October 7, 2014 (Teterboro, New Jersey): Dassault Falcon Jet’s Little Rock facility has been presented with a nationally recognized award for its commitment and achievements in pollution prevention.
The award was presented in Washington, D.C. by the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR), the largest organization in the United States devoted solely to pollution prevention. Past recipients have included well-known corporations such as Owens Corning, Toyota and IBM.
“We are very proud that our efforts to reduce pollution, while simultaneously increasing efficiency and production capacity, have been recognized with this prestigious award,” said Antoine Ajarrista, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Little Rock Completion Center. “The solutions that led to this award were in some cases the result of employee ideas at the grass roots level. These efforts emphasize our twenty year history of environmental leadership in Arkansas.”
Pollution prevention efforts at Little Rock - Dassault’s largest facility worldwide - began with nine specific, short term projects that resulted in significant, demonstrable reductions in air pollutants, hazardous waste and water usage. It also included the implementation of a multi-faceted energy efficiency program and development of internal controls for the minimization and control of regulated chemicals.
Specific examples of reduction in hazardous waste included the transition to reusable ballast material, the virtual elimination of lead use and the switch to environmentally friendly anti-corrosion coating agent. These measures eliminated the recurring annual requirement for 60-80,000 pounds of lead resulting in $50,000 in annual cost savings and cut yearly consumption of chrome and cyanide-based anti-corrosion compounds by 12,000 gallons.
Dassault broke ground at the Little Rock facility in early September on an expansion that will add 250,000 sq. ft. of new production and completion space, bringing the total facility footprint to 1.25 million square feet.
Dassault Falcon is the recognized global brand for Dassault business jets which are designed, manufactured and supported by Dassault Aviation and Dassault Falcon Jet Corp.
About Dassault Aviation
Dassault Aviation is a leading aerospace company with a presence in over 80 countries across five continents. It produces the Rafale fighter jet as well as the complete line of Falcons. The company employs a workforce of over 11,000 and has assembly and production plants in both France and the United States and service facilities around the globe. Since the rollout of the first Falcon 20 in 1963, over 2,250 Falcon jets have been delivered. Dassault offers a range of six business jets from the twin-engine 3,350 nm large-cabin Falcon 2000S to its new flagship, the tri-engine 6,450 nm ultra-long range Falcon 8X.
About Dassault Falcon Jet
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, France. Dassault Falcon Jet markets and supports the Falcon family of business jets throughout North America, South America and the Pacific Rim countries of Asia, including the People’s Republic of China.
