC Public Comments on US-Japan Trade Negotiations ACC provides public comments regarding possible U.S. objectives for the upcoming U.S.-Japan trade agreement negotiations.
News Nov 26, 2018 ACC's High Phthalates Panel Disputes Conclusions of Recent DINP Study ACC's High Phthalates Panel (HPP) highlights concerns with the Radke et al (2018) publication.
Infographics and Fact Sheets Nov 20, 2018 Real World Global Monitoring Data Demonstrate Siloxanes Pose Negligible Risk to Environment Fact Sheet
Nov 15, 2018 CPI Membership Application Membership is open to all segments of the polyurethane industry.
