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Infographics and Fact Sheets Mar 09, 2017

Guaranteeing Competition Saving Taxpayers Money While Modernizing Americas Infrastruture

America’s aging infrastructure—including water systems, roads, bridges and dams—is in desperate need of repair.

Letters Mar 09, 2017

ACC Letter to NEC Director Urging FERC Nominees

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 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."

Testimony Mar 09, 2017

ACC Senate Testimony on Agency Use of Science in the Rulemaking Process

ACC appreciates this opportunity to provide testimony on Federal Agency use of science in the rulemaking process, and particularly on proposals for improving transparency and accountability.

News Mar 08, 2017

ACC to Testify Before Senate Subcommittee

Federal agencies’ reliance on high-quality science is critical to ensuring public trust.

Reports and Studies Mar 07, 2017

2015 National Post-Consumer Plastic Bag & Film Recycling Report

A minimum of 1.2 billion pounds of post-consumer film (which includes plastic bags and wrap) was recovered for recycling in 2015, which is a 34 million pound increase from 2014.

Reports and Studies Mar 07, 2017

2015 National Post-Consumer Non-Bottle Rigid Plastic Recycling Report

A minimum of 1.24 billion pounds of post-consumer non-bottle rigid plastic were reported as recovered for recycling in 2015, the second highest year on record and nearly four times greater than eight years ago.

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 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.

Reports and Studies Mar 02, 2017

ACC Science & Research at the Society of Toxicology Meeting March 12-16 2017

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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

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.

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