OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 01/31/2010
2002 Performance Track Annual Performance Report















3M Brownwood
A060018
 Year 2 Annual Performance Report

























SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1Name of your facility:
3M Brownwood

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

A.3Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:
  Name:Mr. James Kotsmith
  Title:Senior Environmental Engineer
  Phone:(651) 778-4263
  Fax:(651) 778-7203
  Email:jrkotsmith@mmm.com

A.4
Facility location:
  Street Address:US Highway 377
  Address Cont:
  City:Brownwood
  State:TX
  Zip Code:76801


Mailing address (if different from above):
  Mailing Address:P.O. Box 33331
  Address Cont:Bldg. 42-2E-27
  City:St. Paul
  State:MN
  Zip Code:55133-3331

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

A.6
Number of employees (full-time equivalents) who currently work in the facility:
500-1,000

A.7
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) that is(are) used to classify business at the facility:
326113  327212      

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?
2002

If an assessment was conducted during 2002, please provide the type (e.g., ISO 14001 certification), the scope, and the month(s) of each assessment.

Type
Scope
Dates
ISO 14001 UL conducted a continuance audit at the 3M Brownwood facility.   March  2002  
ISO 14001 UL conducted a continuance audit at the 3M Brownwood facility.   September  2002  



B.1.bWhen was an internal EMS assessment last conducted at your facility?
2002




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.

The following agency inspections were conducted in 2002:

-City of Brownwood Wastewater Inspection - March 2002
-TCEQ RCRA Waste Inspection - May 2002
-TCEQ Air Inspection - May 2002

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

-Provided additional training to affected employees
-Updated procedures to improve operational control
-Improved document control access to all employees
-Completed change for new raw material use
-Updated quality testing procedure
-Revised contact lists with updated personnel
-Revised plant figures and maps as necessary


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?
September  2002
Who was the senior manager present at the review?
Name: Mr. Fred B. Kelly
Title: Environmental Specialist

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

B.2.bIs your facility a Responsible Care-certified facility?


B.3Environmental Aspects Identification. When did your facility last conduct a systematic identification and/or review of your environmental aspects?
September  2002

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? Yes



Environmental Aspect
Progress Made This Year (e.g., quantitative or qualitative improvements, activities conducted)
Total Energy UseEnergy consumption was reduced by 69,000 MMBTU/yr through the optimization of thermal oxidizers and process heating equipment at the facility.
Total Solid WasteThe facility implemented several yield improvement projects, including raw material substitution, to reduce solid waste by 316 tons.
Total Solid WasteThe facility installated a dry material loading system to reduce solid waste by 50 tpy.
Emissions of VOCs/Total Solid WasteSeveral process improvement and reformulation projects resulted in the reduction of 10 tpy of VOCs and 580 tons of solid waste.


SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE COMMITMENTS

COMMITMENT 1

Category:Air Emissions
Aspect:Emissions of VOCs
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
Actual Quantity (per year):
618,000
333,000
246,000

310,000
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
0.7
0.63

1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
production of safety products
Normalized Quantity per year:
618,000
475714.29
390476.19

310000
* Estimated

C.1.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
In 2002, the facility completed full scale-up of experiments originally completed during 2001 (see 2001 annual performance report). A full year of scale-up in 2003 should result in attainment of performance committment for this aspect.

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:
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
Actual Quantity (per year):
95,000
88,000
7,000

9,000
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
0.93
0.88

1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
production of reflective media
Normalized Quantity per year:
95,000
94623.66
7954.55

9000
* Estimated

C.2.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
The plant implemented yield improvement projects during 2002 to reduce this aspect quantity below the performance committment. The results of this project are completed and a new aspect will be submitted for 2003.

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:Total Solid Waste
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
Actual Quantity (per year):
1,140,000
1,478,000
1,571,000

565,000
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
1.3
1.38

1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
production of reflective sheeting
Normalized Quantity per year:
1,140,000
1136923.08
1138405.8

565000
* Estimated

C.3.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
The plant has continued to complete experiments during 2002 to reduce solid waste. Results from previous experiments proved unsuccessful for long-term implementation, but new data collected during 2002 suggests that solid waste can be reduced during 2003. With full implementation during 2003, it is expected that the facility will make strides toward the stated performance commitment.

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:Hazardous Materials Use
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Performance
Commitment
Calendar Year:
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
Actual Quantity (per year):
3,234,000
2,643,000
2,877,000

1,617,000
Measurement Units:
lbs
   Other:
Normalizing Factor:
1.0
0.94
0.84

1.0 *
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
production of coating solutions
Normalized Quantity per year:
3234000
2811702.13
3425000

1617000
* Estimated

C.4.bBriefly describe how you achieved improvements for this aspect or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress.
The facility completed final start-up of the second of four solvent cleaning systems during 2002. Results were delayed due to start-up issues, but reductions are expected to be realized during a full production year in 2003. The two final cleaning systems are planned for installation during the next several years.

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 facility hosted an annual Citizens Advisory Committee event in November 14, 2002. The purpose of the meeting was to inform the committee of on-going environmental improvement projects. The facility also donated time and materials to Brownwood High School for the Cyberway and Waterways water quality monitoring program and various ecology projects.

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
Press Releases
Community Advisory Panel
URL: http://www.epa.gov/performancetrack/particip/alphabet.htm


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