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News Jul 25, 2017 Chemical Activity Barometer Notches Gain The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB) ticked up 0.1 percent in July following a flat reading in June and a 0.2 percent gain in May.
News Jul 25, 2017 Report Shows Plastics-To-Fuel Facilities Generate Very Low Emissions New report determined that emissions from pyrolysis are likely to be much lower than the emissions profiles from other industries.
News Jul 21, 2017 American Chemistry Council Publishes 2017 Comprehensive Economic Profile of $768 Billion Business of American Chemistry ACC issued its 2017 edition of the Guide to the Business of Chemistry, a detailed economic profile of the chemistry industry and its contributions to the U.S. and world economies.
News Jul 20, 2017 U.S. Chemical Production Moved Higher In June The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) edged higher by 0.3 percent in June, following a 0.3 percent gain in May, and a 0.4 percent decline in April.
News Jul 19, 2017 ACC Supports NAS Recommendation That Any Systematic Review of Chemicals Must Be Based on Robust and Reliable Studies, but Says Report Missed Mark on Specific Chemicals Mentioned NAS statements on 2 chemicals focus on potential hazard not actual risk arising from exposure to these substances.
News Jul 19, 2017 Plastics Makers Welcome Latest Study of Plastics Production, Use, Fate America’s plastics makers welcome this new look at global production, use, and management of used plastics.
News Jul 18, 2017 ACC Welcomes House Passage of EPA Ozone Legislation Diverse set of industries supports updates to implementation process.
News Jul 18, 2017 U.S. Specialty Chemicals Market Ends Second Quarter on Strong Note ACC reported that the U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes rebounded from a 0.3 percent gain in May to a 0.5 percent gain in June.
News Jul 13, 2017 CPI Announces Course Curriculum for Polyurethane Professional Development Program Two revised courses will feature updated information to enhance the learning experience.
News Jul 10, 2017 Plastic Makers Support G20 Efforts to Reduce Marine Litter The World Plastics Council (WPC) welcomes the Marine Litter Action Plan released today by the G20.
News Jun 28, 2017 Global Chemicals Production Recovered In May Global chemicals production rose 0.5 percent in May after revised flat performance in April, as measured on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis.
News Jun 28, 2017 ACC Applauds House Committee Passage of Bill to Improve Implementation of EPA Ozone Standards ACC issued the following statement after House Energy and Commerce Committee passage of H.R. 806, “Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017.”
News Jun 28, 2017 ACC Testifies on Chemical Industry Priorities for Modernizing NAFTA Modernized NAFTA should create efficiencies, deepen economic integration, and fortify risk-based approach to chemical regulation.
News Jun 27, 2017 ACC Releases May 2017 Resin Production and Sales Statistics U.S. production of major plastic resins totaled 6.8 billion pounds during May 2017.
News Jun 27, 2017 U.S. Chemical Production Edged Higher In May The U.S. CPRI edged higher by 0.2 percent in May, following revised 0.3 percent declines in April and March.
