NEWS RELEASE
Oct. 14, 2014
Raina, Inc.
Office of Public Relations
The Raina, Inc. Blackrock
333 Carnegie Avenue
Blackrock, IA 50317
(319) 263-8477
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Stephen Cribben
(319) 263-8477
s_cribben@salemstate.edu
RAINA INC. ANNOUNCES NEW POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROGRAM
BLACKROCK, Iowa – Leslie Sludge, manager of Raina’s Carborundum Plant, announced on
April 11 the company’s $2 million plan in response to pollution concerns raised by the
community of Blackrock.
Sludge announced today that the company will hire 100 extra workers specifically for their
pollution abatement program, and dedicate an additional $2 million for necessary facilities. This
is in addition to the $5.3 million already spent by Raina in attempts to clean up pollution from its
Blackrock plant. Sludge said that the new pollution-abatement program would begin in October
and the company projected “real progress in terms of clean water and clean air” as early as two
years from today.
The bulk of the money budgeted for the new pollution abatement program will be spent on two
globe refractors, which purify waste destined to be deposited in surrounding waterways, and four
hyperventilation systems, which remove noxious particles dispersed into the air from
smokestacks.
“Raina Inc. has decided to move ahead with this program at this time because of its longstanding responsibility for keeping the Blackrock environment clean, and in response to growing
community concern over achieving the objective,” said Sludge.
Built in 1900, Raina is the oldest plant in Blackrock plant. The company started as a converted
garage, manufacturing plate glass and only had 13 people working in the plant at that time.
Today the Blackrock plant is the largest employer in Blackrock, with 10,000 people on staff,
covering 14 acres of land, and is the largest supplier of plate glass and commercial panes in the
country. The company received a Presidential Award from the Environmental Protection Agency
for its “concern for pollution abatement” five years ago. For more information, please see
www.theraina.org.
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October 15, 2014
New Pollution Abatement Program Announced by Raina Inc.
Raina Inc. is truly devoted to the Blackrock Iowa community’s concerns about Raina’s plant, and
its effect on the environment. Raina Inc.’s new pollution abatement program lead by Leslie
Sludge, manager of Raina’s Carborundum Plant, dedicates an additional $2million for further
cleanup. After previously pledging over $5million for environmentally conscious efforts, Raina
believes this program can guarantee the Blackrock plant’s elevation of its environmental
standards.
On April 11 Sludge, manager of Raina’s Carborundum Plant, announced at the Blackrock City
Council hearing the company’s plan of action regarding pollution concerns from the community.
In combination with the over $5.3 million dollars in environmental efforts already spent, Raina
Inc. has just dedicated an additional $2 million dollars for further cleanup.
Sludge said that the new pollution-abatement program will begin in October. The company is
projecting “real progress in terms of clean water and clean air” in as early as two years from
today.
“Raina Inc. has decided to move ahead with this program at this time because of its longstanding responsibility for keeping the Blackrock environment clean, and in response to growing
community concern over achieving the objective,” said Sludge.
The bulk of the money budgeted for the new pollution abatement program will be spent on two
globe refractors, which purify waste destined to be deposited in surrounding waterways, and four
hyperventilation systems, which remove noxious particles dispersed into the air from
smokestacks.
Built in 1900, Raina is the oldest plant in Blackrock plant. The company started as a converted
garage, manufacturing plate glass and only had 13 people working in the plant at that time.
Today the Blackrock plant is the largest employer in Blackrock, with 10,000 people on staff,
covering 14 acres of land, and is the largest supplier of plate glass and commercial panes in the
country. The company received a Presidential Award from the Environmental Protection Agency
for its “concern for pollution abatement” five years ago. For more information, please see
www.theraina.org.
Contact: Stephen Cribben
(319) 263-8477
s_cribben@salemstate.edu
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Twitter: @EPA We’ve #dedicated another $2 million for #environmental #cleanup in
#Blackrock! Maybe we should get another #PresidentialAward!