August 7, 2006—The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has presented its Responsible Care Leadership Awards, recognizing Milliken Chemical, NOVA Chemicals, and Rohm and Haas for outstanding leadership under the chemistry industry’s environmental, health, safety, and security performance initiative, according to a report from GreenBiz.com.
ACC President and CEO Jack N. Gerard stated, “These award winners have made Responsible Care of utmost importance within their companies and our industry. Milliken, NOVA, and Rohm and Haas lead by example and, perhaps more importantly, they foster the principles of safe and secure management of chemical products and processes throughout their value chain and with industry stakeholders.”
Through ACC’s Responsible Care initiative, the chemical industry has reportedly reduced its environmental emissions by more than 75 percent and achieved a worker safety record that is four and a half times better than the average of the US manufacturing sector.
