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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.
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.
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.
News Aug 31, 2017 Statement By ACC President and CEO Cal Dooley in Response to Hurricane Harvey Our first priority is supporting industry employees and their families and helping to ensure their safety and that of the areas surrounding our plants.
News Aug 30, 2017 Third Quarter Starts on a Strong Note as U.S. Chemical Production Increased Again In July The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose by 1.1 percent in July, following an upwardly revised 0.7 percent gain in June, and a 0.6 percent increase in May.
News Aug 30, 2017 ACC Urges France to Reconsider Vote Against Reauthorization of Glyphosate Public policy must be based on sound science – not inflammatory headlines.
News Aug 29, 2017 ACC Releases July 2017 Resin Production and Sales Statistics U.S. production of major plastic resins totaled 7.0 billion pounds during July 2017, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to the same month in 2016.
Reports and Studies Aug 28, 2017 Elements of the Business of Chemistry ACC's most comprehensive profile of the U.S. chemical industry, covering everything from production and trade, to transportation and environmental performance.
News Aug 23, 2017 U.S. Specialty Chemicals Markets Start Third Quarter on Solid Note The third quarter started on a good note, with growth in U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes expanding 0.4 percent in July, following an upwardly revised 0.6 percent gain in June.
News Aug 22, 2017 Chemical Activity Barometer Shows Modest Slowing On a year-over-year basis, the unadjusted CAB is up 3.0 percent, also an easing from the previous six months.
News Aug 22, 2017 CPI Announces Finalists for 2017 Polyurethane Innovation Award BASF, Chemours, and Covestro will present at CPI’s annual conference.
