Koppers Denver Plant Achieves Environmental Certification
Company to attain ISO 14001 certification for all
locations during 2004
PITTSBURGH, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Koppers
plant in Denver, Col., has achieved ISO 14001 certification for its
Environmental Management System (EMS).
"With the EMS system in place, Koppers has a structured
approach to compliance, in keeping with our ongoing initiatives
to improve environmental protection practices," said
James Burkert, plant manager at Denver. "Environmental stewardship is
a core value at Koppers."
The plant, with 45 employees, has been operated
by Koppers since 1988. The Denver
facility produces pressure-treated wood products -- distribution and transmission poles for the communications and electrical power industries, and crossties and switch ties for the railroad industry.
"This certification
tells the world that Koppers is committed to systematic and sustainable improvement in our environmental programs," said Randall D. Collins, Vice President of Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs. "While we will continue our close attention to meeting all environmental regulations, the standard provides a methodology to seek out potential problems and fix them."
The international standard allows Koppers
to implement cost-effective procedures that are applicable worldwide. Nine plants are now certified and Koppers is working to gain certification for all locations by the end of 2004. ISO 14001 -- established by the International Organization for Standardization -- is the world's most recognized EMS framework, used by more than 37,000 organizations in 112 countries.
Meeting the standard also provides economic benefits, as certified companies use less energy and fewer natural resources, generate less waste, reduce disposal costs, recycle raw materials and improve process efficiency.
About Koppers
Koppers, with corporate headquarters and a research center in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global integrated producer of
carbon compounds and treated wood products. Including its joint
ventures, Koppers operates 39 facilities in the United States,
United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia, the Pacific Rim and South
Africa.
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