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Georgia Pacific: United States
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Georgia-Pacific Kemrock International Private Limited (GPK) offers high-performance thermosetting resins for a wide range of specialty industrial applications including Composites, Foundry, and Coated Abrasives. The resins are manufactured by Kemrock Industries at its facility in Vadodara (Baroda), India, and are available to markets in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
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Neighbors held signs reading "NO GP, NO FESOP (Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit) in opposition to Georgia-Pacific's air permit as they questioned the Ohio EPA's decision allowing Georgia Pacific to release more toxic emissions into the neighborhood. The Ohio EPA did not provide adequate answers and did not bring information that the neighbors asked for. Residents left the meeting frustrated," Simona Vaclavikova, Ohio Citizen Action
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KTHV-TV reports that an Ashley County Circuit Court previously ruled it had jurisdiction over the case and determining whether the employees could make a claim against Georgia-Pacific under the workers' compensation act. However, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, saying the state Workers' Compensation Commission had "exclusive, original jurisdiction" over the matter.
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Georgia-Pacific’s New Hampshire wallboard plant is a leader in reducing construction waste going to landfills. Fifty construction contractors participate annually in this ongoing recycling program. The plant recycles 8,700 tons of contractor material in a normal year. When the state of Massachusetts was researching ways to reduce construction waste in landfills, it called Georgia-Pacific to learn from their experience.
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The state Department of Ecology (Ecology) has approved Georgia-Pacific's request to construct a new "oxygen delignification" system for washing the resin from wood fiber. A new fresh-water scrubber will be added to the system to remove pollutants from vapors and gasses that eventually are released to the air.
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"Protecting the environment is an integral part of Georgia-Pacific’s vision and commitment to be a responsible environmental steward. All G-P operations are committed to 100 percent compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state and local government guidelines for the protection of air and water quality and human health".
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