Renewable Water Resources Presents P2 Award to Mitsubishi Polyester Film
October 2014
Greenville, S.C. (October 6, 2014) – Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) will present the Pollution Prevention (P2) award for 2014 to Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. for their advanced pollution prevention initiatives. Ray T. Orvin, Jr., executive director at ReWa, will present the award to Mitsubishi Polyester Film COO Bill Radlein on October 28th at the Mitsubishi facility in Greer, S.C.
The Pollution Prevention Recognition Program was created by ReWa to encourage the abatement of pollution through preventative measures. Many industries on the ReWa system have pursued innovative ways of preventing pollution through waste minimization, water conservation, recycling, product reformulation and toxic materials substitution.
ReWa presents the award to an industry in the upstate on an annual basis and winners are selected by a committee comprised of representatives from the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce and ReWa.
“Mitsubishi Polyester Film is an abiding partner with ReWa in promoting a cleaner environment as evidenced by their excellent pretreatment compliance record. The achievement of earning the 2014 Renewable Water Resources Pollution Prevention Award is further demonstration of their continuous dedication to exemplary environmental stewardship” said Joel Jones, Pretreatment Program Manager.
Renewable Water Resources (ReWa)
ReWa’s goal is to promote a cleaner environment, and to protect the public health and water quality of the Upstate waterways, while providing and developing the necessary sewer infrastructure for the growing economy. ReWa serves more than 400,000 industrial, commercial and residential customers in Greenville County and parts of Anderson, Spartanburg, Pickens and Laurens Counties. For more information, visit www.rewaonline.org.
Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc.
Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc. is an Americas’ affiliate of Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. and offers a wide array of polyester films for existing markets such as industrial labels and liners, flexible packaging, and also for many of today’s new emerging markets in energy and electronics. Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. has additional polyester film assets in Germany, Japan, Indonesia and China. Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc., the parent company of Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc., manufactures and sells various high performance products and services including functional films, electronics materials, industrial and construction materials. Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. is part of the Mitsubishi Chemical Holding Corporation, one of the largest chemical companies worldwide with annual revenues exceeding $40 billion.
