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News Feb 21, 2017 Plastics Makers Partner with Connecticut to Recycle More Plastic Wraps & Bags at Grocers, Retailers The Flexible Film Recycling Group (FFRG) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) joined Connecticut public officials today to launch a new campaign to increase recycling of plastic wraps and bags throughout the state.
News Feb 21, 2017 Chemical Activity Barometer Continues Steady Climb; Consumer and Business Confidence Strengthening The CAB posted a strong gain in February of 0.4 percent, following a similar 0.4 percent gain in January.
News Feb 20, 2017 U.S. Specialty Chemicals Market Start First Quarter on Good Note The ACC reported that U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes rose 0.2 percent in January, following a downwardly revised 0.3 percent gain in December.
News Feb 17, 2017 U.S. Chemical Production Starts the Year on an Upward Trend According to the American Chemistry Council, the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose by 0.5 percent in January.
News Feb 17, 2017 ACC Comments on Confirmation of New EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt The American Chemistry Council (ACC) issued the following statement in response to the confirmation of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
News Feb 15, 2017 Chemical Industry Committed To Working with Congress on Smart Transportation Regulations Chemical manufacturers want to work closely with Congress to improve our nation’s transportation system and ensure the safe transportation of hazardous materials.
News Feb 14, 2017 American Chemistry Council Commends Senators Portman and Shaheen for Reintroducing Energy Efficiency Bill We commend Senators Portman and Shaheen for their tireless efforts in championing this important, bipartisan legislation.
News Feb 10, 2017 Center for Exchanging Cyber Threat Information Expanded Protecting the technology that helps run facilities, as well as the valuable information regarding chemical formulas and customer databases, from a potential cyberattack are mission critical for our industry.
News Feb 09, 2017 Industry Change Requires Cross Industry Collaboration The ACC looks forward to working with industry stakeholders in the near future as a team to implement change that will improve our industry’s processes.
News Feb 09, 2017 American Chemistry Council Expands Membership; Huntsman Corporation, AdvanSix Inc. Join Board of Directors The companies approved this week represent a wide range of products, services, and end-use market sectors.
News Feb 06, 2017 ACC to Testify Before House Science Committee The Lautenberg Act requires EPA to use the "best-available science" and a "weight of evidence" process in all chemical evaluations to increase transparency and public trust.
News Feb 03, 2017 House Vote On BLM Methane Rule Underscores Importance Of Natural Gas The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today applauded House passage of a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act of a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule to regulate methane venting and flaring from oil and gas operations on public lands.
News Feb 03, 2017 ACC Welcomes Reintroduction of EPA Ozone Legislation Bill addresses longstanding problems with implementation process for new NAAQS.
News Feb 02, 2017 ACC Comments on Congressional Resolution to Address Chemical Security Concerns ACC is particularly concerned with EPA’s new regulatory requirements to expand the sharing of chemical hazard and operational information, which would allow sensitive information to fall into the wrong hands and endanger chemical facilities and communities across America.
News Feb 01, 2017 Recent Attention on a Broad Class of Fluorinated Chemistry in Food Packaging is Unfounded and Unnecessary, Say Experts Food contact materials already meet strict regulatory standards.
