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Resolving Chemical Incidents Quickly and Safely

The impacts of chemical-related incidents can be mitigated by following the latest European Chemical Industry Council guidelines for level-1 emergency response.
November 21, 2019
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Companies involved in the manufacture, management, and distribution of chemicals need to ensure that their systems and processes have suitable features to support a fast and effective response intervention when the worst happens.


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SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS & AFFILIATES (SOCMA): TSCA Compliance Handbook

The handbook reportedly serves as a guide for not only regulatory implementation, but also internal reviews and audit preparation.
July 18, 2019
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The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) has published the 2019 edition of its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) manual, “TSCA Compliance: A Company Guide,” to serve as an industry resource for companies looking to develop and implement a site-specific TSCA compliance program.


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SOCMA Calls on USTR to Delist Chemicals from China’s Proposed Tranche 4

Specialty chemical supply chains are particularly dependent on China because many inputs are unavailable elsewhere, which makes the specialty chemicals industry uniquely vulnerable to the 301 tariffs.
July 5, 2019
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In recent testimony before the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Section 301 Committee, the Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) called for the delisting of Chinese-origin chemicals from the proposed Tranche 4, which would add an additional $13.2 billion in chemicals and plastics imports.
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Preparing for a No-Deal Brexit

Companies that import chemicals from an EU-based manufacturer may need to take on registration obligations in order to continue importing those products.
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Simon Johnson
April 9, 2019
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I was delighted to have spoken alongside colleagues from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy at the British Adhesives and Sealant Association event on March 28.


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American Chemistry Council Supports Senators’ Sustainable Chemistry R&D Act

The act would direct the president to establish an interagency sustainable chemistry entity to promote and coordinate federal sustainable chemistry research, development, demonstration, technology transfer, commercialization, education, and training activities.
August 7, 2018
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The American Chemistry Council recently announced its support for Senators’ “Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018,” S. 3296.


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SOCMA Applauds EPA on Addressing Backlog of Pre-Manufacture Notices

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed review of the backlog of more than 600 pre-manufacture notices (PMNs) on new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
August 11, 2017
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The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) applauds the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Administrator Scott Pruitt on addressing backlog of pre-manufacture notices.


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TSCA Could Provide Unintended Consequences

Final legislation could require the EPA—for the first time—to make a decision about whether a new chemical would ever pose an unreasonable risk.
Mark Collatz
April 3, 2017
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We are all familiar with the social science concept of unintended consequences—outcomes that weren’t foreseen or intended. History is rife with examples of well-meaning intentions that somehow went awry. In the 19th century, Australia introduced rabbits into the country as means for providing an additional food supply for its indigenous people.
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