| BASF donates $2,000 to Callery, Evans City
Area Volunteer Fire Departments
Grants support purchase of upgraded communications equipment
EVANS CITY, Pa., October 14, 2004 -- First responders from both
the Callery and Evans City Area Volunteer Fire Departments will
soon be working with upgraded communications equipment, thanks to
two $1,000 "Helping Make Communities Better" grants that
BASF recently made to each department.
The Butler County Communications Center is currently upgrading the
countywide radio system that serves the police, fire, and Emergency
Medical Services (EMS) units throughout the county. The present
radio equipment owned by the fire departments, including paging
systems and mobile and portable radios, is obsolete.
“This grant will help to improve our communications and we
appreciate the help and support BASF provides to the fire department
and the Callery community,” said Curt Huffman, Chief, Callery
Volunteer Fire Department.
“The people at BASF’s Evans City site are good neighbors
and are concerned about the community. The contribution towards
our new radio system is appreciated,” said Scott Jamison,
Chief, Evans City Area Volunteer Fire Department.
"BASF has a longstanding policy of assisting communities where
we are located and where our employees live. We're particularly
pleased when we can make a donation such as this to volunteer organizations
whose mission is to save lives and protect property," said
Mark Finch Manager of Site Services at BASF’s Evans City site.
Products from BASF’s Evans City site are used mainly in the
pharmaceutical industry, and are also used in applications like
agrochemicals, surfactants, adhesives, polymers, electronics, flavors,
fragrances and automobiles.
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:
Mark Finch
BASF
Evans City, Pa.
Tel: (724) 538-1267
E-mail: finchm@basf-corp.com
Glenn Majeski
BASF
Florham Park, N.J.
Tel: (973) 245-6070
E-mail: majeskg@basf.com
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