Conti plant earns environmental award

Tire Business staff report

Mount Vernon, Illinois - Continental Tire North America Inc.'s Mount Vernon tire plant has received a 2009 Governor's Sustainability Award for its “achievement in protecting the environment, helping sustain the future and improving the economy,” the Fort Mill, South Carolina-based tyre maker said in a release.

The awards, presented annually since 1987 by the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), are given to organisations in Illinois that have demonstrated a commitment to the environment through innovative sustainability practices.

Conti earned a Continuous Improvement Award-given to past award winners-for its efforts to prevent pollution, which include modifying its carbon black handling system to capture and reuse material, saving about 3 million pounds of carbon black material a year; cutting uncured rubber-related scrap by about 400,000 pounds through equipment modification, controls on raw material usage and technological improvements; and receiving raw materials in multiple-use plastic pallets or metal shipping containers instead of single-use wood pallets.

“The efforts of these businesses and organisations demonstrate that it is possible to meet social and economic needs while minimising impacts on the environment,” said John Marlin, ISTC acting director. “Present and future generations will appreciate their foresight.”

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