Now viewing articles posted in 2019.

• Houston Employees Brighten Holidays for Local Children and Seniors in Need

  December 18th, 2019

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  The Houston employees recently worked together to bring Christmas cheer to local children and seniors in need. Through the Salvation Army, the Houston and Baytown teams adopted 35 “angels,” including 25 children and 10 seniors - and fulfilled each of the items on their "wish list."The Baypor...

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  Posted in: Texas

• Brandenburg Team Supports Meade County Angel Tree Ministry

  December 13th, 2019

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  The Brandenburg team Events Committee recently held a hot chocolate bar, a silent auction for donated homemade baked goods and crafts, and a taco bar lunch - with ALL donations benefiting the local Meade County Angel Tree Ministry. Thanks to the support from the committee and employees, the team don...

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  Posted in: Texas, Kentucky

• WELL AWARE - Tips for Choosing Your Exercise Routine...And Sticking with It!

  December 11th, 2019

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  Did you know the Monument Houston area plants are rolling out a new health club reimbursement benefit to help jump-start your 2020 wellness goals? (This benefit is already offered to Brandenburg employees.)For added inspiration, we recently sat down with Jason McDuff, Customer Service Manager, a kno...

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  Posted in: Texas, Wellness

• A Refreshed Focus on Emergency Preparedness: Plan, Train, Collaborate, Repeat

  December 11th, 2019

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  No one at Monument is a stranger to frequent discussions (and actions) about how we prevent HSE incidents. Proactivity and prevention are key tenants of how we protect each other, the environment, and the communities in which we operate. We constantly ask ourselves, “Are we doing everything we can...

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  Posted in: Texas, Kentucky

• Congratulations to the Commercial Team for Multiple Wins with Key Customer Afton

  December 11th, 2019

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  It started as Monument’s first solid lead through our new external website – one simple inquiry from Afton, a manufacturer of petroleum additives. And thanks to the work of the commercial team (and many others!), this flourishing relationship offers exciting new growth possibilities at both Bran...

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  Posted in: Texas, Kentucky

• Morning STEAM Activities for Local Students

  December 11th, 2019

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  The Bayport site recently supported James F. Bay Elementary (through the Clear Creek Education Foundation) with a grant for the school’s STEAM Morning Spots program. The program offers all students daily opportunities in the morning to be creative and engage in science, technology, engineering, ar...

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  Posted in: Texas

• Operational Excellence Conference Highlights Monument’s Progress in Mechanical Integrity

  December 11th, 2019

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  In this article, we talked about emergency preparedness. In this article, let’s jump back to emergency prevention and process safety, which as mentioned, is our first line of defense for keeping each other safe.One of the 14 elements of Process Safety is Mechanical Integrity (MI) – a big area of...

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  Posted in: Texas

• Houston Column Expansion Project Breaks Ground

  December 10th, 2019

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  The Houston Column Expansion project recently broke ground. Pictured below are: Kevin Depoy, Project Engineer; Jason Dana, Global Engineering Leader, and Maria Kraemer, Site Leader, Houston. To learn more about the Houston expansion project, please read this article.

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  Posted in: Texas

• Stephen Cundiff Accepts New Role as Environmental Manager (Brandenburg)

  December 9th, 2019

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  Monument Team, I am pleased to announce the following organizational change for Monument Chemical Kentucky. Stephen Cundiff has recently been promoted from Environmental Specialist to Environmental Manager. In this role, Stephen will have expanded respon...

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  Posted in: People

• Monument Sites Win a Variety of SOCMA Awards

  December 9th, 2019

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  SOCMA recently announced their 2019 Performance Improvement Award Winners - and Monument’s name appears over and over again on the list! Congratulations to our site teams for winning the following awards, which showcase our ongoing commitment to all areas of HSE:BaytownEHS&S in Planning & Operati...

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  Posted in: Texas, Kentucky