As part of the American Chemistry Council's "Good Chemistry Campaign," Sunoco was invited to participate as a chemicals  company represented in the city of Pittsburgh.  Other pilot cities include Springfield, MA and Iberville Parish, LA. The purpose of the campaign is to transform the industry image, achieve higher returns on industry-wide investments, communicate product benefits and earn the respect of key audiences. The Pittsburgh campaign included various activities being held through May 2001.

On April 22 there was a 5K run on Neville Island. The proceeds from the race's registration fees were donated to Neville Green, a Pittsburgh organization that maintains gardens and plantings on Neville Island. Two of Sunoco's employees finished the race in the top 20 out of 481 participants -- Jeff Salek from the Research & Technology facility and Jeff Evans from the Neville Island plant.

On May 2, an "Innovations in Chemistry" media tour was held. Local media as well as chemical company representatives toured our impressive R&T facility on Second Avenue.  Edwar Shamshoum, VP of Research & Technology along with Leslie Bockman, Polypropylene Applications Engineer, Steve Seip, Polypropylene Applications Engineer and Sehyun Kim, Polypropylene Product Development Engineer made presentations to the group on various chemical "innovations" in polypropylene development.  Other companies participating in the media tour included PPG, Calgon and Bayer.

The Pittsburgh program also included "Good Chemistry Day" at PNC Park on May 6.  Chemical company employees and their families were invited to visit the park and celebrate the local chemistry products that went into building the ballpark as well as enjoy a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game.

Very often we do not fully realize the impact of our work and our industry. But, without us -- without chemistry -- many of the products we take for granted would not be possible. That in itself may be a sign of just how important chemistry is. It's so woven into the fabric of our everyday lives that we often don't notice it's there.

By organizing and sponsoring this type of awareness campaign, the American Chemistry Council is committed to enabling more people to understand who we are, what we do and why it matters.

May 2001