Asarco Globe Plant ISO 14001 Certification Renewed; Environmental Management System Audited, Certification Renewed at Denver Specialty Metals Plant.Business Editors PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003 The Asarco Globe Specialty Metals Plant in Denver was notified last week that ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 14001 certification was renewed for activities associated with the production and distribution of high-purity metals and specialty chemicals A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant. . ISO 14001 is an environmental management system standard that is specified by the International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. (ISO). Organizations seeking certification undergo a rigorous auditing process of their system for managing the impact of their activities on the environment. The Asarco Globe Plant originally obtained ISO 14001 certification in June 2000. The re-registration audit was conducted by Orion Registrar Inc. in January 2003 and the renewed certification is valid until February 2006. "International certification of the practices at our specialty metals plant is increasingly important to our customers and to governmental regulatory agencies regulatory agency Independent government commission charged by the legislature with setting and enforcing standards for specific industries in the private sector. The concept was invented by the U.S. , who expect us to conform with the highest standards of environmental performance," said Genaro Larrea, president of Asarco. Asarco's Globe Specialty Metals Plant produces high-purity metals, specialty compounds and alloys This is a list of alloys for which an article exists in Wikipedia (or is proposed but not yet written). They are grouped by base metal, in order of increasing atomic number. Within these headings they are in no particular order. . Its product lines include Envirolloy(TM), used in the manufacture of lead-free EnviroBrass, assay chemicals and electronic-grade, high-purity metals. It operates as a business unit of Asarco Inc., a longstanding producer of copper and other metals. Asarco is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corp. (AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. ), which is the mining division of Grupo Mexico, S.A. de C.V. |
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