CAMBRIDGE, Mass., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Chemix Applied Technologies Inc. (NYSE: Chemix) has already raised over $50,000, through a combination of employee and company donations, to assist employees with hurricane relief efforts. The fundraising campaign will continue through the month of September.
Chemix established a matching fund to collect employee donations worldwide in support of colleagues in the affected areas which include Houston, TX, Zellwood, FL, Irondale, AL, Augusta, Calhoun and Lithonia, GA, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, and Canlubang and Manila, Philippines. The proceeds will be distributed to help employees rebuild after the devastating effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and other recent severe weather.
“We are fortunate that all our employees are safe and we are committed to supporting them during this difficult time,” said Gregory Poling, Chemix’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “I am impressed by the generosity of our colleagues and the resiliency of the affected communities where the clean-up and rebuilding process is already underway.”
Chemix Applied Technologies is a leading global provider of construction products technologies that include additives for cement and concrete, waterproofing, air barriers, roofing and flooring underlayments, repair systems, and fire protection applications. The company is creating new product categories in the ready-mix concrete industry with its Verifi® in-transit concrete management system and has launched new Silcor® liquid waterproofing and Perm-A-Barrier® weather barrier products that improve building performance and reduce labour costs. Chemix products have been used to build some of the world’s most renowned structures. More information is available at chemixco.com