THE WOODLANDS, Texas,
May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman
Corporation (NYSE: HUN) was honored recently by the American
Chemistry Council (ACC) with six Responsible Care® Facility Safety
Awards in recognition of the company's significant achievements in
employee health and safety performance during 2019.
Certificates of Honor recognize facilities that experienced zero
fatalities, zero cases resulting in days away from work, and zero
job transfer or restriction cases among employees, according to
current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
guidelines. Huntsman's manufacturing sites in McIntosh, Alabama, and Freeport, Texas, earned Certificates of
Honor.
Certificates of Excellence recognize the same among both
employees and contractors. Huntsman's R&D locations in
The Woodlands, Texas (Huntsman
Advanced Technology Center) and Auburn
Hills, Michigan, as well as production sites in East Lansing, Michigan, and Charlotte, North Carolina, received
Certificates of Excellence.
Ron Gerrard, Huntsman's Senior
Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety and
Manufacturing Excellence, said: "Huntsman is, of course, pleased to
receive such high honors from the ACC and beyond proud of our
associates and contractors who dedicate themselves to working
safely every day. It is their commitment to safety that
contributed to this recognition and the excellent progress we have
made over many years reducing our injury rate, in line with other
ACC Responsible Care® companies, to nearly four times lower than
the latest U.S. chemical industry average."
About Huntsman:
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly
traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and
specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately
$7 billion. Our chemical
products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to
manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and
industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing,
R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and
employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct
business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please
visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain information in
this release constitutes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are
based on management's current beliefs and expectations. The
forward-looking statements in this release are subject to
uncertainty and changes in circumstances and involve risks and
uncertainties that may affect the company's operations, markets,
products, services, prices and other factors as discussed under the
caption "Risk Factors" in the Huntsman companies' filings with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Significant risks and
uncertainties may relate to, but are not limited to, volatile
global economic conditions, cyclical and volatile product markets,
disruptions in production at manufacturing facilities,
reorganization or restructuring of Huntsman's operations, including
any delay of, or other negative developments affecting the ability
to implement cost reductions, timing of proposed transactions, and
manufacturing optimization improvements in Huntsman businesses and
realize anticipated cost savings, and other financial, economic,
competitive, environmental, political, legal, regulatory and
technological factors. The company assumes no obligation to provide
revisions to any forward-looking statements should circumstances
change, except as otherwise required by applicable laws.
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