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BASF sponsors Earth Day events at EDCO Park
11th annual community celebration promotes environmental
education
EVANS CITY, Pa., April 13, 2006 -- “Think Globally, Act Locally” will be the
theme of the 11th Annual BASF Earth Day Celebration to be held Saturday, April
29, from noon to 4 p.m. (rain or shine) at EDCO Park. Sponsored by BASF and its
Community Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER) Committee, the event is open
to the public and free of charge.
BASF employees will be on hand to answer questions about the company’s Evans
City operations and encourage public involvement in the CAER Committee. The
celebration will include environmental education exhibits, demonstrations by
local emergency service groups, door prizes and free refreshments.
"At BASF, we are not only committed to helping make products better, we
are committed to helping make the communities in which we live and work better
as well," said Uwe Liebelt, Vice President for BASF’s Inorganics Business
in North America and General Manager of BASF’s Evans City site. " We hope
our Earth Day activities will enhance the community's understanding of our
operations and help make for a better environment."
A highlight of this year's event will again be the traditional display of
posters created by fifth grade students from Evans City Middle School featuring
the Earth Day theme. The winners, who will be announced at an assembly held at
Evans City Middle School, will receive ribbons, U. S. Savings bonds and cash
prizes. The overall winning design will also be featured on this year's
official BASF Earth Day T-shirt, which will be distributed to all fifth grade
students.
The Earth Day event attracted more than 750 people last year. Each year,
employees from BASF join together a week before the event to beautify EDCO
Park. Their efforts include mulching, planting flowers and general park
maintenance. The day of the event, employees, along with Girl Scout troop #422,
will also prepare tree seedlings for distribution.
Butler County Recycling & Waste Management Coordinator Sheryl Kelly has
been an exhibitor at the BASF Earth Day event for five years. “This is a
wonderful event for the community that highlights the many positive things
happening in the area which preserve and enhance the environment,” Kelly said.
“It’s a great source of information, and it’s a lot of fun for children and
their families.” The Butler County Department of Recycling & Waste
Management handles a wide variety of recycling, waste and environmentally
related activities and plans.
BASF’s Evans City site employs approximately 120 people. Products from the
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. BASF employs about 10,000 people in North
America and had sales of approximately $11.3 billion in 2005. 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.
As the world’s leading chemical company, BASF's portfolio ranges from
chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine
chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. BASF’s intelligent system solutions and
high-value products help its customers to be more successful. BASF develops new
technologies and uses them to open up additional market opportunities. It
combines economic success with environmental protection and social
responsibility, thus contributing to a better future. In 2005, BASF had
approximately 81,000 employees and posted sales of more than $50.4 billion.
BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA),
New York (BF), and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the
Internet at www.basf.com.
For more information, contact:
Mark Finch
BASF
Tel: (724) 538-1275
E-mail: finchm@basf.com
Glenn Majeski
BASF
Tel: (973) 245-6070
E-mail: glenn.majeski@basf.com
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