OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 01/31/2010
2004 Performance Track Annual Performance Report















3M Company - Valley
A070022
 Year 2 Annual Performance Report

























SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1Name of your facility:
3M Company - Valley

A.2Name of your parent company:
3M Company

A.3Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:
  Name:Mrs. Cheryl Wildy
  Title:Environmental Coordinator
  Phone:(402) 359-2131 Extension 1185
  Fax:(402) 359-2971
  Email:crwildy@mmm.com

A.4
Facility location:
  Street Address:600 East Meigs Street
  Address Cont:PO Box 368
  City:Valley
  State:NE
  Zip Code:68064


Mailing address (if different from above):
  Mailing Address:
  Address Cont:
  City:
  State:
  Zip Code:

A.5
Facility's website address (if any):
http://www.3M.com

A.6
Number of employees (full-time equivalents) who currently work in the facility:
100-499

A.7
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) that is(are) used to classify business at the facility:
339113  313230      

A.8
In your application and, perhaps, in previous annual performance reports, you described what your facility does or makes. Have there been any (additional) changes to your facility's list of products and/or activities? If yes, please list them here:

No Changes


A.9
Have the environmental requirements applicable to your facility changed during this reporting period? If yes, please describe these changes here.

No Changes


SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

B.1.aWhen was an EMS assessment last conducted by an independent party at your facility?
2004

If an assessment was conducted during 2004, please provide the type (e.g., ISO 14001 certification), the scope, and the month(s) of each assessment.

Type
Scope
Dates
ISO 14001 Continuous Assessment Audit The Environmental Management System of 3M Company, Valley Plant, associated with the manufacture of PPR (positive pressure respirators), welding helmet products, maintenance free respirators (including medical respirators), elastomeric facepiece respirators, disposable dental, and surgical masks; bio medical electrodes (corded and uncorded dispersive electrodes, diagnostic electrodes), FADs (first aid dressings), Thinsulate acoustical insulation, thermal Thinsulate insulation, sorbent pillows, booms, sheets, rolls, and sweeps to specifications agreed to with 3M Divisions at 600 E. Meigs Street, Valley, Nebraska, U.S.A. The focus clauses for this audit were: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 4.4.5, 4.4.6, 4.4.7, 4.5.1, 4.5.2. 4.5.4, and 4.6.   September  2004  



B.1.bWhen was an internal EMS assessment last conducted at your facility?
2004

If an assessment was conducted during 2004, please provide the scope and month(s) of each assessment.

Scope
Dates

All ISO 14001 clauses are audited. Each department is audited for various applicable clauses.

May  2004



B.1.cWhen was an internal or corporate compliance audit last conducted at your facility?
2002




B.1.d(Optional) If you would like to describe any other audits or inspections that were conducted at your facility, please do so here.

In July 2004, we had an independent professional engineer come to our facility to review our Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). The review concluded that our SWPPP was prepared in accordance with good engineering practices and satisfies the requirements of NPDES permit NER00099b.

B.1.eBriefly summarize corrective actions taken and other improvements made as a result of your EMS assessments and compliance audits.

For the ISO 14001 audit in 2004 conducted by an independent party, there were no findings. For the Internal EMS audit in 2004, there was 1 finding related to a gap in training. This has been corrected.

B.1.fHas your facility corrected all instances of potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance identified during your audits and other assessments?
Yes

If no, please explain your plans to correct these instances.



B.1.gWhen was the last Senior Management review of your EMS completed?
January  2005
Who was the senior manager present at the review?
Name: Mr. R. David Clauss
Title: Plant Manager

B.2.aISO 14001 Certification. Is your facility currently certified to ISO 14001?
Yes

B.2.bIs your facility a Responsible Care-certified facility?
No

B.3Environmental Aspects Identification. When did your facility last conduct a systematic identification and/or review of your environmental aspects?
March  2003

B.4Progress Toward Achieving Objectives and Targets. In the table below, please provide a narrative summary of progress made toward EMS objectives and targets other than those reported as Environmental Performance Commitments in Section C. You may limit the summary to environmental aspects that are significant and towards which progress has been made during the reporting year. Do you have additional environmental aspects to report? No





SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE COMMITMENTS

COMMITMENT 1

Category:Materials Use
Aspect:Recycled/Reused Materials Use
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2002
2003
2004
2005
2005
Actual Quantity (per year):
459,784
925,986
974,050

1,000,000
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
1.428
1.38

1.1 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Production for the entire facility.
Normalized Quantity per year:
459,784
648,449.58
705,833.33

909090.91
* Estimated

C.1.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
Comparing 2004 to 2003: The quantity of materials recycled internally increased by over 5% even though plant production actually decreased by 3.6% in that same year. This improvement was achieved by adding a few new recycling projects in 2004. Also, some of the projects that were started near the end of 2003 had the "full year benefit" in 2004. The majority of the items recycled/reused under this commitment are raw material containers.

C.1.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).



COMMITMENT 2

Category:Waste
Aspect:Total Solid Waste
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2002
2003
2004
2005
2005
Actual Quantity (per year):
4,599,880
4,191,970
4,043,740

3,824,000
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
1.428
1.38

1.1 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Production for the entire facility.
Normalized Quantity per year:
4,599,880
2,935,553.22
2,930,246.38

3,476,363.64
* Estimated

C.2.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
There was almost a 9% improvement from 2002 to 2003 for this committment. For 2004, plant production and plant total solid waste decreased by approximately the same amount (3.6% vs. 3.5%) when compared to 2003. Therefore, in 2004, we were able to maintain the previous years improvement. Some areas of the plant had improvements while others experienced some difficulties. The "product mix" (quantity of the various products made from year to year and their corresponding waste percentages) has a large impact on this committment. New products generally produce more waste initially. Also, their volume grows rapidly until they become a stable product. The 3M Valley plant had a significant change in product mix from 2003 to 2004. This was due to the introduction of some new products within some existing product lines in 2004.

C.2.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).



COMMITMENT 3

Category:Waste
Aspect:Hazardous Solid Waste
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2002
2003
2004
2005
2005
Actual Quantity (per year):
14,846
14,476
12,804

14,000
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
1.428
1.38

1.1 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Production for the entire facility.
Normalized Quantity per year:
14,846
10,137.25
9,278.26

12,727.27
* Estimated

C.3.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
Hazardous waste decreased by 11.6% from 2003 to 2004. This is a big reduction considering the plant production only decreased by 3.6%. A hazardous waste oil was eliminated at the very end of 2003 and had the "full year benefit" in 2004. This accounted for the majority of the reduction. A few other hazardous wastes had slight decreases.

C.3.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).



COMMITMENT 4

Category:Materials Use
Aspect:Total Materials Use
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2002
2003
2004
2005
2005
Actual Quantity (per year):
9,069,776
8,949,407
8,928,692

8,897,468
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
1.026
1.019

1.03 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Production for products containing fibers, resins, and/or carbon (not the total plant production).
Normalized Quantity per year:
9069776
8,722,618.91
8,762,210.01

8,638,318.45
* Estimated

C.4.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
Plant production for this commitment decreased from 2003 to 2004 by 0.7%. Material usages decreased by 0.2%. Therefore, this commitment remained relatively flat from the previous year. There are four basic product lines tied to this committment. One product line redesigned a piece of equipment to improve carbon usage efficiency. Another product line revised the product test method and test sample collection procedure to improve the resin and fiber usage. The third product line which is the smallest product line had negligible impact on this committment this year. The fourth product line experienced some raw material quality problems. Efforts have been going on with the raw material supplier to correct this situation. Carbon waste was significantly higher in this area for 2004. The actual quantity for 2002 and 2003 for this committment was changed. The 2005 goal was also adjusted accordingly. The quantities previously listed for 2002 and 2003 quantities were not correct. One carbon that is used in the facility was being counted twice. This occurred since the carbon was actually received into the plant twice. The carbon comes into the plant from the supplier in bags. Since our process can not use the carbon in bags, it is then sent out of the plant to a local vendor to be transferred from bags to drums. Then, it comes back into the plant in drums and is used by the process. The quantity for the carbon that was being double counted has been subtracted.

C.4.cPlease list any other EPA voluntary programs to which you are also reporting these data (e.g. Energy Star, Project XL).


SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING




D.1Please briefly describe the activities that your facility conducted during the year to interact with the community on environmental issues and to report publicly on environmental performance.

The following activities occurred in 2004: 1. We held the annual Community Right-to-Know meeting for local community leaders and the fire and police departments to share environmental information and to tour the faciltiy. 2. The Valley plant had a public open house on April 24, 2004. 3. The plant promoted America Recycles Day by donating several hundred dollars worth of 3M products to the Nebraska America Recycles Day drawing. 4. In 2004, the 3M Club sponsored, coordinated, and participated in the Nebraska Adopt-A-Highway program.

D.2Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public.

Web Site
Other
URL: http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/_s.155/115763/_s.155/128404
Please Specify Other: Plant quarterly newsletter, Megaphone, which is sent to employees


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