Off of the sidelines

The American Chemistry Council (ACC), the chemical industry's main trade association is seeing a renewal of members' faith in 2006 under a new leadership and a new advertisement campaign. Observers assert things began improving at the council after the new Chairman Gary A. Cappeline implemented a cost-cutting and restructuring campaign in 2005, focusing on a set of core issues such as energy policy, plant security, and rail transportation, and limiting the proliferation of programs.