American Chemistry 

Council Informational 

Workshop on TDI and 

MDI 

February 15, 2012
Outline 

• Welcome

• Introductions 

• Antitrust Reminder 

• Purpose of Workshop 

• Review Agenda 
Introductions 

• American Chemistry Council

– Represents leading companies in the business of chemistry

– 159 member companies 

• ACC Diisocyanates Panel

– Represents companies that manufacture diisocyanates including 

MDI and TDI 

– 4 member companies 

• ACC Center for the Polyurethanes Industry

– Represents companies throughout the value chain of 

polyurethanes including raw material suppliers, equipment 

manufacturers and companies making polyurethane products

– 64 member companies
Partners in ACC’s Activities 

• Adhesive and Sealant Council

• American Coatings Association

• Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance 
Antitrust Reminder 

DO

Do ensure strict performance in areas of:

OVERSIGHT/SUPERVISION:

 have an American Chemistry Council staff representative at each 

American Chemistry Council-sponsored meeting (unless an exception 

has been authorized by the appropriate American Chemistry Council 

vice president);

 consult with an attorney from Legal Shared Services on all antitrust 

questions relating to American Chemistry Council-sponsored meetings;

 limit meeting discussions to agenda topics (unless additional topics 

have been approved by the appropriate American Chemistry Council 

staff representative); and 

 provide each member company representative and American Chemistry 

Council staff representative attending an American Chemistry Councilsponsored meeting with a copy of this checklist, and have a copy 

available for reference at all American Chemistry Council-sponsored 

meetings.

RECORDKEEPING:

 have an agenda and minutes which accurately reflect the matters which 

occur;

 provide agendas and minutes to Legal Shared Services for review and 

approval in advance of distribution; and

 fully describe the purposes and authorities of all task groups, work 

groups, ad hoc or other standing committee subgroups in the minutes 

of the appropriate parent committee.

VIGILANCE:

 protest against any discussion or meeting activities, which appear to violate 

this checklist; dissociate yourself from any such discussion or activities 

and leave any meeting in which they continue.

DON’T

Don’t, in fact or appearance, discuss or exchange information on:

PRICES, INCLUDING:

 individual company prices, price changes, price differentials, markups, 

discounts, allowances, credit terms, etc.;

 individual company data on costs, production, capacity, inventories, 

sales, etc.; and

 industry pricing policies, price levels, price changes, differentials, etc.

PRODUCTION, INCLUDING:

 plans of individual companies concerning the design, production, 

distribution or marketing of particular products, including proposed 

territories or customers; and

 changes in industry production, capacity or inventories.

TRANSPORTATION RATES:

 rates or rate policies for individual shipments, including basing point 

systems, zone prices, freight equalization, etc.

MARKET PROCEDURES, INCLUDING:

 company bids on contracts for particular products; company 

procedures for responding to bid invitations; and

 matters relating to actual or potential individual suppliers or customers 

that might have the effect of excluding them from any market or 

influencing the business conduct of firms toward them.