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FACT
Thank you for taking time to explore our first sustainability report. Unimin
Corporation has been mining and processing industrial minerals for more
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This is Unimin Corporation's first sustainability report and is intended to look back at the milestones and
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accomplishments of the last 40 years. While the stories in this report contain retrospective information, the
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metrics reflect baseline data collected from the year 2010. Report content is for all wholly owned mining
operations and related facilities managed by Unimin. They include Unimin Corporation, Unimin Specialty
Minerals Inc. and Southern Lime in the United States, Grupo Materias Primas in Mexico and Unimin Canada,
all of which report to our corporate headquarters in New Canaan, Connecticut.
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Unimin Corporation
produces non-metallic
industrial minerals,
including quartz, feldspar,
nepheline syenite, calcium
carbonate, clay, kaolin,
lime and limestone
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We have no operations on
or adjacent to Indigenous
Peoples' territories. We
have no formal or informal
agreements, nor any
record of violation
involving the rights of
indigenous populations.
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Monetary value of significant fines and total number of nonmonetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and
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Unimin Corporation was founded in 1970 with the acquisition of local silica sand companies in Virginia and
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Minnesota. In 1973, SCR-Sibelco of Belgium became a major investor in Unimin, the majority shareholder in
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1984 and the sole shareholder in 2006. The Sibelco Group is a privately held mineral mining and processing
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company with a long-range perspective that has guided the business for nearly 140 years. Unimin has
inherited this rich history of longer-term strategic planning. As a privately held company, Unimin is afforded the
luxury of looking beyond the quarterly demands and short-term trends for real opportunities for sustainable
growth.
Unimin's operations are headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut and we have 57 locations in the United States, Canada and
Mexico, including 46 mining and mineral processing sites and 11 offices.
Unimin's history is defined by extensive growth and product diversification. Unimin established long term relationships with the
glass and energy services industries, which marked the beginning of a strategic campaign of acquisition, capital improvement
and new construction that still continues today. In 1983, Unimin acquired Martin Marietta's industrial sand division, and in 1986,
diversified further with acquisitions of high purity quartz, microcrystalline silica and feldspar.
In 1990, Unimin expanded into Canada with the acquisition of the nepheline syenite and silica sand operations, making it a
global supplier to the glass, ceramic, paint and plastics industries. In 1997, Unimin acquired silica sand, feldspar and calcium
carbonate operations in Mexico to form Grupo Materias Primas and in 1999 and 2000, added kaolin and ball clay to its product
portfolio. Unimin further diversified its product offering in 2006 with the addition of calcined lime in the southeastern United
States.
Today, Unimin is an application-focused company drawing from its deeply diversified product portfolio and the worldwide
production capabilities of the Sibelco Group. Unimin continues to be a solutions provider for the global industrial minerals
industry.
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Unimin's operations are managed by the Executive Management Group (EMG) consisting of nine executive
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officers who are responsible for defining the strategy and goals for the organization. The EMG reports to the
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Sibelco Group CEO and the Sibelco Group Executive Committee, which in turn reports to the SCR-Sibelco
Group Board of Directors, the highest leadership body for Unimin's operations in the U.S., Canada and
Mexico.
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Unimin is proud to be aligned with numerous organizations that work to make significant contributions to
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society. Unimin is an active participant in the Industrial Minerals Association - North America (IMA-NA), the
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National Industrial Sand Association (NISA), and other technical and advocacy organizations that promote
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best practices, enhance industry reputation and foster sustainable development in health, safety, operations
and the environment.
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Unimin strives to support our neighboring communities and to satisfy our customers while operating in a
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responsible and conscientious manner. Consequently, our operations have been recognized by numerous
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organizations.
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The minerals we mine and process have inherent physical and chemical qualities, but it takes expertise and
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innovation to convert quarried rock into functional and valuable products. Unimin engineers industrial minerals
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to isolate specific chemical, physical and performance properties and continuously refines and improves our
product qualities to deliver value to our customers.
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FACT
UNIMIN CORPORATION OPERATES ONE OF
Over the course of a lifetime, each of us will consume and use products
made with millions of pounds of industrial minerals. Oil and natural gas
production, ceramic floor tile, plastic film and solar energy panels all share
a common starting point by being manufactured with industrial minerals.
We build and decorate our homes, filter our water, operate businesses and
factories and enjoy leisure time using Unimin products. Depending upon
the application, finished products can take the form of powders, granules,
aggregates or stones with chemical purities and "critical to quality"
elements statistically controlled for predictable performance. Ultimately, our
products represent solutions for our customers' many manufacturing and
formulation challenges.
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Industrial Minerals
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The importance of industrial minerals can easily be overlooked, but the quality of our daily lives wouldn't be
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the same without them. Each time you turn on the computer, watch television or drive down the street, you are
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using Unimin industrial minerals. From the food and beverages we consume to the energy that powers our
lives, Unimin plays an important role in the production, preparation and delivery of life's necessities and
luxuries.
Unimin's industrial minerals are used in the following applications and industries:
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Driving Innovation
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Good ideas come from every corner of our business. While our customers' requirements are the primary
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catalyst for change, it is the expertise of our employees that turn those requirements into new products and
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process improvements. Unimin's culture of innovation is built upon strong customer and industry relationships,
proven technical expertise and processes that encourage and reward creative and critical thinking.
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Unimin operates one of the largest industrial minerals research and process development organizations in the
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world. Unimin's application-focused research centers and technical service laboratories respond to continually
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changing market requirements with innovative industry solutions. Committed to both basic and applied
research, these facilities support our process engineers, research scientists and technical service teams to
develop solutions for our customers. As a solutions provider, we work to increase the value of our customers'
end product. In the end, we don't just mine a product, we engineer a solution. Unimin's product innovations
often enable our customers to operate more efficiently and sustainably.
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We are first and foremost citizens of our communities, so our standing as a good corporate citizen and
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neighbor is not just a symbolic gesture. It is an important component of our standard operating practices that
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shapes our business decisions. Whether it is in the form of charitable donations, supporting local businesses
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FACT
EVERY UNIMIN PLANT DEVELOPS AN
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Unimin operations depend upon good community relations and a constructive partnership that encourages
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communication among our company, our employees and our community. To this end, every Unimin plant
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proactively develops a Community Action Plan (CAP) that is tailored to address local issues. Our Community
Action Plans reflect the needs of the surrounding community and our desire to establish ongoing dialogue and
rapport with local governments, civic organizations and environmental groups.
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Local Investment
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Unimin is committed to the economic development of the communities in which we work. Stimulating the local
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economy makes all of us stronger, and that is why each Unimin facility is encouraged to purchase from local
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vendors whenever possible. For example, we support local commerce in Ottawa, Minnesota through a
longstanding relationship with a local cooperative that provides Unimin with diesel fuel, gasoline, industrial
lubricants and other operating products. Thirty-seven percent of total expenditures at Unimin's seven largest
facilities are transacted with vendors within 100 miles of our facilities. We are members of our communities, so
an investment in the community is seen as an investment in Unimin.
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One tangible way Unimin shows its commitment to the welfare of our local communities is through donation.
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We recognize that volunteered time and money can change lives, and we are fortunate to be able to share
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both in times of despair or need. Unimin contributes to support the American Red Cross, United Way and
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cancer research. We also make special efforts in the communities in which we work and have donated an
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ambulance, tornado warning system, fire department apparatus and street maintenance equipment. We are
quick to respond when natural disaster strikes. When a fatal tornado devastated the Tuscaloosa region of
Alabama, Unimin presented The Salvation Army with a check to help affected residents.
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Charitable Donations
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One tangible way Unimin shows its commitment to the welfare of our local communities is through monetary
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donation. We recognize that volunteered time and money can change lives, and we're fortunate to be able to
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share both in times of despair or need. Unimin contributes to support the American Red Cross, United Way
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and cancer research. We also make special efforts in the communities in which we work, and have donated
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an ambulance, tornado warning system, fire department apparatus and street maintenance equipment. We
are quick to respond when natural disaster strikes. When a fatal tornado devastated the Tuscaloosa region of
Alabama Unimin presented The Salvation Army with a check to help affected residents.
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Unimin has made environmental stewardship a cornerstone of its management philosophy since its inception
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in 1970. While compliance with all local, state and federal regulatory and statutory requirements has always
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been a mandatory operating objective, our intention is to exceed these requirements through our Continuous
Improvement Process (CIP). Environmental stewardship is a corporate sustainability initiative intended to
"take demonstrable steps worldwide to improve Unimin's overall environmental performance".
FACT
74% OF UNIMIN'S MINE SITES ARE
CERTIFIED BY THE WILDLIFE HABITAT
COUNCIL AND 14% ARE CERTIFIED
CORPORATE LANDS FOR LEARNING.
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Land is arguably the most important asset we manage so we invest significant financial and human effort to
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efficiently use these most valuable resources. Our objective is to balance economic and environmental
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objectives in a manner that ultimately returns the land to an ecologically appropriate landscape. Three
dimensional mine modeling maximizes the land's productive output while minimizing waste. With the
assistance of a staff botanist and environmental engineers, Unimin proactively designs a reclamation strategy
as part of every mine development plan and implements that strategy throughout the mineral extraction
process.
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Land is arguably the most important asset we manage so we invest significant financial and human effort to
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efficiently use these most valuable resources. Our objective is to balance economic and environmental
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objectives in a manner that ultimately returns the land to an ecologically appropriate landscape. Three
dimensional mine modeling maximizes the land's productive output while minimizing waste. With the
assistance of a staff botanist and environmental engineers, Unimin proactively designs and funds a
reclamation strategy as part of every mine development plan and implements that strategy throughout the
mineral extraction process.
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Consistent with our continuous improvement culture, it is our objective to improve our energy efficiency and
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reduce consumption to conserve energy. Unimin plants operate with state-of-the-art technologies to minimize
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energy consumption and some locations employ renewable energy sources including hydropower and biogas
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to help preserve limited natural resources. A corporate environmental officer coordinates the activities of
environmental professionals to ensure operations are consistent with our commitment to sustainability.
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Consistent with our continuous improvement culture, it is our objective to improve our energy efficiency and
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reduce consumption to conserve energy. Unimin plants operate with state-of-the-art technologies to minimize
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energy consumption and some locations employ renewable energy sources including hydro-power and biogas to help preserve limited natural resources. A corporate environmental officer coordinates the activities of
environmental professionals to ensure operations are consistent with our commitment to sustainability.
In 2010, our Nephton and Blue Mountain plants joined the Ontario
Power Authority's Demand Response Program (DR3) in partnership
with Direct Energy. When the generation system is operating at
capacity, the utility will ask member companies to curtail their
power demand during peak demand periods. When called upon,
Unimin shuts down equipment, selectively operates equipment or
takes other steps to reduce electricity consumption. The Nephton
and Blue Mountain operations have historically been able to make
reductions from 8 megawatts to 4.5 megawatts. This benefits
energy suppliers because they use less electricity when it is most
expensive, and the utility preserves the reliability of the electric grid
without the expense of expanded utility infrastructure. In 2010, our
Ontario operations were able to comply with all 12 curtailment
requests.
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Water is an essential component of our mining and mineral beneficiation processes. We understand the finite
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quality of this vital resource, and work diligently to ensure that water is managed in a way that is profitable for
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the business as well as sustainable for the environment. Unimin strives to optimize its water balance by
continuously recycling and reusing process water in closed loop systems. In addition to our conservation
efforts, Unimin is equally diligent to control effluent water quality, monitor permitted discharge and proactively
manage for upsets caused by excessive storm waters.
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Water is an essential component of our mining and mineral beneficiation processes. We understand the finite
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quality of this vital resource, and work diligently to ensure that water is managed in a way that is profitable for
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the business as well as sustainable for the environment. Unimin strives to optimize its water balance by
continuously recycling and reusing process water in closed loop systems. In addition to our conservation
efforts, Unimin is equally diligent to control effluent water quality, monitor permitted discharge and proactively
manage for upsets caused by excessive storm waters.
Our plant in San Jos, Guanajuato, Mexico, is located in a semiarid, water stressed area, so we've gone to great lengths to
manage our water consumption. In 2009, we designed and installed
a new system to capture and use rainwater collected in the byproduct impoundments. This simple innovation dramatically
reduced water loss due to evaporation or seepage, making more
surface water available for plant processes and decreasing the
demand for produced groundwater. The sustainable advantage to
our local community is more groundwater availability for local
agriculture.
All plants in the Grupo Materias Primas operations have made
improvements to existing water practices, such as replacing lowerefficiency pump motors with more efficient and soft-start motor
types when feasible. A computer-based electrical monitoring
system successfully reduced peak rate water usage at Lampazos,
Nuevo Len.
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Unimin is committed to protecting the ecological and social welfare of our surrounding communities by
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minimizing emissions from our facilities. We accomplish this objective by identifying and using cleaner
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alternate energy sources and by installing control devices that reduce air pollution at our operations. Unimin
plants undergo comprehensive environmental audits, as well as comparative impact studies, as prerequisites
for operating permits.
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Unimin is committed to protecting the ecological and social welfare of our surrounding communities by
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minimizing emissions from our facilities. We accomplish this objective by identifying and using cleaner
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alternate energy sources and by installing control devises that reduce air pollution at our operations. Each
Unimin plant undergoes a comprehensive environmental audit, as well as comparative impact studies, as a
prerequisite for operating permits.
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An essential component of Unimin's resource management program is our commitment to preserve and
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propagate the diversity of animal and plant life on the lands we manage. Since 1993, Unimin has been
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regularly recognized by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) for our preservation and restoration efforts. The
WHC is a nonprofit conservation organization that acknowledges corporate efforts to enhance wildlife habitats
through a certification process known as Wildlife at Work. These certifications are reviewed and reissued
every two to three years in order to ensure that habitat development efforts are ongoing.
As early as 2003, 75% of our U.S. locations were certified or recertified as Wildlife at Work sites. Unimin's facilities establish WHC
objectives as part of their annual community action plan and
complete WHC's recertification process every three years. The
Wildlife at Work program presents an annual award called the
Corporate Habitat of the Year, which recognizes one corporate land
annually for outstanding environmental stewardship and employee
volunteer efforts. Our Tamms/Elco mining and mineral processing
operations won this prestigious award in both 2002 and 2005.
Other WHC Awards include:
Community Partner of the Year - 2006
Presented to Dr. Timothy C. Carter, Ph.D. of Ball State
University in conjunction with the Tamms/Elco plant for
establishing and maintaining an exceptional bat habitat
restoration and conservation program.
Signatures of Sustainability - 2008
Awarded to Tamms/Elco as one of 20 companies who
exemplify the highest standards for a WHC program,
making the communities around them a better place for
both biodiversity and learners of all ages.
Prairies for Tomorrow - 2009
Presented to the Portage, Wisconsin plant and its dedicated
team who manage the wildlife habitat projects.
Unimin also supports and participates in the WHC initiative
Corporate Lands for Learning (CLL). CLL is a certification program
intended to foster innovative teaching methods and provide the
community with an opportunity to be involved in corporate
conservation efforts. CLL certification provides third party
recognition for educational programs, as well as guidance on
building, expanding and evaluating subsequent initiatives.
Seven Unimin sites are certified Corporate Lands for Learning,
including our plant in Gleason, Tennessee. This year Gleason plant
employees sponsored a 4th grade field trip to Unimin's
Environmental Education Pavilion on the site of a reclaimed clay
mine. The site has a wildlife viewing tower, wildlife food plots and
ponds where students did hands-on experiments to learn about soil
erosion in their area.
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An essential component of Unimin's resource management program is our commitment to preserve and
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propagate the diversity of animal and plant life on the lands we manage. Since 1996, Unimin has been
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regularly recognized by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) for our preservation and restoration efforts. The
WHC is a nonprofit conservation organization that acknowledges corporate efforts to enhance wildlife habitats
through a certification process known as Wildlife at Work. To ensure that habitat development efforts are
ongoing these certifications are reviewed and reissued every three years.
ENHANCING HABITATS
THE INDIANA BAT
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An essential component of Unimin's resource management program is our commitment to preserve and
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propagate the diversity of animal and plant life on the lands we manage. Since 1996, Unimin has been
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regularly recognized by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) for our preservation and restoration efforts. The
WHC is a nonprofit conservation organization that acknowledges corporate efforts to enhance wildlife habitats
through a certification process known as Wildlife at Work. To ensure that habitat development efforts are
ongoing these certifications are reviewed and reissued every three years.
Some local residents live deep beyond the gate of a closed mine.
The Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) has been endangered since 1967.
In 1995, Unimin discovered that about 100 Indiana Bats had made
a home in our depleted Magazine Mine near the Tamms, Illinois
site. Unimin's Senior Environmental Specialist contacted Bat
Conservation International (BCI) and a collaborative preservation
effort was organized among Unimin, BCI, the Illinois Department of
Natural Resources (IDNR), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and
Dr. Timothy C. Carter, a zoologist and professor at Ball State
University. Unimin stabilized the main entrance, developed a
second entrance to maintain proper airflow and installed batfriendly gates for the bats to thrive. As a result of these efforts, the
bat species population in this mine has grown to nearly 50,000
today. Dr. Carter's work with Unimin to restore the Indiana bat
population has also helped gain wider recognition for similar
programs via articles published in the Chicago Tribune and
Smithsonian magazine. The Magazine Mine is a model example of
wildlife preservation and conservation and the site has won several
major conservation awards.
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At Unimin, our employees are our number one priority. Energetic, intelligent and motivated people find
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professional fulfillment and career-long opportunities at Unimin. We recruit and retain the best people by
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offering our employees a work environment where their talents and energies are challenged. From highly
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trained equipment specialists to professional engineers and research scientists, talented individuals work
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FACT
UNIMIN ESTABLISHED AN INDUSTRY
MILESTONE WHEN THE COMPANY WORKED
4.57 MILLION HOURS WITHOUT A LOST TIME
INCIDENT.
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We value our employees' hard work and dedication and recognize their contributions by providing
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opportunities for advancement. Because of this, many of our employees have been with us for a decade or
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more and some have been with us their entire working career.
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Our turnover rates are low, especially at our operations in Mexico,
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A healthy and safe work environment has always been a core value at Unimin. Our objective is to prevent
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injuries and promote the health of our corporate family. Robust programs designed to reinforce this health and
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safety culture are regionally directed and continuously renewed with employee inputs. The result is rewarding.
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Unimin's record of 4.57 million hours without a lost time incident includes four years of lost time incident-free
operations in Mexico and several facilities with more than 2 million lost time incident-free hours.
As a privately held company, Unimin does not disclose financial data. For
GRI indicator SO8, we provide our VPID (Violations per Inspection Day)
data. The table below shows that Unimin's inspection record is in line with
other IMA-NA (Industrial Minerals Association - North America) member
large companies.
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A healthy and safe work environment has always been a core value at Unimin. Our objective is to prevent
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injuries and promote the health of our corporate family. Robust programs designed to reinforce this health and
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safety culture are regionally directed and continuously renewed with employee inputs. The result is
rewarding...Unimin's record of 4.57 million hours without a lost time incident includes four years of incidentfree operations in Mexico and several facilities that have posted more than 2 million incident-free hours.
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A healthy and safe work environment has always been a core value at Unimin. Our objective is to prevent
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injuries and promote the health of our corporate family. Robust programs designed to reinforce this health and
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safety culture are regionally directed and continuously renewed with employee inputs. The result is
rewarding...Unimin's record of 4.57 million hours without a lost time incident includes four years of incidentfree operations in Mexico and several facilities that have posted more than 2 million incident-free hours.
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A healthy and safe work environment has always been a core value at Unimin. Our objective is to prevent
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injuries and promote the health of our corporate family. Robust programs designed to reinforce this health and
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safety culture are regionally directed and continuously renewed with employee inputs. The result is
rewarding...Unimin's record of 4.57 million hours without a lost time incident includes four years of incidentfree operations in Mexico and several facilities that have posted more than 2 million incident-free hours.
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Corporate Safety & Health and Human Resources Departments teamed up to establish early detection and
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Wellness programs are designed to provide employees and their
spouses with information that helps promote healthier lifestyles*.
Health Risk Assessments (HRAs) - Unimin has partnered
with WellSource, Inc. for administration of HRAs to
employees and their spouses. Assessments are completed
either on paper or online and submitted directly to
WellSource. In turn, WellSource produces a Personal
Wellness Profile (PWP) that highlights ways to improve the
participant's current lifestyle. Unimin provides our
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Training
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We recognize the value of a skilled workforce and the need for on-going training and education to ensure that
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our employees perform their jobs to the best of their ability. In 2010, Unimin delivered about 70,000 hours of
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Unimin is registered with the National Council of Examiners for
Engineering and Surveying/National Registered Providers of
Continuing Education Program. Accreditation with this nationwide
registry is awarded to organizations that demonstrate adherence to
high-quality, effective practices in the development and delivery of
professional education activities for engineers, while promoting
quality training to its engineers.