Orion S.A. Earns 10 Safety Awards From International Carbon Black Association

Gold Awards go to eight Orion sites and two win Bronze

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals producer, has received 10 safety awards from the International Carbon Black Association, which each year recognizes companies that have superior safety records at their manufacturing sites.

The ICBA said Orion “set the benchmark” for the carbon black industry for employee health and safety. The awards are part of the association’s Safety Recognition Program, a voluntary initiative based on verified data from the previous year.

“Safety is our highest priority at our sites and throughout our company,” Orion CEO Corning Painter said. “As we continue to focus our capital investments more on maintenance and reliability across our global operations, we expect to build on our success with safety.”

Eight Orion plants won Gold Awards. The sites were in Belpre, Ohio; Berre-l'Étang, France; Huaibei, China; Ivanhoe, Louisiana; Jaslo, Poland; Paulinia, Brazil; Ravenna, Italy; and Yeosu, South Korea.

Facilities earning Gold Awards must fulfill a variety of criteria, including receiving globally recognized safety certifications, having no regulatory citations for safety-related events, audits or activities, among other requirements.

Two additional Orion plants — in Orange, Texas, and Qingdao, China — received Bronze Awards for recording zero “Lost Work Day” cases, defined as nonfatal occupational injuries or illnesses that result in missed workdays.

“The ICBA’s recognition reflects our employees’ unwavering commitment and belief that achieving a consistently injury-free workplace is both attainable and a core value of our company,” said Carlos Quinones, senior vice president of Global Operations at Orion.

For more information, check the ICBA’s website: https://www.carbon-black.org/new-blog/icba-announces-safety-award-winners.

About Orion S.A.
Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC) is a leading global supplier of carbon black, a solid form of carbon produced as powder or pellets. The material is made to customers’ exacting specifications for tires, coatings, ink, batteries, plastics and numerous other specialty, high-performance applications. Carbon black is used to tint, colorize, provide reinforcement, conduct electricity, increase durability and add UV protection. Orion has four innovation centers and produces carbon black at 15 plants worldwide, offering the most diverse variety of production processes in the industry. The company’s corporate lineage goes back more than 160 years to Germany, where it operates the world’s longest-running carbon black plant. Orion is a leading innovator, applying a deep understanding of customers’ needs to deliver sustainable solutions. For more information, please visit orioncarbons.com.

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