You saw it on the internet?
Images from an industrial site can look alarming when their purpose or timing is unclear. You may have seen such unverified photos circulating on social media. We collected a few of them and explain what the reality was. We encourage you to contact us if you see images on social media that concern you. Our […]
We got this wrong: the condensate discharge
We made a mistake. We discharged condensate into the stormwater drainage system in a way that was not in accordance with our permit. That was a compliance failure and we are not going to describe it as anything else. We explain: The condensate discharge We discharged condensate into the stormwater drainage system in a way that […]
Which metals does SEMCORP use?
The now-withdrawn March reports indicated contamination by 13 metallic elements: aluminum, arsenic, zinc, lead, cobalt, cadmium, nickel, barium, chromium, copper, manganese, lithium and iron. 12 of them play no part in our manufacturing process. This also supports the finding that the March data were flawed: our manufacturing process could not have been the source of […]
What does SEMCORP produce?
We don’t make batteries. We make a component that makes batteries safer. We make separator film for lithium-ion batteries. A battery cell has two electrodes that must never touch each other. The separator is the thin film between them. It is the component whose job is to stop the two sides of the battery from […]
Why were the March data so high?
The March reports, now withdrawn, reported extremely high aluminium concentrations and contamination by 12 other metals. The authorities suspended our production activities on the basis of the March data. We wanted to understand what happened. Accredited experts established that the March data reflected total-metal rather than dissolved-metal concentrations. The laboratory confirmed this conclusion and formally […]
No metals contamination in our groundwater, now or in March
After our production activities were suspended on 24 June, we wanted to understand what happened. We commissioned a comprehensive investigation in July and August involving accredited experts, 45 sampling points and hundreds of groundwater and soil samples. Four independent accredited laboratories took part, each sending its own technicians to collect samples separately in the presence […]