Chemistry in America
Every year, the chemistry industry invests tens of millions of dollars to ensure that the products making modern living possible are safe for you, our communities and the environment.
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Performance
Chemistry plays an essential role in thousands of products and technologies we use every day. Chemical manufacturers take on and carry out stringent safety and sustainable practices and procedures to protect human health while limiting impact on the environment.
Progress
Science is imperative to understanding and providing solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges. Innovations in chemistry continue to help improve lives and protect the environment by enabling clean water, medical breakthroughs, resilient infrastructure, and less waste.
Possibility
Chemistry makes the possibility of a sustainable future reality, but we must do the work. Chemists and engineers from ACC’s member companies are working toward new ways that chemistry can help fight the effects of climate change and support progress toward a sustainable future.
Chemistry in America
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Chemical Activity Barometer
The barometer is a critical tool for evaluating the direction of the U.S. economy.
% Change Year-over-Year (3MMA)
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The Business of Chemistry
Chemistry is essential to our economy and plays a vital role in the creation of ground-breaking products that make our lives and our world healthier, safer, more sustainable and more productive.
$486
Billion generated annually by the business of chemistry
25%+
Of the U.S GDP is supported by the business of chemistry