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News Sep 20, 2017 North American Flame Retardant Alliance Expresses Extreme Disappointment in CPSC Vote We are disappointed in today’s vote by three of the commissioners at CPSC to take action on a broad and overreaching petition.
News Sep 19, 2017 Chemical Activity Barometer Holds Steady; Storms Likely to Cause Future Revisions On a year-over-year basis, the unadjusted CAB is up 2.3 percent, also an easing from the previous six months.
News Sep 19, 2017 CPI Survey Reveals Polyurethanes Production Increase Across All Major Product Segments Survey data to be unveiled at 2017 Polyurethanes Technical Conference.
News Sep 18, 2017 Final Results of D4 Environmental Monitoring Program Submitted to EPA Members of the SEHSC submitted a Final Report of the results of the D4 environmental monitoring program to the U.S. EPA.
News Sep 15, 2017 CPSC Ban on DINP Is Arbitrary and Capricious Public trust depends on regulations based on science, not politics.
Letters Sep 14, 2017 ACC Letter to Secretary Perry in support of Appalachian NGL Storage and Distribution Hub (September 5, 2017) A study by the American Chemistry Council found that the creation of a Hub could enable the region to become a major zone of chemical manufacturing in the United States.
News Sep 14, 2017 ACC Announces Working Alliance with OSHA CPI, DII and ADI panels to lead the partnership for ACC.
News Sep 12, 2017 ACC, Industry Stakeholders Intervene on Behalf of EPA in Chemical Rules Lawsuits ACC's statement concerning the petitions for intervention that it and other industry stakeholders filed on behalf of the EPA in lawsuits concerning the Agency’s final rules to prioritize chemicals for review and conduct risk evaluations of high-priority substances.
Comments Sep 07, 2017 Rules of Origin for Chemical Chapters Under NAFTA Rules of origin under NAFTA should be clear, simple, and transparent. The goal should be to reduce transactional time and costs to the maximum extent possible to the benefit of industry (commerce) of the Parties.
Comments Sep 07, 2017 Chemical Industry Principles for Regulatory Cooperation in the Chemicals Sector in NAFTA The North American chemical industry supports modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to upgrade the agreement and build upon the economic partnerships and supply chain synergies and efficiencies that have been created through reduced barriers to trade.
News Sep 06, 2017 ACC Statement Regarding House Science Hearing on EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System ACC issued a statement regarding the House Committee on Science hearing on EPA's Integrated Risk Information System.
News Sep 06, 2017 Global Chemicals Production Starts Third Quarter on Strong Note ACC’s Global CPRI shows that global chemicals production rose 0.6 percent in July, a quicker pace than June and May.
Reports and Studies Sep 05, 2017 PRE ORDER: 2016 End-Use Market Survey on the Polyurethanes Industry A historical review of data from 2008 – 2016 is presented.
Infographics and Fact Sheets Sep 05, 2017 Responsible Care Fact Sheet Responsible Care® is the chemical industry’s world-class environmental, health, safety and security performance initiative.
Aug 31, 2017 Hurricane Safety Important info: flood clean-up tips; emergency disinfection of drinking water; water storage tips to assist in emergency response.
