Degussa Corp. receives ISO certification; expands production in China.Degussa Corp., Parsippany, NJ, has announced that its Waterford Waterford, county, Republic of Ireland Waterford (wô`tərfərd), county (1991 pop. 91,624), 710 sq mi (1,839 sq km), S Republic of Ireland. The county seat is the port town of Waterford. , NY, pryrogenic silica silica or silicon dioxide, chemical compound, SiO2. It is insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alkalies, and soluble in dilute hydrofluoric acid. Pure silica is colorless to white. production facility has been recognized with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. ) Star Award for outstanding safety compliance, and has received 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. ISO 14001 is a set of standards for environmental management systems that has been developed for incorporating environmental aspects into operations and product standards. In addition, the plant has received a recommendation for certification to the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System. In other news, Degussa AG, Dusseldorf, Germany, plans to expand its production capacity at Qingdao Degussa Chemical Company Ltd. (QDCC QDCC Quadratic Double Circulant Code ), in Qingdao, China. QDCC, located in the Shandong province, is a joint venture owned by Degussa and its partners Zhenya Carbon Black Company and DEG. DEG currently operates a carbon black plant and will increase annual capacity from 50,000 metric tons to over 70,000 metric tons by the end of 2004. |
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