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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 Apr 04, 2018 ACC Comments on Chinese Announcement of Potential Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Exports U.S. chemical manufacturers believe the principles of free and fair trade should apply to all members of the WTO, and that includes China.
News Apr 03, 2018 Vehicle Lightweighting with Plastics Still Critical to Safety, Performance and Consumer Preference America’s plastics makers will continue to assist regulators and the automotive value chain by serving as advanced lightweight plastic and composite material experts during the upcoming rulemaking process.
News Apr 02, 2018 Plastics Makers Applaud Georgia Bill That Will Support Recovery of Non-recycled Plastics This legislation recognizes the value of non-recycled plastics and the importance of keeping these materials out of landfills and in productive use.
News Mar 21, 2018 Leading PFAS Manufacturers to California DTSC: Science Shows PFAS Can Be Used Safely in Carpeting PFAS used in carpeting today have already been thoroughly reviewed by regulators.
News Mar 21, 2018 Plastics Makers Applaud Wisconsin Bill that will Help Grow Recovery of Non-Recycled Plastics This new legislation will make Wisconsin a welcoming environment for innovative new manufacturing that converts post-use non-recycled plastics into fuels, chemicals or feedstocks for new plastics.
News Mar 16, 2018 Plastics-To-Fuel Company Asks Congress for Equal Treatment by Inclusion in Energy Tax Credits Qualifying for the Alternative Fuel Credit and Alternative Fuel Mixture Credit would provide buyers and sellers of pyrolysis-generated fuels a $.50 per gallon credit against excise taxes.
News Mar 15, 2018 WSJ Highlights International Agency’s Troubling Influence Over State’s Law We are glad to see The Wall Street Journal editorial board shares this sentiment and recognizes these lawsuits violate the First Amendment rights of business that sell products in California.
News Mar 14, 2018 Global Plastics Alliance Activities to Prevent Marine Litter Grow to 355 Projects Worldwide This latest report shows the progress made by the global plastics industry to help provide solutions to the ocean plastic problem, in every region of the world.
News Mar 01, 2018 ACC Comments on Announcement of Unilateral Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum We urge President Trump to reconsider imposing these costly tariffs and punishing the very businesses that are helping him grow the economy and create jobs.
News Feb 28, 2018 ACC's Cal Dooley Responds to Glyphosate Court Ruling ACC President and CEO Cal Dooley issued the following statement after a federal court ruled against the State of California’s misguided move to require cancer warning labels on Roundup products.
News Feb 28, 2018 ACC Report: NAFTA Critical to Growth and Job Creation by U.S. Chemical Manufacturers New data confirms NAFTA has driven historic growth.
News Feb 28, 2018 TRANSCAER® Welcomes the Industrial Steel Drum Institute as a New Sponsor The Industrial Steel Drum Institute (ISDI) is pleased to be the newest sponsor of the TRANSCAER.
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.
