LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (H.R. 8467); Reauthorization of the USDA Biopreferred Program

International supply chains; IEEPA Tariffs (China, EU, Canada, Mexico); Sec. 232 tariffs (steel, copper); Sec. 301 tariffs (China).

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169); Incentives for Industrial Decarbonization including Clean Energy Development and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Implementation.

Chemical Management; Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Implementation

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); Reinstatement of superfund excise tax on chemicals as a funding mechanism; Implementation. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169); Incentives for Industrial Decarbonization including Clean Energy Development and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Implementation. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97); Expiring provisions H.R.591 - Defending American Jobs and Investment Act Chemical Tax Repeal Act (S.615)

Surface Transportation Reauthorization. Rail service, Rail safety; Tank Cars; Impact on Shippers; Fees; Reporting Requirements. Aviation fuels. Seaports and commercial cargo operations. Supply chain issues, constraints, and opportunities.

Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Clean Air or Federal Water Pollution Control Act permits for plastic manufacturing facilities, product bans, recycled content requirements. CLEAN Future Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); waste section regarding plastics. Rewarding Efforts to Decrease Unrecycled Contaminants in Ecosystems Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Excise tax on plastic resin. Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Research and Standards for Plastics Recycling. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58); Reinstatement of superfund excise tax on chemicals as a funding mechanism; Implementation. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-169); Incentives for Industrial Decarbonization including Clean Energy Development and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage; Implementation. United Nations Environment Program Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution (No bill number) Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024 (Not yet introduced this Congress); Sets a 30% recycled content mandate by 2030; Creates a modern regulatory system to develop a circular economy for plastics; Develops a national recycling standard for plastics; Studies the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from all materials; and establishes an American-designed producer responsibility system. Strategies To Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act of 2025 (S.351); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act (H.R.2145); Establishes a pilot program at the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to improve recycling accessibility and Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); Requires the EPA to collect data on recycling and composting rates across the country and publish that data. Protecting Communities from Plastics Act (Not yet introduced this Congress); To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain activities related to plastics. Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (Not yet introduced this Congress)

Skilled Labor Needs in the Manufacturing Sector.

Reintroduction of Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023 (S. 2178); Collaboration between industry & federal government; Reintroduction of H.R. 4470, the Protecting and Security Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Reauthorization (CFATS); Long term clean.