NAPERVILLE, Ill., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nalco (NYSE: NLC),
providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, announced
today that its plant in Garyville,
La. has been honored by the Louisiana Chemical Association
(LCA) with a 2011 SAFE (Serious About Fostering Excellence) Award
for facility's environmental and safety performance and community
outreach efforts.
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The Garyville Plant was recognized as the Best in Louisiana for Class Two, locations with 101 to
200 full time employees. The SAFE program evaluates a plant's
performance in employee safety, contractor safety, environmental
efforts and "good neighbor" activities with local communities.
Winners are selected from almost 100 facilities statewide.
"Health and safety, strong environmental performance &
keeping our plants, products and people secure are top priorities
for all LCA members," Dan Borne',
LCA President said. "Chemical manufacturers work relentlessly on
this because great performance every day in these critical areas is
equally important to folks who live in communities where plants
operate."
The Garyville Plant is Nalco's largest manufacturing site in the
world. It is the second time in the past four years the plant has
received the SAFE award.
"Safety is a core value at Nalco," said Plant Manager
Carl Pasquarelli. "We make safety
personal for our employees and our target is always zero – zero
emissions, accidents and injuries. We also believe in supporting
our community including our Adopt a School programs, United Way
contributions, the American Cancer Society, St. James Parish 4-H and the Garyville Volunteer Fire Department and other
groups."
Earlier this year Nalco's Garyville plant was also honored by the
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for the facility's
environmental and pollution prevention efforts. It is the second
straight year the plant has been recognized with an Environmental
Leadership Program Award.
About Nalco
Nalco is the world's largest sustainability services company
focused on industrial water, energy and air applications;
delivering significant environmental, social and economic
performance benefits to our customers. We help our customers reduce
energy, water and other natural resource consumption, enhance air
quality, minimize environmental releases and improve productivity
and end products while boosting the bottom line. Together our
comprehensive solutions contribute to the sustainable development
of customer operations. Nalco is a member of the Dow Jones
Sustainability World and North America Indexes. More than 13,000
Nalco employees operate in 150 countries supported by a
comprehensive network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices
and research centers to serve a broad range of end markets. In
2010, Nalco achieved sales of $4.25
billion. For more information visit www.nalco.com.
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