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ACC Supports the Save Our Seas ActThis important bipartisan legislation reinvigorates existing programs and includes language recognizing the need to address the lack of waste management systems in developing countries.
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News Oct 09, 2018 Global Chemicals Production Softens In August Global chemical industry activity eased in August, according to data collected and tabulated by the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
News Oct 04, 2018 Chemical Activity Barometer Ends Third Quarter With Steady Showing; Up Four Percent Over Year Ago Trend follows upward revisions in July and August.
News Oct 03, 2018 ACC Issues Statement Regarding Senate Hearing on EPA's Science Transparency Rule We believe that increasing transparency in the regulatory process is an important good governance principle that everyone should embrace.
News Oct 03, 2018 Demilec (USA) Inc. Named Winner of 2018 Polyurethane Innovation Award Top CPI award presented at technical conference in Atlanta.
News Oct 03, 2018 ACC Releases August 2018 Resin Production and Sales Statistics U.S. production of major plastic resins totaled 7.6 billion pounds during August 2018.
News Oct 03, 2018 CPI Announces Four Distinguished Leadership Award Winners Recognizing Contributions to Industry The four awards were given out at the 2018 Polyurethanes Technical Conference.
News Oct 01, 2018 ACC: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement a Step in the Right Direction, but More Time Is Needed To Assess Potential Impact on U.S. Chemical Manufacturing The American Chemistry Council issued the following statement in response to the announcement of a “United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement” (USMCA).
News Sep 28, 2018 ACC Applauds Congressional Passage of 'Save Our Seas Act' Legislation a win for our ocean.
News Sep 28, 2018 Plastic Makers Endorse New G7 Innovation Challenge to Address Marine Plastic Litter The Innovation Challenge will incentivize the development of new technology and processes, generate new ideas and build on the successes and innovations happening now in the plastics value chain.
News Sep 28, 2018 U.S. National Toxicology Program Releases Final Report On CLARITY Core Study, Again Confirms BPA Safety The final report on the CLARITY Core Study strongly supports recent statements from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that BPA is safe at the very low levels to which people are typically exposed.
News Sep 25, 2018 ACC Requests Correction to Information Used In National Air Toxics Assessment 2014 NATA uses highly flawed ethylene oxide risk value.
News Sep 24, 2018 ACC: U.S. Tariffs Levied Against More Than 1,500 Chemicals and Plastics Products Will Have Long-Term Consequences for Producers, Suppliers, and Consumers With the U.S. and China imposing another round of tariffs on an increasing number of products, the cost of doing business in the United States is rising.
News Sep 21, 2018 California Straw Legislation Will Help Reduce Waste As society continues to look for ways to reduce waste, policies that encourage responsible use and consumption are welcome measures.
News Sep 20, 2018 American Chemistry Council Stresses Urgent Need for Investment in Waste Management to Solve Ocean Litter, Calls for Ongoing Global Cooperation at G7 Meeting At this week's G7 meetings in Halifax, ACC stressed the urgent need for investments in waste management systems to solve ocean litter and called for ongoing global cooperation.
News Sep 19, 2018 Study Finds Plastics Packaging Helps Reduce Solid Waste New study by the Earth Engineering Center at The City College of New York finds plastics play a role in creating an environment where Municipal Solid Waste generation rates decline.
