East Rutherford, NJ – Cambrex Corporation (NYSE: CBM, “Cambrex”) is pleased to announce that the Cambrex Charles City facility (Charles City, IA) has been recognized for exemplary efforts in improving its environmental, health, safety and security (EHS&S) programs by the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates’ (SOCMA).
Cambrex participates in SOCMA’s ChemStewards® program, which encourages companies to operate their facilities in an environment that promotes safety and environmental compliance to all stakeholders.
Cambrex was awarded a Bronze Performance Improvement Award at SOCMA’s 91st Annual Dinner on December 10 in New York City. This is the 5th SOCMA EHS&S award for Cambrex Charles City. Eric Neuffer, VP of Sales and Business Development, accepted the award on behalf of the company at the awards dinner.
Cambrex Charles City was recognized for its successful efforts at actively developing its EHS&S programs. Over the past year, Cambrex Charles City has expanded on its EHS&S core programs by initiating several continuous improvement directives, including an employee training improvement program, a process hazard analysis program and an incident investigation program.
“I am extremely proud of the hard work our employees have done on our EHS&S programs. This award further demonstrates our commitment to continuous improvement for our employees, our neighbors in the community and our products,” said Joe Nettleton, Vice President of Operations & Site Director, Cambrex Charles City.