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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 Dec 11, 2018 Global Chemicals Production Starts Fourth Quarter On a Slow Note Global chemicals production improved slightly in October after stable activity in September.
News Dec 10, 2018 U.S. Chemicals Industry Offers Eight Recommendations for Successful U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement U.S. negotiators should draw from USMCA where beneficial, use Japan Talks as springboard for additional trade agreements, ACC says.
News Dec 06, 2018 Industry Launches New Automotive Plastics Website ACC’s Plastics Division has reinvented its popular website www.AutomotivePlastics.com to highlight the newest innovations in plastics and polymer composites.
News Dec 05, 2018 Outlook: ‘Synchronized Global Upswing’ Unravels As U.S. Chemical Industry Growth Continues Gains in manufacturing and exports in 2018 will continue to drive demand for basic chemicals, while most specialty segments will benefit from these factors along with growth in construction markets.
News Dec 04, 2018 ACC Welcomes DOE Report Highlighting Benefits of an Ethane Storage Hub in Appalachian Region We welcome DOE’s report, which affirms that the Appalachian region could become a major petrochemical and plastic resin-producing zone.
News Nov 30, 2018 ACC Releases October 2018 Resin Production and Sales Statistics U.S. production of major plastic resins totaled 7.3 billion pounds during October 2018.
News Nov 30, 2018 U.S. Chemicals Manufacturers Welcome USMCA Signing, Urge President Trump to Rescind Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum The newly-inked USMCA, once ratified, would allow chemical manufacturers to continue to leverage the highly-integrated, North American supply chain to reduce costs, boost U.S. exports.
News Nov 29, 2018 ACC Welcomes House Legislation to Make Technical Corrections to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act We welcome Chairman Brady’s initiative to resolve several of the technical issues within the new tax reform law.
News Nov 29, 2018 U.S. Specialty Chemicals Market Starts 4th Quarter on Healthy Note Specialty chemicals are materials manufactured on the basis of the unique performance or function.
News Nov 28, 2018 Chemical Activity Barometer Adds to Signs U.S. Economy May Be Facing More Than a Seasonal Chill; Barometer Logs First Monthly Drop in Nearly Three Years The Chemical Activity Barometer is a leading economic indicator derived from a composite index of chemical industry activity.
News Nov 26, 2018 ACC's High Phthalates Panel Disputes Conclusions of Recent DINP Study ACC's High Phthalates Panel (HPP) highlights concerns with the Radke et al (2018) publication.
News Nov 09, 2018 Study Contradicts Conventional Wisdom: Replacing Plastic Packaging with Other Materials Would Have Adverse Environmental Impacts This report builds upon established data on the energy and GHG benefits of plastics, compared to alternatives.
News Nov 08, 2018 ACC's Plastics Division Welcomes BAYSTAR BAYSTAR looks forward to joining other leading U.S. plastics producers in working to advance the sustainability of the plastics industry.
News Nov 06, 2018 Polyurethanes Industry Generates $37.9 Billion in Direct Economic Contributions, New Study Shows The 2017 “Economic Benefits of the U.S. Polyurethanes Industry” report shows increased contributions to the U.S. economy during the last year.
News Nov 05, 2018 ACC's Plastics Division Welcomes Celanese Our continued growth confirms resin producers’ confidence in our strong, strategic focus and ability to deliver value through market facing programs and best-in-class advocacy.”
