The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) reports that 23 member facilities now exceed key ChemStewards benchmarks, qualifying them for the Excellence Tier - the program's highest ranking.
Six facilities are new to the Excellence Tier:
- Baker Hughes - Bayport, TX facility
- Dixie Chemical Company, Inc. - Pasadena, TX facility
- ESCO Company LLC - Muskegon, MI facility
- Lonza, Inc. - Mapleton, IL and Rockland, ME facilities
- Strem Chemicals, Inc. - Newburyport, MA facility
ChemStewards is an industry-developed environmental, health, safety and sustainability (EHS&S) program designed for the specialty chemical industry. It's based on a three-tier system with key performance requirements per tier with increasing levels of difficulty. To qualify for Excellence, or Tier Three, facilities must commit to core principles, complete security requirements, meet specific metrics obligations and requirements, have at least one documented management review meeting and complete a third-party verification of management systems at the Enhanced Performance (Tier Two) level.
To maintain their ranking, facilities must sustain EHS&S performance metrics at or above the Excellence criteria.
For more information, visit: www.socma.com
