American Chemistry Council

American Chemistry Council
AbbreviationACC
Formation1872 (1872)
PurposeTrade association
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
President and CEO
Chris Jahn[1]
Websitewww.americanchemistry.com
Formerly called
Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Chemical Manufacturers' Association

American Chemistry Council (ACC), known as the Manufacturing Chemists' Association[2] at its founding in 1872[3] then as the Chemical Manufacturers' Association[4] (from 1978 until 2000[5][6]), is an industry trade association for American chemical companies, based in Washington, D.C.

  1. ^ "Celebrating 150 Years". American Chemistry Council. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  2. ^ Ian R. Kenyon and Daniel Feakes, The Creation of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons: A Case Study in the Birth of an Intergovernmental Organisation (Cambridge University Press, 2007: ISBN 9067042412), p. 181.
  3. ^ Manufacturing Chemists' Association, The Chemical Industry Facts Book (Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc., 1961), p. 151.
  4. ^ Cary Coglianese and Jennifer Nash, Regulating from the Inside: Can Environmental Management Systems Achieve Policy Goals? (Resources for the Future, 2001: ISBN 1-891853-41-4), p. 64.
  5. ^ Brian Rothery, Standards and Certification in Europe (Gower, 1996: ISBN 0-566-07644-6), p. 129.
  6. ^ Charles Perrow, The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters (Princeton University Press, 2007: ISBN 0-691-12997-5), p. 129.

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