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NEWS RELEASE
May 13, 2005
Contacts:
Kathy Whitehead, Autoliv, Marketing Communications Manager, (801) 625-9396
Renette Anderson, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Clean Utah Coordinator, (801) 536-4478
(Ogden, Utah) – In recognition of Autoliv’s outstanding environmental management efforts, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) selected Autoliv’s Ogden Technical Center as one of four Utah companies honored to be the first accepted into the new Clean Utah program. This innovative program encourages and rewards businesses for going beyond compliance requirements to preserve and protect Utah’s environment.
“We applaud Autoliv’s commitment to protect the environment,” said DEQ Deputy Director Bill Sinclair today at a recognition ceremony for Autoliv employees. “Autoliv’s willingness to take the initiative to implement pollution prevention as well as energy and natural resource conservation programs demonstrates their leadership as a responsible employer and good corporate neighbor.”
Guy Letendre, Autoliv vice president of engineering and Ogden Technical Center plant manager, acknowledged the great strides the facility has made to achieve such high levels of environmental responsibility.
“Although we are very proud of our latest recycling efforts, which have yielded more than two tons of cushion material recycled every month, the Ogden Technical Center has focused their sites even higher – to reduce waste through better product design,” Letendre said. “For example, our latest passenger airbag design weighs 40 percent less than previous generations. This saves thousands of tons of valuable resources and materials, while promoting increased fuel efficiency and other environmental benefits.”
In order to accomplish this magnitude of improvement, Autoliv’s EMS teams at all facilities rely on continuous improvement activities for energy reduction, pollution prevention, conservation of natural resources and recycling to optimize Autoliv’s positive environmental impact. Through the efforts of this team, not only has Autoliv achieved significant waste reduction, but also these efforts are expected to save the company millions of dollars.
To enter the Clean Utah program, Autoliv successfully passed a compliance screen to ensure it was in good standing with local, state and federal environmental requirements. They enter the program at the Partner Level.
More information about Clean Utah and Autoliv is available on the Web at www.deq.utah.gov/cleanutah/index.htm and www.autoliv.com (opens in a new window).
Autoliv North America has 15 facilities in Mexico, Canada and the U.S., six of these in Northern Utah. Autoliv was the first airbag manufacturer to be certified to ISO 14001, the international environmental standard. Autoliv manufactures automotive safety products for all major automotive manufacturers in the world. Sales in 2004 amounted to US $6.1 billion and net income US $326 million. The company's shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ALV), its Swedish Depositary Receipts on the Stockholm Stock Exchange (SSE: ALIV) and its stock options on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE: ALV.)
Administered by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Clean Utah is a voluntary program designed to recognize and reward companies for taking steps to reduce or prevent pollution. Representatives from industry (including Autoliv), trade associations, environmental groups and regulatory agencies began working together in July 2001 to develop Clean Utah. DEQ launched the program in September 2004. Any facility or entity governed by applicable federal, state or local environmental regulations is eligible to participate, provided it has a good compliance record.
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