Statement

ACC Announces Cabot Corporation As Newest Member and Groendyke Transport, Inc as a Responsible Care® Partner Company

ARLINGTON, VA (November 12, 2009) – The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today announced that Cabot Corporation will become the newest member company.  Additionally, Groendyke Transport, Inc. was accepted as Responsible Care Partner Company.  ACC currently has 134 members and 76 Responsible Care Partners.

Cabot Corporation President and CEO, Patrick M. Prevost, said, “Cabot Corporation has a strong history of leadership in upholding the principles that ACC represents.  We are pleased to become a part of the ACC organization and believe that our mutual interests in advocacy and industry performance will help ensure that the business of chemistry remains a vibrant and integral part of the American marketplace.”

ACC President and CEO Cal Dooley stated, “We congratulate and welcome Cabot and Groendyke Transport into the ACC family.  Working together, we will continue to improve industry and partner performance while advocating for legislation and chemical management systems that will help restore public confidence in chemical products.  The participation of these companies in ACC and Responsible Care emphasizes the value of industry leadership and downstream partnerships in advancing innovation as well as manufacturing and distributing the products that make modern life possible.”

Groendyke Transport President and COO Greg Hodgen stated, “Groendyke is committed to the highest standards regarding environmental, health, safety and security for our employees, our customers, the communities in which we operate and our stakeholders. Our partnership recognizes our commitment to the principles of Responsible Care and alignment with the ACC member manufacturers to fulfill their commitments.”

The Responsible Care Partnership Program was created by the ACC in 1993 to extend the U.S. chemical industry’s signature performance ethic throughout the chemical supply chain.  Through the Partnership Program, supply chain companies engaged in the transport, storage, use or treatment of chemicals, commit to uphold the same Responsible Care practices and obligations as ACC member companies.
 
Cabot Corporation, founded in 1882, is a global performance materials company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.  Cabot’s major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, aerogel, capacitor materials, and cesium formate drilling fluids.  Cabot operates 39 manufacturing facilities located in the USA and 19 other countries.  For more than 125 years, Cabot has earned a reputation for producing high quality materials with an unwavering respect for sustainability and safety.

Groendyke Transport, Inc. is a $220 million annual revenue bulk liquid transportation services company with headquarters in Enid, OK.  Groendyke provides transportation services for a broad range of specialty and commodity chemicals as well as refined fuels and a broad spectrum of other petroleum-based products.  It employs approximately 1000 drivers operating 1100 tractors and 1800 trailers in all 48 states as well as Canada and Mexico.

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