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Sun Chemical Enacts $150,000 Employee Donation Matching Program for Hurricane Relief
Parsippany, NJ
- October 03, 2005 -- In response to the recent devastation suffered by New Orleans and the Gulf Coast of the United States in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Sun Chemical announced that it will match employee donations to the American Red Cross, dollar for dollar, up to $150,000.
"It is clear that those impacted by this disaster will need significant support as they rebuild their lives," said Wes Lucas, Sun Chemical chairman, president and CEO. "Our donation total is a testimony to the caring spirit of Sun Chemical employees and their families."
The ongoing program allows Sun Chemical employees to donate through the Red Cross web site. Employees that donated before the program began needed only to present a receipt to Sun Chemical's people services department to qualify for matching.
About Sun Chemical
Sun Chemical, the world’s largest producer of printing inks and pigments, is a leading provider of materials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and other industrial markets. With annual sales approaching $4 billion, Sun Chemical has over 12,000 employees supporting customers around the world. The Sun Chemical Group of companies includes such well-known names as Coates Lorilleux, Gibbon, Hartmann, Kohl & Madden, Swale, Usher-Walker, Rycoline and US Ink.
Sun Chemical Corporation in the U.S. and Sun Chemical Limited in England are subsidiaries of Sun Chemical Group B.V., the Netherlands. Sun Chemical has headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A.; Watford, England; and Weesp, the Netherlands. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.sunchemical.com.
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