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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION HONORING ARMACELL, LLC North America
WHEREAS, Armacell is a global leader in rubber and plastic foam technology, and
WHEREAS, the company relocated its North American corporate headquarters from Lancaster,
Pennsylvania to Mebane and Orange County in 2000, and
WHEREAS, Armacell has expanded its Orange County facility into a 250,000 square foot
warehouse and distribution center, and
WHEREAS, Armacell employs over 240 employees in its Orange County operations, and
WHEREAS, the.company's 18 facilities employ 2,100 people in 11 countries, and
WHEREAS, the company has shown exemplary environmental stewardship by reducing foam
waste material at the Mebane facility by five millions pounds per year; reducing waste from
approximately 20 percent of total output to 2 percent of total output, and
WHEREAS, the remaining waste is given to another North Carolina company to assist in their
manufacturing process;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board. of Commissioners
formally commends Armacell, LLC North America for serving as a model corporate citizen of
Orange County.
This the 12~' day of April 2005.
Moses Carey, Chair
Orange County Board of issioners