The U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has released its review of the U.S. National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) June 2011 decision to include styrene in its 12th Report on Carcinogens (RoC). In reviewing the NAS findings, it’s important to understand the differences between the two. Styrene, a liquid, and polystyrene, a solid, are fundamentally different. [...]
News Releases
- ACC Releases June 2014 Resin Production and Sales Stats July 29, 2014
- ACC Commends Congressman Pompeo for His Leadership on Jobs and the Economy July 28, 2014
- U.S. Economic Expansion Being Tempered By Uncertainty in Energy Markets, Shows Leading Economic Indicator July 22, 2014
- ACC Comments on Administration’s Five-Year Plan For OCS Energy Development July 21, 2014
- ACC Challenges the Conclusions of the CPSC CHAP Report on Phthalates Based on a Flawed CPSC Process July 19, 2014
Picking up the pace: Q&A with DHS director David Wulf on chemical security
By any measure, it’s been a very productive year for advancing the effort to secure chemical facilities and protect communities. Thanks to a strong commitment by leadership at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Agency has made significant progress addressing issues with the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) and strengthening its working relationship with [...]
Plasticity 2014: New ways of thinking about old problems
Plasticity 2014 was an inspiring event. This annual discussion about the future of plastics brings together designers, brand owners, environmental groups, and public and private sector leaders to discuss design solutions, material innovations, plastic recycling, and waste reduction with the aim of encouraging further innovations and collaborations between stakeholders. Plastics have become the “go to” [...]
New study highlights significant potential to recover energy from waste in the U.S.
Most people don’t give a second thought to where their trash goes once it’s hauled away, but thanks to exciting developments in technologies that recover energy from waste, it’s worth taking a closer look. Today, a growing number of technologies are able to turn non-recycled trash can into valuable products, including energy. To better understand [...]
ACC champions transparency in flame retardant debate
Tim Shestek, senior director of State Affairs at the American Chemistry Council (ACC), testified June 24 before the California Assembly Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Products on Senate Bill 1019 (also known as SB 1019), legislation that would require manufacturers of upholstered furniture to indicate whether their products sold in the state contain flame [...]
American chemistry: Growing the U.S. economy, providing jobs, enhancing safety
Have you used your cell phone today? Laptop? Drunk from a coffee mug, or worn a bicycle helmet? If so, you, along with millions of consumers around the world, have touched a product of chemistry. 96 percent of all manufactured goods are directly touched by the business of chemistry. From life-saving medical devices to airbags [...]
Putting all the pieces together: ACC helps improve chemical risk assessments
Most would agree that credible, science-based assessments of the potential risks from chemical exposures are necessary for providing both regulators and the regulated community with a useful summary of the science on certain chemicals. Very often these assessments underpin product stewardship and regulatory actions taken to protect human health and the environment. When creating chemical [...]
Chemistry and sports: Championship soccer edition!
Every four years, soccer fans put everything aside to focus on the world’s most popular soccer tournament, and this year is no different – with one key exception: many fans are just as focused on the new technology in the games as they are on the outcomes. And this is where chemistry scores… yet again! [...]
State of the Science (Part 3 of 3): Dr. Melvin Andersen Q&A on EPA formaldehyde workshop
Following the completion of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) state-of-the-science workshop on formaldehyde inhalation last month, the American Chemistry Council’s Formaldehyde Panel invited the co-chairs of three workshop sessions to offer their thoughts on some of the key discussions that took place. You can check out our first [...]
Employees help ACC land coveted spot on The Washington Post’s 2014 ‘Top Workplaces’
More than 200 of the most talented and dedicated individuals in Washington, D.C. work for the American Chemistry Council – and they have voted us one of The Washington Post’s Top Workplaces of 2014. For almost 150 years, ACC has been a staple of DC’s political landscape, tirelessly advocating on behalf of our members and [...]
