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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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News Aug 03, 2018 ACC Statement in Response to Harris County Texas Grand Jury Decision Regarding Arkema The prosecutor’s decision to pursue this course of action is discouraging.
News Aug 01, 2018 ACC Responds to Announcement of Potential Section 301 Tariff Rate Increase for List 3 Products Raising the tariff rate for List 3 to 25 percent would be devastating for U.S. chemicals manufacturers.
News Aug 01, 2018 New Review Article Supports Findings Regarding Previous Occupational Exposure Limits for Toluene Diisocyanate Critical review finds there was no scientific justification to support ACGIH’s decision to lower the TLVs for TDI.
News Jul 31, 2018 ACC Announces Support for Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act S. 3296 would create a federal interagency workgroup to assess the state of sustainable chemistry in the United States and develop and implement a strategy to advance sustainable chemistry products and processes.
News Jul 31, 2018 CPI Announces Keynote Speaker for 2018 Polyurethanes Technical Conference Tech executive, author and marketing and sales expert Jim Dickie will discuss the digital revolution at the 61st annual conference.
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 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 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 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 09, 2018 GSC Welcomes Australia's Use of a Risk-Based Assessment of Siloxanes Regulators have not proposed product restrictions based on evaluation of silicone science.
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.
