ARKEMA INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES (FKA ARKEMA INC.) for ARKEMA INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES (FKA ARKEMA INC.)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

HR 1 - DISCLOSE Act provisions.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to free trade agreements, including the U.S.- E.U. free trade agreement, USMCA and US-Japan agreement. Issues related to antidumping matters, tariffs (including Section 301 tariffs and Chinese import issues), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances/materials and export/import regulations.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Railroads RRR

Issues related to rail transportation, rail tank cars, rail-shipper matters, rail competition and/or competitive switching.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Defense DEF

HR 2500, S. 1790 - National Defense Authorization Act. Issues related to advanced materials, composites, thermoplastics, pavement markings and/or materials research and development and specifications; manufacturing; industrial policy and funding; and energy and energy storage issues.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to infrastructure, highways, roads, traffic safety and traffic markings, natural gas piping and pipelines, plastic pipes, composites in infrastructure and aerospace applications and standards for composites and freight issues.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 2968, S. _______ (no bill number assigned yet) - FY20 Defense Appropriations bill. Composite materials and 3D printing issues.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2968 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, stratospheric ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hyrdofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants; and/or the Montreal Protocol (including the Kigali Amendment) and United Nations supporting language and the Paris Agreement. Issues related to natural gas. EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation, including new and existing chemicals regulations and new chemicals approvals and other EPA chemical regulations, including remediation and other issues. Issues related to fluorochemicals, fluoropolymers, hydrofluorocarbons, and/or Montreal Protocol (including the Kigali Amendment) and/or the Paris Agreement. Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations. General chemical manufacturing issues and 3D printing issues.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to alternative/renewable energy, energy storage and battery funding, vehicle technology, building technology, building codes, energy efficiency, solar, biobased materials, natural gas and natural gas storage, innovative manufacturing, refrigerants; industrial energy credits and composite materials for utility and energy infrastructure. Energy policy legislation.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Homeland Security HOM

Chemical Facility Antiterrorism (CFATS) reauthorization (monitor).

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Air Act regulations; Montreal Protocol (including the Kigali Amendment), the Paris Agreement and/or fluorochemicals and hydrofluorocarbons issues and Significant New Alternatives Policy program.

Foreign entity interest: Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is indirectly owned by Arkema S.A., a European company

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)