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Sustainable Development Showcase

The following are outstanding examples of IMA-NA member company sustainable development efforts.  Follow the links below, and learn for yourself that the industrial minerals industry takes sustainable development seriously.

U.S. Silica's Berkeley Plant Wins 2009 Mountaineer Guardian Award

US Silica's Mauricetown Plant to Install State's Largest Solar Facility of Its Kind

2007 Mine Safety Award Honorees

American Colloid Company: Sentinels of Safety Award

Badger Mining: Best Small Company to Work for in America

Badger & NYCO Win 2005 Sentinels of Safety Award

Badger Mining: One of the Principal 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security 2007

Clothes Cleaning Booth Jointly Developed by Unimin and NIOSH

Fairmount Minerals Commits to the UN's Global Compact

Fairmount Minerals' Corporate Citizenship Award Finalist

Fairmount Minerals' Project to Reclaim Grand Mere Dunes

Fairmount Minerals' Sustainability in Our Organization Initiative

FMC: Corporate Responsibility Website

FMC Miners Capture Top Awards at National Mine Rescue Contest

IMA-NA Participation in the President's ClimateVISION Initiative  

Unimin-Developed Low Velocity Dust Control

Unimin: Tuscaloosa Plant Celebrates 20 Years w/o Lost-time

US Borax Sustainable Development Report

US Silica, Cool Blue Water Could be Deadly

Volvo on Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Volvo Paintshop in Hallsburg, Sweden

US Silica Competes in Annual Birdwatching Event

Caterpillar Sustainability Report-2007

Imerys Sustainable Development Reports for 2003, 2005 and 2007

Imerys 2007 SD Challenge Brief

Imerys 2006 SD Challenge Brief

Imerys Sustainable Development Charter, March 11, 2008

Fairmount Minerals 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Fairmount Minerals 2007 Corporate Social Responsibility Report