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News Mar 16, 2017 ACC Comments on Initial 10 Chemicals Identified for Risk Evaluation Under Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act EPA should prioritize conditions of use to focus on the greatest potential risks, so that risk evaluations are protective and practical.
News Mar 15, 2017 ACC Comments on EPA Proposed Rule for Inventory Reset Under Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act The long-term success of the amended law depends on a systematic, timely process of risk evaluation of chemicals, and the Inventory Reset is the first step of that process.
News Mar 10, 2017 New EU Report Finds No Concerns From Phthalate Exposure in Recycled Rubber Used in Synthetic Turf Specifically, the ECHA report found that ‘no concerns to players and workers were identified from the concentrations of phthalates.
News Mar 09, 2017 ACC Supports Legislative Efforts to Improve EPA Science The American Chemistry Council (ACC) issued the following statement in support of the H.R. 1430, the "Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017" (or The HONEST Act) and H.R. 1431 "EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017."
News Mar 09, 2017 ACC Welcomes Reintroduction Of McKinley-Welch Energy Efficiency Bill The ACC applauded Reps. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) for reintroducing the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness (ESIC) Act. The bill is the House companion to legislation reintroduced by Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) on February 15.
News Mar 08, 2017 ACC to Testify Before Senate Subcommittee Federal agencies’ reliance on high-quality science is critical to ensuring public trust.
News Mar 06, 2017 U.S. Recycling of Plastic Film Grows 3% in 2015 The recycling of plastic wraps, bags and other film packaging grew 34 million pounds, or 3 percent, in 2015 to reach a minimum of nearly 1.2 billion pounds for the year.
News Mar 06, 2017 ACC Cheers ExxonMobil’s ‘Growing the Gulf’ Initiative The ACC applauded an announcement by Exxon Mobil Corporation, that the company is expanding its manufacturing capacity along the U.S. Gulf Coast through planned investments of $20 billion over a 10-year period to take advantage of the American energy revolution.
News Mar 02, 2017 ACC Welcomes Senate Resolution to Address Chemical Security Concerns Created by New EPA Rule We welcome the introduction of Senator Inhofe’s resolution to prevent EPA from implementing new regulatory requirements that could allow sensitive information to fall into the wrong hands for the purposes of planning an attack on chemical facilities.
News Mar 01, 2017 Global Chemicals Production Starts First Quarter on Strong Note ACC's Global CPRI shows that headline global production started the year on a strong note, rising 0.6 percent in January after a similar gain in December.
News Mar 01, 2017 New Report: Fixing Transportation Infrastructure Essential to U.S. Manufacturing Growth A renaissance in American chemical manufacturing has the potential to create tens of thousands of jobs and billions in investments, but the nation’s transportation network needs an overhaul in order to fulfill that promise.
News Mar 01, 2017 Joint Statement by ACC, CIAC, and ANIQ on NAFTA NAFTA’s success lies in the economic partnerships and supply chain synergies and efficiencies that have been created through reduced barriers to trade.
News Mar 01, 2017 Leading North American Chemical Industry Associations Release Joint Statement Outlining Priorities for Potential NAFTA Modernization The chemical industry’s oversized share of economic activity in North America is a direct outcome of NAFTA’s effectiveness in reducing barriers to trade.
News Feb 27, 2017 ACC Welcomes Reintroduction of ORDEAL Act The bill would give U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) more time to review and revise National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), ensuring a more certain regulatory environment for state air-quality agencies and businesses.
News Feb 23, 2017 Plastic Makers Support Efforts to Eliminate Ocean Plastics Plastics provide tremendous benefits to society and our planet, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, food waste and energy use—but used plastics don’t belong in our ocean.
