News & Resources

News Jan 16, 2013

ACC Urges More Action to Promote Competitive Freight Rail Service

ACC, along with other shipper groups, recently submitted comments urging the STB to adopt policies that promote an economically strong and competitive freight rail system and that foster a stronger U.S. economy.

News Jan 16, 2013

Plastics Don't Belong in Oceans; Industry Taking Action on Marine Debris

The University of California at Davis yesterday announced a study of chemical absorption by plastics in the ocean environment. The following statement may be attributed to Keith Christman, managing director of plastics markets for the American Chemistry Council.

News Jan 15, 2013

Rare Earth Technology Alliance Applauds the Selection of Founding Member the Ames Laboratory as the New Critical Materials Institute

The Rare Earth Technology Alliance (RETA) today congratulated the Ames National Laboratory at Iowa State University for its selection by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create the new Critical Materials Institute (CMI).

News Jan 11, 2013

ACC Encourages Newly-Announced NAS Committee to Evaluate All Relevant Science for Formaldehyde Determinations

ACC supports a robust review of formaldehyde that evaluates all the relevant scientific information, including information relating to: potential modes of action, human relevance, and responses at environmentally relevant eposures, to make an independent weight of evidence determination.

News Jan 09, 2013

Study Lacks Sufficient Evidence to Claim That BPA Causes Adverse Effects on Heart or Kidneys

The following statement can be attributed to Steven G. Hentges, Ph.D., of the Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group, American Chemistry Council (ACC), regarding an analysis of national survey data published in an online issue of Kidney International.

News Jan 07, 2013

ACC Commends EPA on Releasing Draft Risk Assessments for Public Comment

The Environmental Protection Agency released draft risk assessments for public comment on five chemicals. In response, the following holding statement can be attributed to the American Chemistry Council.

News Dec 21, 2012

CPI Releases Free Low-Pressure Spray Foam Training

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) in partnership with Research Foundation for Health and Environmental Effects (RFHEE) has released a new low-pressure spray polyurethane foam (SPF) health and safety training, which is available for free on www.spraypolyurethane.org.

News Dec 21, 2012

ACCs Statement on EPAs Final Clean Standards for Industrial Boilers, Certain Incinerators and Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials Definition

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s final reconsideration of certain provisions in its suite of industrial boiler and solid waste incinerator rules (i.e. Boiler Major Source, Area Source, CISWI and Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials rules).

News Dec 20, 2012

ACC Disagrees With Court Ruling on Greenhouse Gas Regulations

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's denial to rehear the case against the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulation of greenhouse gases.

News Dec 20, 2012

Resolving to Be Greener in 2013?

With the rapid rise in access to recyclingparticularly plastics recyclingits now easier than ever for Americans to keep New Years resolutions to live a greener life.

News Dec 19, 2012

ACC Welcomes New IHS Data Showing Abundant and Affordable Supplies of Shale Gas and Unconventional Oil Provide Widespread Benefits for State Economies

The IHS study demonstrates the breadth and scope of the shale gas revolution and pinpoints the way unconventional supplies of domestically produced energy have ignited an unprecedented economic revival across America epected to last at least until 2035.

News Dec 17, 2012

American Chemistry Council and Society of Plastics Engineers Announce Partnership

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) today announced a new partnership that will increase the value of both associations to their respective members and increase awareness that plastic materials and products are contributing to a more sustainable future.

News Dec 17, 2012

Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Will Help Much Needed Ocean Programs Grow and Thrive

Congress broad endorsement of H.R. 2838 demonstrates strong, bipartisan support for efforts designed to prevent and address the problem of marine debris. Americas plastic manufacturers support the Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012 and will continue to work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and others to work to help drive toward effective solutions.

News Dec 17, 2012

ACC: EPA Area Source Rule Offers Some Flexibility

ACC is pleased that EPAs final reconsidered Chemical Manufacturing Area Source rule addresses many of the concerns that ACC raised in our petition for reconsideration, including providing some additional fleibility for inspections and certain operating scenarios.

News Dec 14, 2012

ACC Disappointed by New, Lower EPA Particulate Matter NAAQS Standard

Given the uncertainty of the particulate matter science, ACC had urged EPA to retain the current PM2.5 NAAQS, which was revised in 2006, and instead focus on implementing that standard. Air quality continues to improve under the eisting standard.

News & Resources

Sort by

Filter by Type

Filter by Subject