South Charleston Area Community Advisory Panel

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South Charleston AreaCommunity Advisory Panel
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History

• Formed in April 2002 by combining two similar
  groups.
• Two groups had served the community for almost 10
  years.
• Represents the community and the chemical
  industry.
• Sponsored by Union Carbide Corporation, a
  wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical
  Company (Dow Chemical), Bayer Polymers, FMC
  Corporation and Elementis Specialties.

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Purpose

• To increase lines of communication between the
  companies and the community.
• Forum for open discussion.
• Serves as a mechanism for public questions,
  comments and concerns.

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Meetings and Activities

• Meets 10 times annually on the second Monday of
  each month
• Does not meet in July
• Holiday dinner in December
• Topics are selected by the group
• Projects are selected that enhance the quality of
  life in the community

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Meetings and Activities (cont.)

• Projects include speakers bureau, web site
  development, and Household Hazardous Waste
  Collection Day

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Membership

• Selected based upon community participation
• Represents the communitys interests
• Educators, environmental advocates, students,
  business officials, government representatives,
  community leaders, emergency responders and
  retireesto name a few

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Area Represented by CAP Members
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Making Contact with the Panel

• Contact a member listed in the brochure.
• Contact a company representative listed in the
  brochure.
• Contact the facilitator, Mary Green, at
• 746-7700.
• Visit the panels Web Site at www.communityadvisor
  ypanel.org/scwvcap

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CAP Services

• Day Care Center Shelter-in-Place Training
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection
• Shelter-in-Place Plans for Schools and Marshall
  University Graduate School
• Sustainable Community Development

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Sponsoring Companies

• Dow Chemical
• Bayer Polymers
• FMC Corporation
• Elementis Specialties

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Company Products

• Dow Chemical manufactures chemicals and
  plastics from the derivatives of natural gas and
  petroleum including antifreeze, brake fluids,
  hydraulic and metal working fluids, automotive
  moldings, car wash applications, carpet pads and
  foam padding, chewing gum, liquid detergents and
  all-purpose cleaners, personal care products,
  pharmaceutical applications, paints, primer,
  coatings adhesives, and a variety of other
  products.

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Company Products

• Bayer Polymers produces polyols, a polyurethane
  raw materials used in consumer products, such as
  automotive seating foam, furniture foam, as well
  as footwear and recreational items.

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Company Products

• FMC currently is mothballed, but is operating
  as a distribution and purification facility using
  hydrogen peroxide manufactured at a Texas
  facility.

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Company Products

• Elementis built in 1974, the facility
  manufactures organoclay based thickening agents
  (rheological additives) used to improve the
  performance and appearance of paints, cosmetics,
  greases, inks and adhesives.

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Working to Operate Safely

• Facilities
• design safety into the plants,
• Operating procedures and systems--American
  Chemistry Councils Responsible Care sets the
  minimum,
• Ensure operators are fully trained.
• maintain plants to a high level of reliability,
  and
• continually review performance to proactively
  drive improvements and ensure compliance.

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To Learn More about the Companies, Visit Their
Web Sites

• Dow Chemical
• www.unioncarbide.com
• Bayer Polymers
• www.bayerpolymers.com
• www.bayerus.com/communities/kanawha/index.html
• FMC
• www.fmc.com
• Elementis
• www.elementis.com

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Company Facts

• Employment
• Dow Chemical employs approximately 1,200
  employees at three sitesSouth Charleston,
  Institute and South Charleston Technology Park
• Bayer Polymers employs 102 employees at the
  South Charleston Plant and Technology Park
• FMC employs 26 employees at its Spring Hill
  facility
• Elementis employs 47 employees at its
  Charleston facility

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Contact Information

• Dow
• Nikki Smith 747-2132
• ensmith_at_dow.com
• Bayer Polymers
• Glenn Kraynie 746-8021
• glenn.kraynie_at_bayerpolymers.com
• FMC
• Frank Flowers 746-1540
• frank_flowers_at_fmc.com
• Elementis
• Paul DiNicola 342-8103
• paul.dinicola_at_elementis-na.com

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Emergency Preparedness

• Emergency Alert System
• Tune to your local TV or radio station for
  details.
• Stay off the phone to ensure lines are open for
  emergency purposes. Only use the phone to report
  an actual emergency where you are that needs
  response.
• Sirens tested the fourth Wednesday of each month.
• Kanawha Putnam Emergency Planning Committee
  (KPECP) is responsible for ensuring the community
  has the proper emergency plans in place and that
  the plans are put into practice.
• You can contact the KPEPC at 744-1838.

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Valley Siren System
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Sustainable Community Efforts

• A sustainable community is one that operates to
  meet the needs of todays society without
  jeopardizing the availability of future
  generations to meet their needs.
• The Panel has embarked on a long-term project to
  make the South Charleston area a sustainable
  community.
• You can help by sharing input and ideas.

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Thank you for your time and interest.