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News Feb 23, 2018 New U.S. Government Research Strongly Supports BPA Safety With new data from CLARITY study, FDA clearly states BPA is safe.
News Feb 21, 2018 U.S. Recycling of Rigid Plastics, Film Each Jump 10% in 2016 Highlighting Dramatic Growth Over Last Decade America’s plastic makers are committed to supporting plastics recycling growth through improved infrastructure and education, and believe that these efforts will continue to support the industry in future years.
News Feb 12, 2018 The Chemours Company President and CEO Named New Officer of ACC; Wanhua Chemical (America) Co. Ltd. Becomes Regular Member As its newest officer, Mr. Vergnano will first assume the role of Vice Chairman of the Board and chair of the Council’s Board Finance, Audit and Membership Committee.
News Feb 08, 2018 Polystyrene Outperforms Alternatives in Many Areas, Yet Environmental Benefits Are Overlooked The fact is: Polystyrene (PS) foam can be—and is being—recycled in many communities, more so than many alternatives.
News Feb 07, 2018 House Science Hearing Puts Spotlight on IARC’s Monographs Credibility Crisis ACC President & CEO Cal Dooley issued the following statement on the committee hearing.
News Feb 05, 2018 LyondellBasell CEO Bob V. Patel Becomes Chairman of American Chemistry Council LyondellBasell is one of the largest plastics, chemicals, and refining companies in the world.
News Feb 05, 2018 CAPHR Coalition Applauds House Science Committee Hearing on IARC’S Troubled Monographs Program The CAPHR Coalition fully supports the House Science Committee’s review of the IARC Monographs Program.
News Feb 02, 2018 ACC Voices Serious Concerns with IRIS Workshop ACC has serious concerns about the direction and substance of many of the comments made by EPA and many public commenters throughout the workshop.
News Feb 01, 2018 ACC Supports House Science Committee Hearing to Investigate Scientific Integrity of IARC Monographs Program The lack of transparency, frequent conflicts of interest, questionable carcinogen classifications and misleading communications associated with IARC’s Monographs Program have been glossed over for long enough.
News Jan 31, 2018 2018 GlobalChem Keynote, Agenda Announced The three day conference will explore the early lessons stakeholders have learned from and strategies for the successful implementation of the 2016 amendments to TSCA.
News Jan 26, 2018 Use It If You Need It: ACC Announces Product Stewardship Position for Straws If you don’t need a straw, don’t take one. That’s the premise of the latest product stewardship position announced by the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Plastics Division.
News Jan 25, 2018 CAPHR Coalition Launches to Advocate for Reform of IARC Monographs Program Coalition seeks greater transparency, unbiased assessments, and credible conclusions.
News Jan 22, 2018 New Formaldehyde Science Addresses Scientific Uncertainties Raised by NAS Updated assessment of available science further supports that formaldehyde does not cause leukemia.
News Jan 22, 2018 World Plastics Council Elects New Chairman; LyondellBasell Executive James Seward Succeeds SABIC's Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh The WPC is fortunate to have an exceptionally talented group of visionary executive leaders.
News Jan 16, 2018 Two New Members – AmericasStyrenics and BASF – Join the World Plastics Council The WPC is delighted to welcome these two new members who will help in our global efforts to deliver sustainable outcomes for our industry, and for society.
