Improving habitats and human health through responsible air and water quality practices remains a critical factor in Fairmount Minerals’ sustainability efforts.

Since 2006, Fairmount Minerals has reduced hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) on a per unit basis by 32 percent. With new resin technologies and continued operation of our thermal oxidizer technology, we achieved an approximately 9.5 percent reduction in HAPs over 2008 totals. While this falls short of our 2009 goal, we see opportunities to improve in the future through expanded use of our Signature Series and Signature Series Gold technology. With more than 20 percent of our foundry tonnage currently using the Gold technology, we will remain focused on finding ways to transition more foundry products and frac sand products to this same technology while maintaining quality and performance.