Siemens Automotive Designated an Exemplary Environmental Enterprise By Virginia

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 31 Siemens Automotive's Newport
News, Va., location has been designated as an Exemplary Environmental
Enterprise (E3) by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ).
The company is one of only three business organizations in the state to
receive the E3 designation.
    The Newport News location was formally designated an Exemplary
Environmental Enterprise by the Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources John
Paul Woodley on May 30, 2001, during an on-site award ceremony.
    "For Siemens, environmentally conscious conduct is a corporate
responsibility that applies to every aspect of our operation," said Siemens
Automotive Vice President and General Manager Mehran Rahbar.  "This award
reflects the on-going commitment to environmental stewardship by all of our
employees here in Newport News."
    The Exemplary Environmental Enterprise Designation was established by
Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) to recognize outstanding
leadership in environmental management systems and environmental performance
for businesses, industry and government.  The program is part of Virginia
Innovations for Pollution Prevention (VIP2), a state initiative designed to
improve environmental quality through non-traditional approaches that reward
innovation and leadership.
    In addition to the E3 designation, the Newport News location also has
earned the following awards and recognition through its environmental efforts
and activities:
    *  ISO 14001 Certification
    *  The 2000 Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) Gold Pretreatment
Excellence Award
    *  The 1999 and 1997 Governor's Environmental Excellence Award for
Manufacturers
    *  The 1999 Businesses for the Bay Excellence Award for Outstanding
Achievement by a Large Business
    *  The 1999 Volunteer of the Year Award
    *  The 1999 HRSD Pollution Prevention Award
    *  The 1997 HRSD Pollution Prevention Award
    *  The 1997 Virginia Peninsula Clean Business Forum Clean Business Award.

    Siemens Automotive is a tier-one supplier of automotive and electrical-
electronic systems and components with applications covering gasoline and
diesel powertrain systems, safety and chassis systems, body electronics,
electric motor drives and driver information systems.  Worldwide sales in
fiscal year 1999/2000 totaled $3.7 billion.
    Siemens AG, headquartered in Berlin and Munich, is a leading global
electronics and engineering company, employing over 447,000 people in 193
countries, with worldwide sales in excess of $74 billion in fiscal 2000
(10/1/99 - 9/30/00).  The United States is Siemens' largest market, where it
employs over 73,000 and recorded sales of more than $17 billion in fiscal
2000.  Siemens leads the information and communications, medical, power,
automation and control, transportation and lighting sectors by leveraging its
unparalleled technological heritage and global network of innovation to
deliver business results for its customers around the world.

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