Personal Protective Equipment: Life-saving Gear Grounded in Petrochemicals
Dan’s legs – and his life – were saved, thanks to the fellow firefighters that pulled him out of danger and his personal protective equipment (PPE), also known as turnout gear, gear that’s made possible by petrochemicals.
AFPM’s Thompson Identifies Octane Standard as Potential RFS Replacement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers’ (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment today on the challenges and opportunities of high octane fuels and high-efficiency vehicles.
In Petrochemical Industry, A Second Wave Of Growth Brought By Shale
BAYTOWN, TEXAS – A decade ago, when Mike Zamora ran ExxonMobil’s Baytown petrochemical plant, his vision to expand the facility and boost its capacity was nothing but a pipe dream.
Baseball and our Industries
Baseball and the fuels and petrochemicals industries are inextricably linked.
Let’s strengthen legal protections for U.S. companies in NAFTA countries
The renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) provides an important opportunity to preserve and strengthen NAFTA’s investor protections, specifically the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism.
Petrochemicals Are Empowering Paralympic Athletes
Athletes gathering for the winter Paralympics in South Korea this month are remarkable examples of how people overcome challenges – and new technologies are increasingly helping these impressive athletes push their limits by doing more, going faster or going farther.