Essential Chemistry for America
American innovation and technology is built on chemistry.
Without essential chemistries, our economy would grind to a halt. It is critically important to create the right policy and regulatory environment that will enable our economy to grow by ensuring access to essential chemistries vital to our everyday life.
Essential Chemistry for America is an initiative led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce dedicated to safeguarding access to fluorochemistries by increasing awareness of their essential role across every major sector of the U.S. economy. Today’s fluorochemistries, including PFAS, possess a unique combination of properties that make them irreplaceable. Among the sectors most reliant on fluorochemistries are automotive, semiconductors, data centers, defense equipment and systems, renewable energy technologies, and health care.
How Essential Chemistries Are Used Across the Economy
From air travel to automotive, from semiconductors to data centers, and from national defense to energy transition and healthcare, fluorochemistries, including PFAS, play a critical role in our everyday life.
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‘Essential Chemistry for America’ Will Seek to Protect Chemistries We Rely On
Fluorochemistries, including PFAS, are essential to our everyday life.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, urging removal of Section 333 from the final National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 conference agreement that would restrict procurement of certain products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, opposing S. 2283, the "PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023."
This Coalition letter was sent to the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services, urging against the inclusio in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 of provisions that would circumvent the existing legal and regulatory processes for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
A coalition led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released the following statement in response to EPA’s announced rule regulating cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, on an amendment offered to S. 4348, the “Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancement Act," related to food packaging and PFAS.
There are increasing pressures from consumers, environmental organizations, and governments to address the challenges attributed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The EPA should engage in a full regulatory impact and cost-benefit analysis as part of efforts to address these issues.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services, on inclusion of provisions related to PFAS in the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).