Manufacturers and distributors have a compelling self-interest to educate value chain members and other communities on chemicals process safety, distribution and use, says Cal Dooley, president of the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

“I think it is increasingly important for manufacturers and distributors in the chemicals sector to be working together to ensure that we are contributing to the safest production, distribution and use of chemicals in commerce,” he says.

Dooley, a keynote speaker at this year’s NACD annual meeting, says the pressing need for cooperation is increasingly apparent because the entire chemicals value chain so often is held hostage by events beyond its control.

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