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Garlock Sealing Technologies
1666 Divison St.
Palmyra, NY, 14522
USA
Press release date: November 18, 2010
Palmyra, N.Y., November 18, 2010 - Garlock Sealing Technologies (GST), an EnPro Industries company, today received the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Environmental Excellence Award for replacing a volatile organic compound (VOC) and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) with a more environmentally friendly solvent in the production of its industrial gasketing. The award was presented at the annual conference of the New York State Association of Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3) at the Otsego Resort Hotel in Cooperstown.
"The awards program honors businesses, not-for-profit organizations, governments, educational institutions and individuals making great strides in improving and protecting New York's environment," said Jeffrey J. Sama, NYSDEC director of environmental permits and pollution prevention. "Through this awards program, the Department of Environmental Conservation recognizes innovative projects that result in measurable environmental and economic benefits."
Begun in 2006, GST's three-year, $3 million solvent-replacement project has won four other awards: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 Clean Air Excellence Award, the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable's 2009 MVP2 Award for Best Pollution Prevention Project, the Environmental Business Journal's 2009 Air Quality Award, and the Rochester Business Journal's 2008 Environmental Leadership Award.
"It is particularly gratifying to have our environmental efforts recognized where we live and work," said GST's President Dale Herold. "It is also important to note that this project was undertaken on a purely voluntary basis, as part of EnPro Industries' broad commitment to workplace safety and responsible environmental stewardship."
The project involved the elimination of an EPA-regulated VOC/HAP from the manufacture of GST's sheet gasket products, which are used to seal pipe flanges in a wide range of process industries such as chemicals, oil refining, pulp and paper, and power generation, among others.
Besides eliminating the regulated emissions, the new solvent improves process yields and results in gaskets that seal 20% more effectively. In addition, GST installed a high-efficiency recovery system that captures 95% of the new solvent for reuse.
For more information, contact
Jim Drago,
Garlock Sealing Technologies, 1666
Division Street,
Palmyra, NY 14522.
Phone: 800-448-6688;
Email: jim.drago@garlock.com;
Web: www.garlock.com.
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