LAS VEGAS, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Pacific Corporation (Nasdaq: APFC) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC (AFC) has received recognition from the Department of Toxic Substances Control of California (DTSC) and the Chemical Industry Council of California (CICC) Pollution Prevention Challenge Program for the "implementation of streamlined sustainable cleaning activities in its chemical manufacturing process."
Dr. Aslam Malik, President of Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC, said: "This third award from DTSC and CICC shows AFC's dedication to continuous improvements. Through the selection of better processes we reduce cycle time, emissions, raw material usage and waste and thus benefit the environment and at the same time enhance our profitability."
"Being able to achieve these reductions in waste and to address important environmental issues is especially challenging in the light of the highly FDA-regulated operating environment," said Jeff Robinson, Vice President of Quality Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
Martha Murray, Director, EH&S Compliance added: "We are very thankful to the CICC and the DTSC to have implemented the Pollution Prevention Challenge Award. This effort helps to bring companies, such as AFC, and regulatory agencies together, first to know each other better as well as to discuss the ever growing issues related to pollution and sustainability. This will promote better legislation and a better environment for the surrounding communities."
The plaque was presented to Jill Dapremont, Environmental Manager, Martha Murray and Jeff Robinson, by Maziar Movassaghi, acting director of DTSC, along with Tim Ogburn from DTSC and John Ulrich from CICC.
ABOUT AMPAC FINE CHEMICALS LLC
AFC is a U.S. based company with demonstrated capabilities in process development, scale-up, and cGMP-compliant commercial production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API's) and registered intermediates for pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers. Its specially engineered facilities and experienced staff allow AFC to safely produce highly energetic compounds at commercial scale. In addition, AFC's other technology platforms include production of highly potent compounds, continuous processes and industrial-scale chromatographic separation using simulated moving bed chromatography (SMB).
ABOUT AMERICAN PACIFIC CORPORATION
American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC) is a leading custom manufacturer of fine chemicals, specialty chemicals and propulsion products within its focused markets. We supply active pharmaceutical ingredients and advanced intermediates to the pharmaceutical industry. For the aerospace and defense industry we provide specialty chemicals used in solid rocket motors for space launch and military missiles. AMPAC also designs and manufactures liquid propulsion systems, valves and structures for space and missile defense applications. We produce clean agent chemicals for the fire protection industry, as well as electro-chemical equipment for the water treatment industry. Our products are designed to meet customer specifications and often must meet certain governmental and regulatory approvals. Additional information about us can be obtained by visiting our web site at www.apfc.com.
SOURCE American Pacific Corporation
For further information: Dr. Olivier Dapremont, Director, Process Technologies, Business Development of Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC, +1-916-357-6242, olivier.dapremont@apfc.com
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