PHILADELPHIA,
June 12, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- FMC Corporation (NYSE:
FMC) announced that it has received
the American Chemistry Council (ACC) Responsible Care® Company of
the Year Award for 2017. This marks the third consecutive
year FMC has been recognized for its achievements and continuous
improvement in all aspects of Environmental, Health, Safety and
Sustainability (EHS&S). Responsible Care is ACC's world-class
EHS&S performance initiative. As a Responsible Care
Company of the Year, FMC is recognized as an industry leader in
advancing business performance while protecting employees and
safeguarding the environment.
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"Responsible Care has been part of the fabric of FMC a
long time," said Pierre Brondeau, president, CEO and chairman of
FMC. "It has become a part of everything we do. It is a core value
in many aspects, much more than what we would call a system or a
process. This has led to a culture of continuous improvement that
has produced winning results with employees and through the
communities we serve."
To be eligible for the Company of the Year award,
companies must demonstrate: a recordable injury rating in the top
10 percent of companies in their size category; positive
performance trends in process safety, transportation safety and
emissions reduction; public availability of product stewardship
information; as well as on-time or early completion of required
performance metrics reporting and RCMS®/RC14001® certification and
Code implementation.
Leadership and employee involvement were instrumental in
earning FMC this recognition. As part of this award FMC was
recognized by ACC for collective efforts that led
to:
- Achieving a significant reduction in total recordable
incident rate.
- Utilizing the highly impactful TH!NK. SAFE. safety
awareness program.
- Receiving an A- score from the CDP (formerly the Carbon
Disclosure Project).
- Setting aggressive 2020 and 2025 sustainability and
environmental impact goals.
- Focusing on various community engagement, product
stewardship and process safety initiatives.
"FMC leadership is proud of this accomplishment," said
Linda Froelich, director of
sustainability for FMC. "Commitment to Responsible Care is rooted
in our company culture and is visible in the everyday efforts of
the workforce, the passion of the leadership and the strength of
the company's partnerships."
About FMC
For more than a century, FMC Corporation has served
the global agricultural, industrial and consumer markets with
innovative solutions,
applications and quality
products. Revenue totaled
approximately $3.3 billion in
2016. FMC employs approximately 6,000 people throughout the
world and operates its businesses in three segments: FMC
Agricultural Solutions, FMC Health and Nutrition and FMC
Lithium. On March 31, 2017, FMC
announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a
significant portion of DuPont's Crop Protection business and to
sell FMC Health and Nutrition to DuPont.
Closing is expected to occur in the fourth
quarter of 2017. For more
information, visit
www.FMC.com.
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concerning specific factors described
in FMC Corporation's 2016 Form
10-K and other SEC filings. Such
information contained herein represents management's best judgment
as of the date hereof based on information currently
available. FMC Corporation does not intend
to update this information and disclaims any legal obligation to
the contrary. Historical information is not necessarily indicative
of future performance.
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