American Chemistry Council

RECYCLING USA Overall volume of recovered plastics slips in 2019 / Non-bottle rigids only category to report growth / NAPCOR/APR study	07.07.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA American resin makers rail against proposed pause for production permits / Claim jobs, growth at risk	21.06.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America May 2021: Notations race from one high to the next / Product shortages everywhere / Numerous forces majeures still in place / Benzene price gives reason for hope / Only PS situation likely to improve in June	09.06.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America April 2021: Mammoth price increases dominate the picture / Converters despair over record costs / Benzene price explodes / High costs and low inventories point to new record demands for May	07.05.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New US administration reverses Trump's polluter-friendly rollbacks / Industry and environment stakeholders seek dialogue with Biden	17.02.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America October 2020: Prices ease except for PVC and ABS / Production recovers from hurricane damage / Widespread inventory-building / Little fresh stimulus expected in November	12.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES North America August 2020: Season's first hurricane triggers pronounced hikes for polyolefins and PVC / Engineering plastics predominantly firmer / Restart of polymer production will determine September prices	15.09.2020
USA Chemicals and polymers steady but still below 2019 / High demand for plastics products used to fight Covid-19 / ACC report	01.09.2020
POLYMER PRICES North America July 2020: Significant rise for polyolefins / PVC and PS also see strong increases / Engineering plastics move sideways / Fragile recovery in domestic demand / Mixed picture in August	17.08.2020
POLYMER PRICES North America June 2020: Export business props up PP prices / PP and PVC bottom out / Engineering plastics tread water / Higher feedstock prices / Uncertainty in July in view of infection developments	14.07.2020
POLYMER PRICES North America May 2020: Polyolefin price slide comes to a halt / PVC could bottom out / Output reductions take effect / Demand subdued despite easing of lockdown / Turnaround in June unlikely	16.06.2020
USA ACC's chemical industry projections show possible rebound in 2021 / Domestic polymer production rises in March	11.05.2020
USA Industry urges USD 1 bn in aid for recycling in pandemic / Plastics groups lead initiative	06.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES North America March 2020: Rollover and minor price reductions still predominate / Situation worsens for many converters towards end of month / Massive fall in feedstock costs makes price cuts likely in April	17.04.2020
GLOBAL CHEMICALS ECONOMY Output down sharply in January / Coronavirus already bites China / US plastics production up	18.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES North America January 2020: Poor demand pushes down prices of most polymers / PVC producers manage to turn trend around	17.02.2020
PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING US reprocessing flat as exports fall / Industry and government driving reuse	16.01.2020
CHEMICALS ECONOMY EU production forecast to be flat in 2020 / Cefic cites slowing global economy / Issues of Brexit not specifically addressed	02.01.2020
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL Plastics division head Steve Russell to retire	09.12.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA “Recover” act to improve recycling infrastructure / Support along the entire national value chain	25.11.2019
POLYMER PRICES North America September 2019: Only polyolefins show small increases / PVC, PS and engineering plastics move predominantly sideways / Automotive slump and trade war have an impact / Storm and drone attacks hold up prices in the short term	10.10.2019
WORLD TRADE US polymer exports rise rapidly in the first half-year / US overtakes Saudi Arabia as biggest supplier of HDPE to Europe / Conflict with China creates shifts in global market / Economic downturn continues	23.08.2019
USA Ambitious legislation focuses on plastics issues / Recycling front and centre / Bans on some single-trip products foreseen / Plastics industry voices support	09.08.2019
INEOS STYROLUTION Tax breaks for US Gulf SM plant sought according to local media / Start-up possibly in 2023	17.06.2019
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE NGOs publish study on impact of plastics production on the environment / Call to stop future petrochemicals development / Ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emissions sought	05.06.2019