SOLVAY CHEMICALS INC.
Lobbying for SOLVAY CHEMICALS INC. · Chemical Research and Manufacturing
H.R.5978, Cleaning Product Ingredient Communication Act, including provisions related to confidential business information, scope of public information and format of communication. S.3198, Foreign Pollution Fee Act, including provisions related to chemical manufacturing. Issues related to the implementation of TSCA both new and existing chemical review and registrations. Issues related to on-shoring upstream chemical production for the key industries of semiconductor and green technology manufacturing. Issues pertaining to rare earth processing.
H.R.5978, Cleaning Product Ingredient Communication Act, including provisions related to confidential business information, scope of public information and format of communication.
U.S. Department of Energy's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Industrial Decarbonization and Emissions Reduction Demonstration-to-Deployment Funding Opportunity Announcement, DOE FOA-0002936 (Mar. 8, 2023), including provisions related to the deployment of emissions reductions technologies at industrial facilities. U.S. Department of Energys Request for Information: Transforming Industry: Strategies for Decarbonization (DEFOA-0003363) (May 14, 2024) including issues related to challenges and opportunities to industrial decarbonization. U.S. Department of Energy's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Point Source Carbon Capture Large-Scale Pilots, Commercial Demonstrations, and Networked Demonstration Commercialization, DE-FOA-0003473 (Dec. 17, 2024), including provisions related to the deployment of emissions reductions technologies at industrial facilities. Executive Order - Unleashing American Energy, including provisions related to outstanding IRA and IIJA funding opportunities and energy investment
S.3198, Foreign Pollution Fee Act, including provisions related to fee structures and environmental impacts from industrial operations. H.R. 6622 / S. 3422, Clean Competition Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and the carbon border adjustment mechanism. H.R. 6665, Market Choice Act, including provisions related to carbon emissions and decarbonization incentive structures. S.1863, PROVE It Act, including provisions related to DOE conducting a study of carbon emissions of specific products. Issues related to potential changes to the listings on the Endangered Species Act. Potential House and Senate Legislation related to broader permitting reform efforts. U.S. Council on Environmental Qualitys Request for Information, Environmental Justice Scorecard, CEQ-2023-0005, (November 20, 2023), including provisions related to chemical industry responses. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0072, (March 6, 2024), including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. H.J.Res.161, disapproving New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry, issues related to EPAs New Source Performance Standards. S.J.Res. 100, disapproving New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry, issues related to EPAs New Source Performance Standards. Issues related to the EPAs Good Neighbor Rule including potential regulatory burden on industrial operations. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Haze Plan, Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval Wyoming, EPA-R08-OAR-2023-0489; Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial (August 1, 2024), including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Particulate Matter 2.5, including provisions related to feasibility and implementation. H.R. 7284, No IRIS Act 2024, including provisions related to the enactment and usage of IRIS at EPA. S. 3724, No IRIS Act 2024, including provisions related to the enactment and usage of IRIS at EPA. Issues related to State vs. Federal primacy in the execution of CAA Title V permits.
Potential House and Senate Legislation related to the reauthorization of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB). Potential House legislation related to the recommendations from the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
S.2071, Reliable Rail Service Act, including provisions related to the reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Board and rail service oversight. Issues related to Federal Railroad Administrations regulation of tank car construction approvals. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Hearing, Oversight and Examination of Railroad Grade Crossing Elimination and Safety (Jan. 18, 2024), request for comments to be submitted to the record related to tank car construction approvals. S.576 & H.R. 1674, Railway Safety Act, including provisions related to shippers rights, rail safety programs, and the shipment of chemicals by rail. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Modal Regulatory Reform Initiatives, PHMSA 2018-0080 (HM-265), including provisions related to AAR approval of rail cars. Issues pertaining the proposed class 1 rail merger.
S.2368 & H.R. 813, Global Investment in American Jobs Act, including provisions related to foreign direct investment, international tax structures, R&D tax credits, and innovation. H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, including provisions related to R&D tax credits and innovation. Department of Treasury's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Section 30D New Clean Vehicle Credit (IRS-2023-0019) (Mar. 31, 2023), including provisions related to Critical Mineral and Battery Component Value Calculations, guidance on Foreign Entities of Concern prohibitions for the New Clean Vehicle Credit, and Department of Energy Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Interpretation of Foreign Entity of Concern (DOE-2023-26513). Issues related to 45V and 45X (IRS-2022-0047) tax credits. Issues related to the expiration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. H.R. 3982, Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act, including provisions related to the amendment of the 45Q tax credit to include methane capture. H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Bureau of Land Management - Rock Springs Draft Resource Management Plan & Environmental Impact Statement, including provisions related to land management and Right-Of-Way Exclusions. Issues related to conservation, land use, and land access. Issues related to critical mineral supply chain management, domestic mining, and domestic processing. Bureau of Land Management, Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Utility-scale Solar Energy Development and associated Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment (BLM-HQ-FRN-MO4500177363) (Jan. 19, 2024), including provisions related to land management and preferred uses. H.R. 9533, ESA Amendments Act of 2024, including provisions related to process and procedures for listing endangered and threatened species. S. 4753, Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, including provisions related to improving timelines for permit approval processes. Issues pertaining to rare earth supply chain.
Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 Departments of Transportation and Energy Appropriations, including funding for DOT crashworthiness studies, DOE Vehicle Technologies Office, DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office and Plastics Innovation Challenge that impact development of lightweight automotive components.
U.S. Trade Representative Request for Information, Promoting Supply Chain Resilience USTR-2024-0002, (March 7, 2024), including provisions related to critical materials, domestic production capabilities, and the chemical industry. Potential House and Senate Legislation related to the reauthorization of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB). Potential House legislation related to the recommendations from the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Issues related to the imposition of tariffs under IEEPA. Issues related to imposition of new tariffs outside of USMCA. Executive Order - America First Trade Policy, including provisions related to trade alliances and supply chain. Issues pertaining to global mineral marketplace. Issues pertaining to rare earth export control mechanisms.
MSHA's proposed rule "Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Improving Respiratory Protection", including provisions related to the exposure limits, reporting requirements, and personal protective equipment.
Issues related to the Chevron Doctrine and the potential impact on regulatory landscape for the industrial sector. Issues related to the politicization of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Issues pertaining to supply chain mapping.
Issues related to supply chain resiliency and national defense. Issues pertaining to rare earth supply chain.
S.2228 / H.R. 4549, Building Chips in America Act 2023, including issues related to reforming NEPA and NHPA permitting for semiconductor related facilities. S.4657, CHIPS Training in America Act 2024, including issues related to workforce development and training for advanced manufacturing.