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News Releases April 18, 2013 DuPont Spruance Plant Receives 2013 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Gold Award DuPont’s Spruance Plant in Chesterfield County received a 2013 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Gold Award for its highly-effective Environmental Sustainability Program. » More April 8, 2013 DuPont Spruance Plant Shows True Commitment to Zero DuPont Spruance Plant and its 2,300 employees in Richmond VA achieve 1,000,000+ safe working hours and 100+ safe days. » More February 14, 2013 Local Students Win Martin Luther King Jr. Essay and Drawing Contest Twelve local students won cash prizes for their entries to the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Essay and Drawing Contest sponsored by the DuPont Spruance Plant. » More November 6, 2012 SHE Senior Consultant Smith Presents EPCRA Changes to County SHE Senior Consultant L. Waverly Smith presented to the Chesterfield Emergency Planning Committee on the revisions of the Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act's Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting. » More November 6, 2012 Spruance Security Presents at County Seminar The Chesterfield Department of Emergency Management recently hosted a seminar that featured Spruance Facility Security Officer Jim Lupacchino and Protective Service Advisor Rob Mooney, from The Department of Homeland Security. » More June 28, 2012 Lavoisier Medal Recipient Herb Blades visits DuPont Spruance Site Herbert “Herb” Blades, retired DuPont scientist instrumental in the commercialization of DuPont™ Kevlar® and Tyvek®, recently visited the DuPont Spruance site in Virginia. He toured both the Kevlar® and Tyvek® manufacturing areas, and held interactive Q&A sessions with DuPont scientists and engineers. » More June 18, 2012 DuPont Spruance Success in Industrial Energy Auditor Program DuPont is pleased to announce the identification of several energy efficiency opportunities at the Spruance plant in Chesterfield. » More June 8, 2012 Volunteers Teach Students About the Community Spruance employee participated in “JA in a Day,” a program sponsored by Junior Achievement USA in which five teaching modules are completed in one day. » More May 19, 2012 Spruance Participates in Armed Forces Day On May 19, Armed Forces Day, eight volunteers from the DuPont Spruance Plant participated in a “Welcome Home” Parade in downtown Richmond for military veterans, followed by a Veterans' Resource Fair held at the Carillon grounds in Byrd Park. » More May 8, 2012 3000 Day Safety Club Gives the Gift of Golf The Spruance 3,000 Day Safety Club recently raised funds that went into the purchase of ParaGolfer adaptive golf equipment for the “adaptive golf program” at Sheltering Arms Rehabilitative Hospital. » More April 28, 2012 Spruance Employees Give Back to Community » More April 4, 2012 Tyvek® helping the community For 57 years, DuPont has been making Tyvek®, but did you know that DuPont partners with A Greener Solution, a recycle management company, to donate Tyvek® to non-profit organizations? » More July 7, 2011 Spruance Attains Environmental Excellence Award The Spruance site in Richmond, Va. (U.S.), recently was awarded the prestigious Virginia Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award during a ceremony at the 22nd Environmental Virginia Symposium at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va. » More May 11, 2010 Spruance Plant Achieves Significant Environmental Milestones On May 11th, the Spruance plant (Richmond, Va.) achieved 1,000 days with “0” Category B Environmental incidents. The previous record set for Category B Environmental incident free days was 389. In addition, Spruance has achieved over 5,400 days with “0” Category A Environmental incidents. » More February 5, 2009 DuPont Named a World Business Leader in Ethics Reputation DuPont has been named among the world’s leaders in ethics reputation, earning first place in its industry sector and 10th overall among more than 500 multinational companies, according to the annual global Covalence Ethical Ranking Report. » More October 30, 2008 Virginia Chamber Recognizes Outstanding Virginia Companies at 2008 Economic Summit DuPont Spruance receives 2008 Torchbearer Award for Central Virginia » More June 16, 2008 DuPont™ Launches Kevlar® XP™ with More Bullet Stopping Power New Patented Technology Provides Both Ballistic and Trauma Protection » More May 15, 2008 DuPont™ Weatherization Systems Add DuPont™ Tyvek® ThermaWrap™ To Commercial Product Portfolio Radiant Barrier Helps Increase Energy Efficiency of Light Commercial Buildings » More January 30, 2008 DuPont Spruance Plant Initiates Community Information Line In order to make it easier for community residents to obtain necessary information about the DuPont Spruance plant, the site has initiated a Community Information Telephone Line. » More January 25, 2008 Virginia Sites Receive Environmental Excellence Awards The DuPont Spruance and Front Royal sites in Virginia recently received Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards (GEEA) for outstanding environmental stewardship. GEEA is part of the Virginia Environmental Excellence Program. » More January 25, 2008 DuPont Volunteer Efforts Lead to $1,000 Bonus for 7 Area Organizations Leaders at the DuPont Spruance site in Chesterfield County recently presented $1,000 checks to seven area community organizations as part of the company's annual Volunteer Recognition Awards program. » More January 25, 2008 Cannaday, Other Area Leaders Help DuPont Employees to Honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Employees at the DuPont Spruance site in Chesterfield County held their 10th annual celebration honoring the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on January 17, 2008. » More January 17, 2008 DuPont, Yellowstone National Park Partner to Address Long-Term Sustainability of Park Structures When construction on the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center at Yellowstone National Park is complete, it will have been outfitted with DuPont™ Tyvek® Weather Barrier Systems. The DuPont products used in the building, along with others throughout the park, are helping to reduce Yellowstone’s overall energy consumption, as well as prepare it for increased visitation while mitigating risk to its natural resources. » More December 18, 2007 DuPont Selects South Carolina Site for Planned $500 Million Investment to Expand Production of High-Performance Kevlar® Fiber DuPont has selected its Cooper River plant to receive the planned $500 million investment it recently announced to significantly expand production of high-performance DuPont™ Kevlar® para-aramid brand fiber for industrial and military uses. » More May 23, 2007 Spruance Hosts ACC/EPA Sector Strategy Partnership Program Meeting The Spruance site Safety, Health & Environmental team recently served as host to the American Chemical Counsel's formal participation in the Environmental Protection Agency Sector Strategy Partnership Program. » More May 8, 2007 Spruance Wins EPA Award for Improving Community Outreach The Spruance site was one of the member companies of the Environmental Protection Agency's Performance Track program that was recognized recently for environmental accomplishments made during the years 2000 to 2005. » More May 2, 2007 Spruance Celebrates Tyvek®'s 40th Anniversary Approximately 400 employees, their family members and guests didn't let rain stop them from enjoying the recent two-day celebration of the Tyvek® business's 40th anniversary of commercial production. » More April 21, 2007 Spruance Employees Participate in Richmond Rebuilding Together Event About 50 Spruance employees, families and friends and 24 Meadowbrook High School students made up the Spruance team that repaired two homes in the Highland Park North neighborhood as part of this year's Rebuilding Together of Richmond event. » More March 31, 2007 Spruance Employees Donate Over $10,000 to HBCU Scholarship Programs Thanks to the generous donations of employees from around the site, more than $10,000 has been raised to contribute to the scholarship programs at three area Historically Black Colleges and Universities. » More March 24, 2007 Richmond Metro Science Fair Held March 24, 2007 The Richmond Metro Science Fair is held every year to showcase middle and high school students and their science projects. » More January 18, 2007 Spruance Black Employees' Network 10th Annual Black Heritage Celebration About 100 employees and their guests enjoyed an evening filled with music, fellowship and history during the Spruance Black Employees' Network 10th Annual Black Heritage Celebration. » More January 16, 2007 Spruance Volunteer Recognition Event/Dinner Spruance site leadership recently presented $1,000 checks to five area community organizations as part of the company's Volunteer Recognition Award program. » More
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