Chemistry plays an essential role in thousands of products and technologies we use every day.

• BASF applies a comprehensive approach to assess the safety and overall sustainability of the more than 60,000 chemistry products it manufactures.
  
• The Responsible Care^® Product Safety Code is the chemical industry’s commitment to produce, use and supply chemicals in ways that protect human health and the environment.

Chemical manufacturers undertake and implement stringent practices and procedures to protect human health and the environment.

• WTS works with chemical manufacturers to minimize or eliminate waste, recover value from by-products and divert waste from the landfill.
  
• Chemical transportation provider Schneider implements sustainability practices that have led to greater fuel efficiency, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and enhanced energy efficiency.
• Responsible Care^® is the chemical industry’s commitment to excellence and accountability in environmental, health, safety and security performance.
  

Chemistry plays a key role in keeping us healthy.

• ExxonMobil Chemical’s Exceed^™ XP performance polymers can help protect a broad range of crops in a variety of demanding agricultural applications.
• A medical grade polymer developed by Celanese helps people living with an artificial knee or hip stay active.

The chemical industry helps communities prosper and grow, and we make it a priority to support our neighbors, especially in times of need. Chemistry enables countless technologies that make life healthier, safer and more comfortable, contributing to higher standards of living for people across the country and around the world.

• Learn how chemical manufacturing companies work to make life better in their communities.

Advances in chemistry enable water purification, conservation, sanitation and reuse.

• Technology developed by Nalco, an Ecolab company, enables companies to use less water and repurpose wastewater.

Chemistry is the power behind low-carbon, renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies.

• DuPont’s Solamet^® photovoltaic metallization pastes help make solar panels more energy efficient and can increase their power output by around 30 percent.
• Chemours renewable sourced water-repellent textile finish enhances clothing quality and durability, while helping consumers save water and energy.
• ExxonMobil is using advanced cell engineering to transform algae into clean, renewable, low-carbon energy.
• Huntsman developed a reactive dye solution that can reduce water consumption and save energy in the textile manufacturing process.

Chemistry helps fight climate change and its effects.

• Learn how Covestro is transforming carbon dioxide into a raw material to make flexible foam.

Chemical and plastics manufacturers are committed to eliminating marine litter.

• An alliance of global companies representing the plastics industry, consumer product manufacturers and waste management companies, formed a new nonprofit organization to advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, especially in the ocean.
• ACC plastics manufacturing members have set a goal – by 2040, all plastics packaging is reused, recycled or recovered.

The chemical industry supports resource conservation, materials reuse, recycling and recovery, along with innovations in design that make products last longer and reduce waste.

• Kraton asphalt performance additive is helping drive development of sustainable roadways.
  
• The Dow Chemical Company is paving durable, long-lasting roads with discarded plastics.
• Hexion EcoBind^TM resin technology helps manufacturers recover more usable wood from trees, saving natural resources and expanding use of renewable wood resources.