Zaltbommel, NL January 21, 2011 — This week Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance audited SACHEM Europe’s HSE/QA-management system against ISO 9001 & 14001 standards and proposed SACHEM for certificate renewal. SACHEM will publish the updated ISO Certificates on the SACHEM website in the coming weeks.
“SACHEM’s processes are very well described, managed and executed. The system is well imbedded throughout the organization, says Erik Maes, lead auditor of Lloyd’s. “Associates display consistent attention to compliance and continuous improvement.” Nardie Rietjens, auditor of Lloyd’s added: “At SACHEM every conversation started with safety!”

Frank Groenen, V.P. SACHEM states:  “SACHEM considers excellence in Health, Safety, Environment and Ethics a pre-condition to everything we do. We are please about the outcome of this audit since it reflects out commitment to excellence in HSEE.”

SACHEM, Inc. is a global chemical science company with full commercial operations in the United States, the Netherlands, Japan and China. For over 60 years SACHEM has provided chemical solutions and services to customers in key markets including electronics, advanced ceramics, biotechnology, starch modification, polymers, catalysts, pharmaceutical and agricultural chemicals.  Based in Austin, Texas, SACHEM’s expanding worldwide operations include manufacturing and research facilities in North America, Europe and Asia with a global service network and presence spanning over 30 countries.
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