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Chemicals are transported by rail because the nation needs these essential products. Rail safety is a shared responsibility that requires a full range of actions – including, but not limited to, upgrading tank cars – to help prevent derailments, r...
Going forward, ACC urges Congress to clarify the Board’s authority to apply this rule to contract traffic. And we urge the Board to advance proposals that would fulfill Congress’ vision of reciprocal switching as a tool to promote more effective r...
In a series of bipartisan votes, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a handful of bills that will help remove barriers in the supply chain.
Chemical manufacturers report that despite improving conditions, supply chain challenges and freight transportation disruptions continue to be a major problem for the U.S. business of chemistry and the broader economy.
The following statement regarding the hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to examine the train derailment and chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio can be attributed to Chris Jahn, president and chief execu...
Railroads have a strong safety record for transporting chemicals and can move the same amount of materials using fewer shipments than other modes such as by truck.
More than 25 percent of the U.S. economy depends on chemistry. Almost 20 percent of chemical shipments travel by rail.
Ahead of President Biden’s second State of the Union address, American Chemistry Council (ACC) President and CEO Chris Jahn released the following statement:
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) appreciates the Committee holding this hearing to examine transportation and supply chain challenges and to learn how carriers will address them. Just like the carriers testifying at the hearing, shippers conti...