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News Jul 27, 2018 ACC Lauds Senate Passage of Tariff Relief Bill ACC applauds Senate leaders for jumping into action to bring much-needed tariff relief to U.S. chemicals manufacturers and the thousands of downstream customers that rely on our products.
News Jul 26, 2018 U.S. Specialty Chemicals Markets End Second Quarter on a Solid Note U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes increased 0.4 percent in June after a slightly revised 0.4 percent gain in May, and a 1.0 percent gain in April.
News Jul 25, 2018 ACC Requests Administration to Remove $2.2 Billion in Chemicals and Plastics Products from U.S. List 2 Tariffs Long-standing issues with China can be resolved through constructive negotiation, enforcement of WTO rules, ACC says.
News Jul 25, 2018 ACC Applauds House Passage of ‘Save Our Seas Act’ As A Win for the Ocean ACC issued the following statement supporting House passage of House amendment to S. 756, the “Save Our Seas Act” of 2018.
News Jul 12, 2018 ACC Welcomes House Companion Bill Requiring Congressional Approval for Section 232 Tariff Increases The following statement may be attributed to American Chemistry Council (ACC) President and CEO, Cal Dooley.
News Jul 11, 2018 Plastics Makers Welcome Innovations in Foodservice Packaging Design and Sustainability, and Emphasize Need for Comprehensive Collection of Waste in Developing Countries Scientists have determined the vast majority of ocean plastics come from rapidly developing regions where a growing need for modern materials has outpaced systems to manage waste.
News Jul 11, 2018 ACC Responds to Announcement of Additional Tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese Goods ACC and its members remain hopeful that the U.S. and China can resolve their differences and prevent further harm to U.S. manufacturers.
News Jul 11, 2018 Monograph 122 Findings Further Highlight Need for Dr. Weiderpass to Spearhead Reform of Program Coalition urges current IARC Director Dr. Wild to defer preamble revision process till 2019.
News Jul 09, 2018 ECHA RAC Concludes That DINP Does Not Warrant Classification for Reproductive Toxicity ECHA’s recent announcement followed a proposal by Denmark in February 2015 to reexamine DINP.
News Jul 06, 2018 Scientific Evidence Demonstrates Formaldehyde Does Not Cause Leukemia The overwhelming weight of scientific evidence clearly demonstrates formaldehyde does cause leukemia. The science shows the draft IRIS document is just plain wrong – closer to science fiction than sound science.
News Jun 30, 2018 Industry, Labor Launch Ads Highlighting Rep. Collin Peterson Ads focus on Peterson’s strong record on the economy.
News Jun 30, 2018 ACC Launches Ads Highlighting Rep. Brian Babin Ads emphasize Babin’s leadership for Texas families and small businesses.
News Jun 30, 2018 ACC Launches Ads Highlighting Rep. Will Hurd Ads emphasize Hurd’s bipartisan leadership on issues important to Texans.
News Jun 30, 2018 ACC Launches Ads Highlighting Rep. Peter Roskam Ads emphasize Roskam’s leadership for Illinois workers and small businesses.
News Jun 30, 2018 Industry, Labor Launch Ads Highlighting Representative Kurt Schrader Ads focus on Schrader’s strong economic record.
