Articles Tagged with ''Regulations''

The paint and coatings industry remains vulnerable as surcharges and supply chain disruptions persist despite the temporary strike resolution.

The testimony to the Surface Transportation Board centered on recent trends in the freight rail industry, and the growing concerns about recent changes to insurance liability requirements. 

U.S. Congressman Bill Foster, representing the 11th Congressional District of Illinois, met with RadTech, the non-profit for ultraviolet and electron beam technologies, and PAMA, the Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance.

In letters sent to various agencies, President and CEO Eric R. Byer highlights the growing concern of fraudulent activity on a range of essential chemicals and the resulting risks. 

In the first of dozens of lawsuits to be filed by prominent environmental attorney Stuart Calwell, Charleston resident Cathy Darlene Flint seeks environmental justice for exposure to ethylene oxide.

The coalition is urging Congressional leaders to support a resolution of disapproval of the EPA’s HON rule, which targets over 200 chemical plants, and could limit manufacture of critical chemistries, including ethylene oxide.

The Alliance for Chemical Distribution President and CEO, Eric R. Byer, released a statement applauding Representatives for introducing H.R. 8996, a bill to enhance freight rail safety across the nation.

This edition of the ACD’s quarterly column focuses on the issues facing the chemical distribution industry as ACD President Eric Byer reflects on the legislative and regulatory priorities that are central to growth.

Methylene chloride is one of the 10 chemicals that EPA has evaluated and determined to pose an unreasonable risk to human health for certain conditions of use.

The amendment, supported by 22 bi-partisan co-sponsors, including members of the House Armed Services Committee, would restore the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program as part of the Service Member Quality of Life Improvement and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2025.