WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemours
Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with
leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts
and chemical solutions, today announced the extension of its Future
of Chemistry Scholarship program through the year 2030. Delivered
in partnership with the City of
Wilmington and its HBCU Week initiative, these scholarships
support Wilmington-area students
pursuing science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM)
degrees at historically black colleges and universities
(HBCUs).
The extension of this program through 2030 aligns with Chemours'
broader Corporate Responsibility Commitments, which include ten
bold, aspirational goals the company is striving to achieve by
2030.
"This decade-long commitment to students in the Wilmington area is a salute to the talented
youth in this city. They are both an important investment in our
future and the embodiment of our commitment to the city and state
we call home," said Mark Vergnano,
president and chief executive officer of Chemours. "We believe that
a career in STEM should be accessible to everyone, which is why
we're working to engage a broader base of students through
meaningful partnerships that help us meet our goal of building more
vibrant communities."
Chemours' Vibrant Communities goal is a commitment to invest
$50 million in communities where the
company operates by 2030 to improve lives through increased access
to STEM skills, safety initiatives, and sustainable environment
programs.
"Wilmington is pleased and
grateful to have the opportunity to continue working with Chemours
to empower the next generation of leaders in STEM," said Mayor
Mike Purzycki. "Chemours is setting
an example for what corporate citizenship can and should be. We
look forward to all that these scholarships will help students
accomplish over the next decade. Chemours and Wilmington are changing young lives forever,
and in the process, we are strengthening families, our
neighborhoods and the City as a whole."
Since 2018, Chemours has awarded eight scholarships to deserving
Wilmington-area students pursuing
STEM degrees at HBCUs.
"The Chemours Company has been one of our biggest supporters
since the start of HBCU Week, and we couldn't be happier with the
extension of this partnership to 2030," said Earl Cooper, co-founder of HBCU Week.
Over the past year, Chemours has expanded the scholarship
program to other communities where it operates, including
North Carolina and Georgia in the U.S.; Shanghai, China; and Laguna, Mexico.
About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) is a global leader in titanium
technologies, fluoroproducts, and chemical solutions, providing its
customers with solutions in a wide range of industries with
market-defining products, application expertise and chemistry-based
innovations. Chemours ingredients are found in plastics and
coatings, refrigeration and air conditioning, mining, and general
industrial manufacturing. Our flagship products include prominent
brands such as Teflon™, Ti-Pure™, Krytox™, Viton™, Opteon™, Freon™
and Nafion™. Chemours published its first corporate responsibility
commitment report in 2018, which highlights goals aligned with the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The company has
approximately 7,000 employees and 28 manufacturing sites serving
approximately 3,700 customers in over 120 countries. Chemours is
headquartered in Wilmington,
Delaware and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC.
For more information, we invite you to
visit chemours.com or follow us on
Twitter @Chemours or LinkedIn.
CONTACT:
INVESTORS
Jonathan Lock
VP, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
+1.302.773.2263
investor@chemours.com
NEWS MEDIA
David
Rosen
Executive and Financial Communications Manager
+1.302.773.2711
media@chemours.com
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