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• BPA is safe says FDA

  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report last week Thursday stating that there is no health risk in the use of bisphenol-A in food containers for infants and adults. The FDA is still proposing more testing strategy to erase the uncertainties... Posted Aug 18 2008, 01:45 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Wal-Mart, Products, General, Government, ACC, safety, ban, plastic bottle, Health and safety, FDA, BPA

• Market loss on phthalates ban

  According to this article from ICIS News , the temporary ban of some plasticizer phthalates on kids' products can cause permanent consumption loss in this end-market. The American Chemistry Council (ACC) hold a media web conference yesterday talking... Posted Aug 12 2008, 12:48 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Regulation, toys, Products, General, Government, ACC, kids, ban, chemical, phthalates

• The end of 'stretch targets'

  There is little doubt that chemical growth is weakening. The above chart, taken from Kevin Swift's excellent weekly report for the American Chemistry Council, indicates that a serious downturn is underway. Since January, world production growth (the... Posted Jul 27 2008, 03:54 PM by Chemicals & The Economy Filed under: China, Europe, Economic growth, Oil markets, Financial Events, M & A, Middle East, Asia, ACC, global downturn, Kevin Swift, NAFTA

• Media lessons on plastics

  The chemical industry must really be getting irritated by the continued sensationalism of supposed toxic consumer products (especially brought on by the media). I just got this email from the American Chemistry Council stating the facts about phthalates... Posted Jul 10 2008, 05:32 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: General, ACC, plastic, Health and safety, media, phthalates

• Climate change debate heats up

  The pending senate vote on the Lieberman-Warner climate change bill is producing outpour of support as well as disapproval across the board. According to ICIS News (I apologize for those who don't have the subscription for the service) , President... Posted Jun 03 2008, 07:50 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: Regulation, studies and reports, Government, climate change, ICIS, ACC, carbon emission, SOCMA, bills

• US officials introduced kid-safe chemical bill

  Proliferating news on leaching chemicals in kids' mattresses, bottles, toys, and electronics have driven three government officials to introduce a new US chemical regulatory proposal targeting kid safety. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and representatives... Posted May 27 2008, 12:28 PM by Green Chemicals Filed under: US, Regulation, EPA, Government, ACC, kids, safety, SOCMA, ban, Health and safety, policies

• $216.9bn and still rising

  After a while, large numbers lose their power to shock. So Bloomberg and the FT have performed a service this week by reminding us of the scale of losses in the financial sector. They calculate that so far, US and European banks have had to raise $216... Posted May 04 2008, 02:11 PM by Chemicals & The Economy Filed under: Economic growth, Case-Shiller index, Financial Events, Leverage, US Federal Reserve, ACC, Toyota, Chrysler, GM, Ford

• US housing slows again

  Financial markets have been buoyant in recent weeks, as I noted recently . But this is at odds with actual newsflow. The chart above, from Kevin Swift’s excellent weekly report for the American Chemistry Council, highlights once again the dire state of... Posted Apr 27 2008, 07:57 PM by Chemicals & The Economy Filed under: Economic growth, subprime mortgage crisis, ACC, US housing

• ACC unleashes recycling symbol

  The American Chemistry Council's (ACC) new plastic bag logo could induced consumers to recycle their used bags with its bigger and bolder graphics. Definitely way better than the microscopic recycle symbol currently found on the bottom of the bags... Posted Apr 22 2008, 11:56 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: General, California, ACC, plastic bag, logo

• EPA probes scientist dismissal

  An interesting article from the Royal Society of Chemistry reported an ongoing internal investigation by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the dismissal of one of its scientist Deborah Rice. Rice was accused of bias by the American... Posted Apr 22 2008, 05:11 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: EPA, Government, ACC, flame retardants

• Chem council's new retail "fixer"

  The American Chemistry Council created a new position called managing director for retail sustainability, to safeguard the interests of the chemical industry against the growing bans, regulations and standards on certain chemicals being initiated by major... Posted Mar 18 2008, 10:43 AM by Green Chemicals Filed under: jobs, General, bans, retail, ACC