| BASF donates $2,000 to Will County Emergency
Management Agency
Grant to be used for purchase of chemical, radiological monitoring
equipment
JOLIET, Ill., September 24, 2004 -- BASF today presented the Will
County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) with a $2,000 “Helping
Make Communities Better” grant that the agency will use to
purchase additional chemical and radiological monitoring equipment
for use in hazardous materials incidents.
Such equipment takes on added importance to the agency’s
efforts in the current climate of heightened national security,
according to Harold Damron, Chief Deputy Director, Will County EMA.
“Where we used to think of a bomb threat in terms of ‘conventional
explosives,’ we now have to consider the possibility of a
‘dirty bomb’ that includes radiological materials,”
Damron said. “After the anthrax attacks, we also had a number
of ‘suspicious powder’ type incidents that we had to
respond to, and it just stretched our resources to the limit. The
new equipment will greatly assist our efforts.”
"We're proud to support the vital work of the Will County
EMA," said Gerry Sabo, Manager, Site Services at BASF's Joliet
site. "BASF is known as the company that helps make products
better. We also have a strong commitment to helping make the communities
in which we work and live better."
The Will County EMA is responsible for coordinating the emergency
and disaster mitigation, as well as preparedness, planning, response
and recovery efforts of Will County and its political subdivisions
in conjunction with the state of Illinois, private organizations,
businesses and the public. The agency provides a wide array of programs,
including development of emergency plans, conduct of disaster exercises,
development of emergency communications and warning systems, operations
of specialized emergency response units, public awareness and education,
and guidance to local units of government.
Approximately 115 employees work at BASF's Joliet site, which makes
polystyrene used in insulation and packaging materials, appliance
parts, housewares, cosmetic containers, and electronic equipment
casings.
BASF - The Chemical Company. We don't make a lot of the
products you buy. We make a lot of the products you buy better.®
BASF Corporation, headquartered in New Jersey, is the North American
affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany. We employ about 11,000
people in North America and had sales of approximately $9 billion
in 2003. For more information about BASF's North American operations,
or to sign up to receive news releases by e-mail, visit www.basf.com/usa.
BASF is the world's leading chemical company. Our goal is to grow
profitably and further increase the value of our company. We help
our customers to be more successful through intelligent system solutions
and high-quality products. BASF's portfolio ranges from chemicals,
plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals
to crude oil and natural gas. Through new technologies we can tap
into additional market opportunities. We conduct our business in
accordance with the principles of sustainable development. In 2003,
BASF had sales of approximately $42 billion and over 87,000 employees
worldwide. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet
at www.basf.com.
For more information, contact:
Gerry Sabo
BASF
Channahon, Ill.
Tel: (815) 423-1261
E-mail: sabog@basf-corp.com
Glenn Majeski
BASF
Florham Park, N.J.
Tel: (973) 245-6070
E-mail: majeskg@basf.com
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