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Weyerhaeuser implements new chemical management program
Author(s) -
Loren James
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
environmental quality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6483
pISSN - 1088-1913
DOI - 10.1002/tqem.3310050310
Subject(s) - business , estate , chemical company , real estate , chemical industry , operations management , engineering , marketing , finance , management , economics , environmental engineering
Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest forest products companies in the world, with extensive business holdings in timberland, pulp, paper, packaging, recycling, wood products, and real estate. Process chemical management issues of its major manufacturing pollutants have been continually addressed at its 200 locations throughout North America. Still, the company needed to expand its management focus to the cleaners, paints, and other chemical‐based supplies that it used. This article describes how Weyerhaeuser initiated a corporate‐wide chemical management program, secured senior management backing and funding, and is now in the midst of achieving broad‐based employee buy‐in for full implementation.