Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc.
http://www.ascouncil.org/

"The Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc. provides high quality services responsive to the needs of the membership. ASC services as a leading marketplace for the exchange of information about products and services and interfacing among manufacturers, suppliers and others in the industry. ASC facilitates the education of graduate and undergraduate students in adhesive and sealant science through scholarships and encourages their interaction with industry. ASC promotes academic-industry research that members can derive and add value. ASC encourages continuous health, safety and environmental improvement in the manufacture, distribution, storage, use and disposal of adhesives, sealants, and chemicals as a Responsible Care™ Partner Association."

Adhesives Manufacturers Association (AMA)
http://www.adhesives.org/ama/

"This website is produced by the Adhesives Manufacturers Association (AMA) headquartered in Chicago. AMA is a national organization comprised of major U.S. companies engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and selling of formulated adhesives or formulated adhesives coatings to the industrial marketplace. As a professional group, AMA strives to provide a forum for members to meet and exchange ideas, technologies and innovations providing for growth of both individual member firms and the adhesives industry as a whole."

Air & Waste Management Association
http://www.awma.org/

"The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional organization that provides training, information, and networking opportunities to 12,000 environmental professionals in 65 countries."

Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry
http://www.polyurethane.org/

"Welcome to the Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) website. New information is being added to this site every week. For more than 25 years, the mission of the Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API), a business unit of the American Plastics Council, has been to promote the health and vigor of the polyurethanes industry. Through its many programs and activities, API works to manage issues that could negatively affect the industry, and provides the resources to help member companies address those issues."

American Association for the Advancement of Science
http://www.aaas.org/

"The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS, pronounced "Triple-A-S") is a nonprofit professional society dedicated to the advancement of scientific and technological excellence across all disciplines, and to the public's understanding of science and technology. AAAS is among the oldest societies in America, having been founded in Philadelphia in 1848. Many of today's most prestigious and influential scientific societies have their historical origins in AAAS."

American Chemical Society
http://www.acs.org/

"The ACS is a self-governed individual membership organization that consists of over 151,000 members-60% from industry, at all degree levels. This provides ample opportunity for peer interaction, regardless of your professional or scientific interests. There are 34 ACS divisions, representing a wide range of disciplines for chemists, chemical engineers and technicians."

American Chemistry Council
http://www.americanchemistry.com/

"The American Chemistry Council is the voice of the US Chemical Industry. The American Chemistry Council represents the chemical industry on public policy issues, coordinates the industry's research and testing programs, and administers the industry's environmental, health, and safety performance improvement initiative, known as Responsible Care. The American Chemistry Council is located at 1300 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Va."

American Institute of Chemical Engineers
http://www.aiche.org//

"Founded in 1908, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is a nonprofit organization providing leadership to the chemical engineering profession. Representing 57,000 members in industry, academia, and government, AIChE provides forums to advance the theory and practice of the profession, upholds high professional standards and ethics, and supports excellence in education. Institute members range from undergraduate students, to entry-level engineers, to chief executive officers of major corporations."

American Institute of Chemists
http://www.theaic.org/

"The American Institute of Chemists is a national, non-profit organization. The purpose is to promote the relevance of the chemical profession and its practitioners to society. It engages in a broad range of programs for professional enhancement through its prestigious Fellow membership category, awards program, government interaction in legislative matters, meetings, publications and public relations activities. The AIC's National Certification Commission in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (NCC) provides a major service to the profession with its unique credentialing system. The objectives of the AIC, are to advance the chemical profession in the United States, to promote and protect the public welfare by establishing and enforcing high professional standards of practice for this profession, and to promote the professional, social and economic interests of its members for the benefit of society at large."

American Methanol Institute
http://www.methanol.org/

"The American Methanol Foundation is a non-profit educational and scientific organization dedicated to supporting the greater use of methanol as a clean energy resource. The Foundation focuses the scientific and educational resources of public, private, non-profit and academic organizations to advance technologies for methanol production and use."

American Oil Chemists Society
http://www.aocs.org/

"The American Oil Chemists' Society, an international society serving fats, oils, proteins, surfactants, and detergents fields, has more than 5,000 members in over 90 countries. Members are professionals, corporations, and students with an interest in the science and technology of fats, oils, and related materials. The AOCS benefits you by providing technical programs, publishing books and journals, sponsoring meetings and exhibits, and organizing Divisions and geographic Sections."

American Plastics Council
http://www.americanplasticscouncil.org/

"The American Plastics Council is a major trade association for the United States plastics industry working to ensure that plastics are recognized as a preferred material by actively demonstrating they are a responsible choice in a more environmentally conscious world. To accomplish our mission we demonstrate the benefits of plastic products and the contributions of the plastics industry to the society it serves. We also demonstrate that plastics are an efficient use of natural resources and that plastics and the industry are part of the solution to the public's environmental performance expectations. Our members are among the nation's largest manufacturers of plastics. APC also includes seven business units and an affiliated trade association, each comprised of APC members and customers whose purpose is to address technical and public policy issues specific to their products."

American Society for Metals International - ASM
http://www.asm-intl.org/

"ASM International is the society for materials engineers, a worldwide network dedicated to advancing industry, technology, and applications of metals and materials. Through the efforts and involvement of our members, ASM develops and distributes timely, useful, reliable technical information through electronic media, publications, conferences, training programs, and chapter activities"

American Society for Testing and Materials - ASTM
http://www.astm.org/

"ASTM is a not-for-profit organization that provides a forum for producers, users, ultimate consumers, and those having a general interest (representatives of government and academia) to meet on common ground and write standards for materials, products, systems, and services. From the work of 132 standards-writing committees, ASTM publishes standard test methods, specifications, practices, guides, classifications, and terminology. ASTM's standards development activities encompass metals, paints, plastics, textiles, petroleum, construction, energy, the environment, consumer products, medical services and devices, computerized systems, electronics, and many other areas. ASTM Headquarters has no technical research or testing facilities; such work is done voluntarily by 35,000 technically qualified ASTM members located throughout the world."

American Society of Safety Engineers
http://www.asse.org/

"Founded in 1911, ASSE is the world's oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its 33,000 members manage, supervise and consult on safety, health and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education. ASSE has 12 divisions and 148 chapters in the United States and abroad."

Asociación Nacional de la Industria Química, A.C.
http://www.aniq.org.mx/

"The National Association of the Chemical Industry is a non profit trade association constituted in November 11th of 1959. At the moment it represents more than 90% of the private production of chemicals through more than 230 companies of different sizes and activities within the chemical sector."

Asociación Química Argentina
http://www.aqa.org.ar/

"To foster the spirit of co-operation among people interested in the chemistry and related sciences; To promote the progress of chemistry and related sciences; To look the needs of its members and provide assistance to academic, and industrial areas for the development of chemistry."

Association of Chemical Industry of Texas
http://www.acit.org/

"Association of Chemical Industry of Texas was founded in 1983 and has become one of the state's most active and productive leaders in the effort to move Texas forward to a bright and healthy economic future. The Association represents both big and small businesses ranging from basic chemical manufacturers to formulators, contractors to consultants, suppliers and service companies to distributors. Currently, ACIT is more than 400 member companies strong with 2000 individual members."

Association of Official Analytical Chemists - AOAC
http://www.aoac.org/

"Established in 1884, AOAC INTERNATIONAL (formerly the Association of Official Analytical Chemists) is an independent association of scientists in the public and the private sectors devoted to promoting methods validation and quality measurements in the analytical sciences. The Association's primary focus is coordination of the development and validation of chemical and microbiological analytical methods by expert scientists working in their industry, academic, and government laboratories worldwide."

Association of Petrochemical Producers in Europe
http://www.cefic.org/sector/profile/01-a.htm

"To develop strategies for improving European competitiveness, APPE continues to co-operate with the Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (APME) on three major topics: The European feedstocks situation; Integration of Western and Eastern European petrochemical activities; European petrochemical logistics, in close co-operation with the CEFIC High Level Steering Group."

Association of the Chemical Profession of Ontario - ACPO
http://www.acpo.on.ca/

"The objects of the Association shall be: 1.To make the profession of increasing service to industry and the public; 2.To maintain high standards of competence, integrity and ethics within the profession; 3.To develop further an appreciation of the profession among other professions, industries and the public; 4.To improve the conditions under which members of the profession are working within the province; 5.To promote among students a recognition of the importance of the study of chemistry and chemical engineering; 6.To promote and increase the knowledge, skill, and proficiency of its members in all things relating to chemistry and chemical engineering; 7.To improve the standards of excellence in research, investigation, education, and publicity as they pertain to the profession"

Association of Water Technologies
http://www.awt.org/

"The Association of Water Technologies is a non-profit trade organization representing hundreds of regional water treatment companies throughout the United States and internationally. These full-service companies specialize in the application of chemical water treatments for industrial and commercial cooling and heating systems."