Sustainability Watch - November 2011

On September 29, Rick Schloesser, president and CEO, Toray Plastics, hosted the inauguration ceremony and officially launched the highly efficient renewable-energy system. In attendance to celebrate the achievement were a number of dignitaries including Lincoln D. Chafee, Governor of Rhode Island. Governor Chafee congratulated Toray on its environmental consciousness, its role as a "great corporate citizen," and its commitment to manufacturing in Rhode Island and creating good jobs for state residents.