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News Sep 05, 2018 ACC Applauds Passage of California Bill That Will Increase Recovery of Food Service Packaging ACC and our allies applaud the passage of this bill, which will increase the recovery of all food service packaging materials in California’s state agencies, facilities and property.
News Sep 04, 2018 ACC: Miscellaneous Tariff Bill an Opportunity for President Trump to Show Support for U.S. Manufacturing With this bipartisan legislation, Congress has sent a clear signal that select foreign inputs are critical to U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.
News Sep 04, 2018 ACC Statement on Nomination of Alexandra Dunn to EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Dunn brings with her a wealth of experience—including in academia, with non-profit environmental groups and industry—which makes her a well-qualified candidate for this important position.
News Aug 29, 2018 ACC Releases July 2018 Resin Production and Sales Statistics U.S. production of major plastic resins totaled 7.6 billion pounds during July.
News Aug 28, 2018 Chemical Activity Barometer Softens as Pace of Growth Slows The Chemical Activity Barometer is a leading economic indicator derived from a composite index of chemical industry activity.
News Aug 27, 2018 Gains Continue in U.S. Chemical Production During July, chemical output moved higher in all regions, with gains broadly distributed among the regions.
Infographics and Fact Sheets Aug 22, 2018 Hexavalent Chromium Facts Why can hexavalent chromium be found in water? Learn more here.
News Aug 21, 2018 International Summit to Promote Safe Handling of Hazardous Materials to Be Held in Texas The 3-day CHEMTREC International Hazmat Summit will be the premier destination to discuss the key topics of today and the trends of tomorrow.
News Aug 20, 2018 ACC: Tariffs on $16.4 Billion in Chemicals and Plastics Products on U.S. List 3 Could Have Irreparable Impact on U.S. Manufacturing Supply Chain Testifying on Section 301 tariffs for the second time, ACC called on policymakers today to remove all 1,505 chemicals and plastics products, valued at approximately $16.4 billion.
News Aug 20, 2018 U.S. Specialty Chemical Markets Start 3rd Quarter on Modest Note The overall specialty chemicals volume index was up 4.8 percent on a year-over-year (Y/Y) 3MMA basis.
Testimony Aug 16, 2018 ACC Oral Testimony for China Section 301 List 3 Public Hearing Oral Testimony for USTR Public Hearing on Proposed U.S. Tariff Action against China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
News Aug 16, 2018 ACC Files Comments on First 10 Problem Formulations for Risk Evaluation Under TSCA and on Systematic Review ACC commends EPA’s dedicated staff for their continued efforts to meet the requirements of the law.
News Aug 16, 2018 ACC Statement on EPA’s Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science Proposed Rule “EPA’s proposed rule is a major step toward enhancing the public’s understanding of the science used to support regulations issued by the agency and increasing public confidence in agency decisions."
Comments Aug 16, 2018 ACC Comments on Problem Formulations The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is pleased to submit the attached comments on EPA’s problem formulations for risk evaluations to be conducted on the initial 10 chemicals under TSCA.
Comments Aug 16, 2018 ACC Comments on TSCA Systematic Review Approach ACC is pleased to submit the attached comments on the U.S. EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ proposed Application of Systematic Review in TSCA Risk Evaluations.
