| January 22, 2009 |
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| Teijin Aramid donates €6,500 to care facility Veltman in Weiteveen | |
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Teijin Aramid B.V.
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Edward Groen, site manager at Teijin Aramid, Henk Sulmann, chairman of the Works Council and Anton Gustin, member of the Works Council presented a cheque in the amount of €6500 to Bertus ten Velde from care facility Veltman yesterday afternoon, to be used for purchasing a glass greenhouse.
Teijin Aramid wants to make a positive contribution to the local community, a desire stemming from the corporate philosophy. For this reason, each year Teijin Aramid donates half of the Christmas money to charitable causes on behalf of its employees. These charities are both regional and national. Moreover, this year several Teijin Aramid employees donated their own Christmas gifts to charity. This brings the total 2008 corporate contributions to charity to nearly €35,000.
The regional charity receiving this year's contribution from Teijin Aramid in Emmen is care facility Veltman in Weiteveen, a division of Leveste. The money will be used to purchase a glass greenhouse supplied by greenhouse manufacturers't Noorden B.V. The greenhouse will be used to facilitate gardening activities for residents in the winter months. Mr. ten Velde comments, "Thanks to this generous donation, our residents will be able to grow their own fruits and flowers, and use these to make different products".
Teijin Aramid supports various charitable causes
In addition to the donation to care facility Veltman, Teijin Aramid is using its Christmas funds to support two other regional initiatives with similar monetary contributions. In Delfzijl, the recipient is "de Brug" foundation region Oldambt. The Christmas funds from Teijin Aramid in Arnhem were donated to the residential hospice Rozenheuvel in Rozendaal. The national charity recipient this year is foundation "LCH" (Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis), engaged in research into a rare blood disease where certain white blood cells rapidly multiply and attack bones, skin and internal organs. The LCH foundation received a donation of nearly €15,000.
About care facility Veltman
Care facility Veltman is a division of Leveste and is located in the village of Weiteveen, between Klazienaveen and Schoonebeek. The village lies right in the heart of a beautiful natural landscape. In this special care facility, residents may receive nursing home care or assisted living. The location strives to maintain a homey feel, and the residents live in groups of people requiring the same type of care or assistance. On the grounds of the Veltman site, there is an activity center. The facility is used both by residents as well as outside groups wishing to participate in the activities held on the premises.
About Teijin Aramid
Teijin Aramid is an international company that supplies high-quality aramid yarn, fiber and pulp worldwide, under the trade names TWARON, TECHNORA, TEIJINCONEX and SULFRON, a rubber ingredient based on aramid. Production takes place in the Netherlands and in Japan. Teijin Aramid aramid fibers play an important role in all sorts of applications requiring strength, safety, durability and lightweight qualities. Aramid is used in large volumes in the automobile industry (tires, wiring/cabling, seat belts), in aviation and the space sector, civil engineering, recreational products (e.g. boats), protective clothing (bullet-, fire- and stab-proof clothing), fiberoptic cables and frictive materials. To be able to serve these global markets, Teijin Aramid has a worldwide sales and marketing network of offices and agencies. For more information, see www.teijinaramid.com.
About the Teijin Group
Teijin Aramid is part of the Teijin Group. Teijin is a global, Tokyo and Osaka-listed, technology company. The group consists of five corporate divisions: synthetic fibers, films and materials, pharmaceuticals and health products, wholesale and retail, IT and new products. Teijin is strongly committed to high-quality fibers, such as aramid, and considers Corporate Social Responsibility a top priority. Teijin's consolidated turnover totals USD 8.5 billion. Worldwide, Teijin currently has around 19,000 employees. For more information, see www.teijin.co.jp.
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For additional information about Teijin Aramid:
Alinda Gorter, Communications Officer
Teijin Aramid BV
TEL: +31 591 692704 / 06-12190847
www.teijinaramid.com
For additional information about care facilty Veltman:
Bertus ten Velde: (0524) 548100
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