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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.
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.
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 CPI Announces Finalists for 2017 Polyurethane Innovation Award BASF, Chemours, and Covestro will present at CPI’s annual conference.
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 17, 2017 ACC Urges Congress to Investigate IARC Over Concealed Data – Calls for Examination By WHO Governing Board Today’s Politico report provides new evidence that the IARC Monographs Program suffers from a lack of transparency, conflicts of interest, and is beholden to the agenda of those seeking specific outcomes.
News Aug 10, 2017 U.S. and Canada Chemistry Associations Partner to Enhance Safe Chemicals Management in North America They are both collaborating to enhance safe management of chemical products across the supply chain through Responsible Care®.
News Aug 08, 2017 ACC Applauds House Oversight Investigation Into Possible Scientific Fraud by IARC Officials I applaud Chairman Gowdy for launching this investigation into the possible manipulation of science by the IARC Monographs program,” said Cal Dooley, ACC President and CEO.
News Aug 07, 2017 ACC Commends EPA for Addressing the Backlog of Pending Pre-Manufacturing Notices We commend Administrator Pruitt for his commitment to the effective implementation of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act.
News Aug 04, 2017 ACC Welcomes Senate's Passage of Save Our Seas Act The Save Our Seas Act is widely supported by government, scientists, industry and the ocean community.
News Aug 03, 2017 New Digital Tools Make It Easy for Communities to Recycle More Plastic Wraps and Bags These free tools provide resources to a wide range of audiences about this material, collectively known as “film.”
