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News Mar 13, 2019

ACC Urges Veto of Maryland Legislation to Ban Polystyrene Foodservice Products

Ban would harm businesses and consumers and increase environmental impacts.

News Mar 12, 2019

ACC Urges Congress to Support Multi-Year Extension of Chemical Security Regulations

ACC supports a long-term reauthorization of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program.

News Mar 07, 2019

Global Chemicals Output Starts 2019 On A Slow Note

Global chemicals production rose 0.1 percent in January, following a 0.3 percent gain in December and stable activity in November.

News Mar 05, 2019

ACC Releases January 2019 Resin Production and Sales Stats

U.S. production of major plastic resins totaled 7.5 billion pounds during January 2019, an increase of 10.4 percent compared to the same month in 2018.

News Mar 01, 2019

ACC: Congress Should Not Impose One-Size-Fits-All Regulations on Classes of Chemistry

All Americans deserve access to clean and safe drinking water. Our industry supports the strong regulation of chemicals.

News Feb 28, 2019

Senate Confirmation of Wheeler Provides American People and Businesses Certainty and Confidence

ACC's statement following the Senate’s vote to confirm Andrew Wheeler as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

News Feb 27, 2019

ACC Responds to USTR Lighthizer Testimony on US-China Trade Negotiations

WASHINGTON February 27, 2019 The following statement may be attributed to American Chemistry Council ACC President and CEO, Cal Dooley, in response to testimony given today by U S Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer regarding ongoing U S China trade negotiations U S chemicals manufacturers are encourag

News Feb 26, 2019

ACC Joins USMCA Coalition with Commitment to Promote Manufacturing Growth

Congressional approval of USMCA will encourage North American regulatory cooperation, inject new growth, and boost chemicals trade, ACC says.

News Feb 26, 2019

Chemical Activity Barometer Is Flat In February

Barometer signals slowing growth in commercial and industrial activity through mid-2019.

News Feb 22, 2019

U.S. Specialty Chemicals Market Starts 2019 on a Mixed Note

During January, the overall specialty chemicals volume index was up 5.2 percent on a year-over-year (Y/Y) 3MMA basis.

News Feb 22, 2019

Bipartisan Firefighting Foam Bill Passes VA Legislature

Support from firefighters, environmental and industry groups.

News Feb 14, 2019

American Chemistry Council on EPA’s PFAS Action Plan

The ACC made the following comments after the announcement of EPA’s comprehensive PFAS Action Plan.

News Feb 14, 2019

Korn Ferry Resumes Search for Next President and CEO of American Chemistry Council

The ACC announced that Korn Ferry has resumed its search for ACC President and CEO Cal Dooley’s successor.

News Feb 06, 2019

Spray Foam Industry & Pest Management Association Work Together on Home Protection

SFC, SPFA and NPMA align efforts to prevent subterranean termite infestations.

News Feb 04, 2019

EPA Assistant Administrator Alexandra Dunn Announced As GlobalChem Keynote Speaker

The three day conference will explore the continued lessons learned from and strategies for the successful implementation of the 2016 amendments to TSCA.

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