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Soil is offered for re-testing after 11 years as proof of environmental responsibility
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Our plant in Changzhou, China, opened its doors to 100 guests, including local government officials, media members, peer companies and local residents. The open house theme was “Chemistry: our life, our future," aiming to raise public awareness of Responsible Care. The event emphasized continuous improvement of environmental, health and safety (EH&S), as well as corporate social responsibility. The half-day program included a ceremony, plant tour and an appreciation lunch reception. During the lunch reception, a bottle of soil excavated from plant's workshop was given to Dai Shifu, vice director, Changzhou National Hi-Tech District. “We tested the soil before this plant was built and promised to keep the highest EH&S standards as long as we are operating on this piece of land," said James Ying, manufacturing director, Asia Pacific, Ashland Performance Materials. "After 11 years, we’d like to test the soil again to demonstrate our confidence.” “We are so excited to participate in Ashland’s event as it sets a splendid example for the peer companies to adhere to the high EH&S standards and undertake social responsibilities,” said Dai Yuan, standing member of CPC Changzhou Committee and party secretary of Changzhou National Hi-Tech District. “The public has been away from chemical companies for a long time due to some negative perceptions," said Baochang Zhang, commercial director, Asia Pacific, Ashland Performance Materials. "By opening our plant, we hope that the public will understand Ashland’s Responsible Care philosophy and how good chemistry makes great things happen." After several expansions, the plant's registered capital has reached $46.8 million with an annual capacity of 45,000 tons of unsaturated polyester resin, 15,000 tons of vinyl ester resins and 7,000 tons of foundry resin used in the wind energy and automobile markets. Earlier in the year, the employees celebrated four years of work with zero incidents.
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