American Chemistry Council
Thomas Kevin Swift has packed insights gathered over a long career in industrial economics into , a book released earlier this year.
Strong growth in plastic resin exports provided a bright spot in a challenging 2023 year for the U.S. chemicals industry.
An industry technical conference took a detailed look at the push to eliminate PFAS chemicals, and how companies in the plastics supply chain see it impacting them.
The plastics industry is launching a more rigorous version of its Operation Clean Sweep pellet spill containment program in the U.S. as calls continue in Congress for more EPA oversight.
Sustainability and circularity took center stage at the start of the Polyurethane Technical Conference organized by the American Chemistry Council's Center for the Polyurethane Industry.
The American Chemistry Council kicked off a stepped-up advertising and lobbying campaign on Sept. 20 against "troubling" regulatory overreach for plastics and chemicals in Washington.
The incoming head of one of the plastics industry's main lobbying groups in Washington says building support for major plastics legislation could be a long-term project.
The American Chemistry Council announced Sept. 5 it has tapped one of its top federal government lobbyists, Ross Eisenberg, to head its plastics division.
Favorable public opinion polling on chemical recycling, with support above 90 percent, is creating an opportunity for the plastics industry to press its case, researchers say.
A splashy success story could sway skeptical investors and policymakers with a tangible example of how the technology can work, proving the case that it should get more funding and support.
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