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2014 Year in ReviewLiving by the Huber Principles

THE HUBER PRINCIPLES

Only when our actions

are in accord with our Principles,

can we maintain the

high standards we have set

for ourselves as a Company.

A message from Mike Marberry,

President and CEO of Huber

As the J.M. Huber Corporation continues to expand around the

world, it becomes increasingly important for our organization

to demonstrate the commitment of our Company—and our

employees—to live up to our core values: the Huber Principles.

With over 4,000 employees working in more than 20 countries,

it is essential to apply our Principles consistently everywhere

we operate. The 2014 edition of Living by the Huber Principles

serves as a proof point of our global efforts to adhere to our four

Principles:

• Environmental, Health & Safety

(EH&S) Sustainability — World-class safety

and environmental performance.

• Ethical Behavior — A Company identity that

we are all proud of.

• Respect for People — Great place to work for honesty,

respect, teamwork and recognition.

• Excellence — Competitive advantage through customer

intimacy and operational excellence.

Founded in 1883, Huber remains one of the largest family owned

companies in the US. Our shareholders are not just shareholders,

they’re Huber family members. It is their name on the door and they

have a genuine interest in safeguarding Huber’s positive reputation.

Against this backdrop, we are pleased to share with you a brief

overview of each Principle, as well as a few examples of how we

bring our Principles to life through our actions. Whether it’s reducing

our environmental footprint, recognizing our employees for a job well

done, or extending a helping hand to the communities in which we

operate, we focus on living up to the high standards of our Principles

in everything we do, every day.

Reporting our progress against each of our Principles every year is

one way we measure our efforts. It is also a good measure of the

kinds of people we attract and retain—those who are committed to

the Huber Principles.

Mike Marberry

President & CEO

J.M. Huber Corporation

Environmental Health & Safety

(EH&S) Sustainability X

Ethical Behavior XX

Respect for People XX

Excellence XX

Huber and the Community XX

Huber Around the World XX

Contents

On the cover: Employees at Huber

Engineered Material’s Silica plant in

Jhagadia, Gujarat, India.

On the back cover: Huber

employees from Charlotte, North

Carolina, and Commerce, Georgia,

teamed up with friends and family

to participate in 24 Hours of Booty

raising funds for local and national

cancer charities.

Living by the Huber Principles 3

The J.M. Huber Corporation

Tracing its beginning to 1883, the J.M. Huber Corporation has evolved over the years into a global leader in engineered materials. Today,

Huber delivers innovative products to customers through its engineered materials businesses: CP Kelco, Huber Engineered Materials

(HEM) and Huber Engineered Woods LLC (HEW).

The early years: entering emerging industries (1883-1930s)

• Joseph Maria Huber, the Company’s founder, travels to New York, New York, from Munich, Germany, to develop new markets for his family’s dry colors business

• Kelco Company founded in San Diego, California

• Foundation for Copenhagen Pectin begins operations in Copenhagen, Denmark

Rapid expansion, rapid growth (1940s-1970s)

• CMC/cellulose gum (carboxymethyl cellulose) operations begin in Äänekoski, Finland, by Copenhagen Pectin

• Huber acquires timberlands in Maine, which eventually leads to the creation of Huber Resources Corp

• World’s fi rst commercial production of xanthan gum launched by Kelco

• The forerunner of HEM gets its start as Huber enters the specialty chemicals business with patents for silicates

Milestones in Huber’s history

Who we are

The J.M. Huber Corporation is a global leader in

engineered materials with almost 60 sites in over

20 countries. With more than 4,000 employees

worldwide, we develop and manufacture

products that enhance the performance of

thousands of consumer and industrial products

across a broad range of industries. Family-owned

since 1883, we are one of the largest privately

held companies in the US.

What we do

Our engineered materials are part of daily

life—from dental silicas that make smiles whiter

and brighter, to hydrocolloids that improve

everything from foods to pharmaceuticals. Our

engineered wood products are breaking new

ground with residential and commercial builders.

Our sustainable forestry practices help ensure

the responsible environmental stewardship of

timberlands.

What we stand for

Sustaining a family-owned business from one

generation to the next presents unique challenges. Yet

Huber’s growth has spanned three centuries and is

now welcoming its sixth generation of family members.

Our growth is built on a solid foundation: the Huber

Principles. Our four core values—Environmental, Health

& Safety Sustainability, Ethical Behavior, Respect for

People and Excellence—defi ne Huber’s culture and

how we do business everywhere we operate.

Key Facts

• Founded in 1883 in New York, New York

• Corporate offi ces in Edison, New Jersey

• More than 4,000 employees in over 20 countries

• Five generations of family ownership, now

welcoming its sixth generation of family members

• One of the largest privately held companies in the US

• Revenue of $1.952 billion in 2014

4 Living by the Huber Principles

Acquisition, innovation, diversifi cation (1970s-1980s)

• Alumina trihydrate (ATH) and calcium carbonate operations acquired by Huber

• Huber enters oriented strand board market, the start for HEW

Transforming the organization (1990s)

• Gellan gum production begins at Kelco in San Diego

• Carrageenan manufacturing begins at Kelco in Cebu, Philippines

• HEM brings together specialty chemicals and engineered minerals businesses

• HEW focuses on developing specialty products such as AdvanTech® fl ooring

Going global (the 21st Century)

• CP Kelco created by merger of Kelco with Copenhagen Pectin

• Huber acquires Noviant Oy followed by CP Kelco. Later the company integrates the businesses, which operate under the CP Kelco name

• Huber establishes J.M. Huber Asia Pacifi c in Shanghai, China

• Xanthan gum plant in Wulian, China, joins CP Kelco

• Acquisitions by HEM in US include ground calcium carbonate, Fire Retardant Additives (formerly ATH), and nutrition/functional food market operations

• Huber opens two plants in China: a CMC plant for CP Kelco in Taixing and a silica plant for HEM in Qingdao

• Huber caps its 130th year by accepting the prestigious IMD-Lombard Odier Global Family Business Award in 2013

• For the fi rst time since 2006, Huber’s revenue in 2014 approaches the $2 billion mark

Our Customers

A sampling of the industries Huber serves:

• Agrochemicals

• Beverages

• Cosmetics

• Flame Retardants and Smoke Suppressants

• Food

• Household Products

• Industrial Applications

• Land Management

• Mining

• Oilfi eld Drilling

• Oral Care

• Paints and Coatings

• Paper

• Personal Care

• Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals

• Plastics

• Residential and Commercial Construction

Huber Resources

Huber Engineered Materials

Huber Engineered Woods

CP Kelco

Huber is a global company with

a diverse portfolio of businesses

Huber operates as a Portfolio Management Company,

which serves as an effective organizational structure for

our diverse range of businesses:

Our businesses hold leadership positions in rapidly

growing markets such as hydrocolloids, specialty

chemicals and minerals, and engineered woods.


Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S)Sustainability

The Huber Principle of EH&S Sustainability is central to how

we accomplish our work. Responsibility for this Principle

rests not just with the Company, but also with every Huber

employee around the world. To measure our performance,

we focus on four areas: occupational safety, process safety

management, environmental compliance and conformance,

and sustainability. These metrics provide a snapshot of how our

businesses are performing in these key facets of our operations:

• Occupational safety — Occupational safety reporting at Huber includes

both lagging and leading indicators. Lagging indicators, which follow

an event, include measurements such as recordable incidents and lost

workdays. Leading indicators, such as risk assessment, safety improvements

and behavior-based safety initiatives, help us identify potential problems and

take preventative actions.

• Process Safety Management (PSM) — Huber uses PSM, a combination

of management and engineering skills, to protect our employees and the

communities we serve from catastrophic incidents such as explosions, fi res

and the release of potentially hazardous materials.

• Environmental Compliance and Conformance — Huber achieves

world-class regulatory compliance and conformance by incorporating our

EH&S Management System (EMS) into our daily operations. The Company

gauges its performance through regular internal and external environmental

compliance and conformance audits.

• Sustainability — The Company’s commitment to sustainability emphasizes

the importance of environmental stewardship and reducing our environmental

footprint, even as we grow our enterprise. Huber tracks the most important

sustainability metrics for our businesses: energy per unit of production and

water per unit of production.

Huber’s top priority is to be

world-class in preventing

employee injuries and in

maintaining process safety.

We will implement an effective

EH&S management and

compliance system. Our

employees will strive for

sustainability and continuous

improvement in reducing our

environmental footprint. Huber

will be a good corporate

citizen in communities

wherever we operate around

the world.


Huber is focused on achieving world-class performance in Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability

(EHS&S). To demonstrate its commitment to this goal, the Company held a Global Conference on

EHS&S Sustainability that brought together 150 Huber employees from around the world, from a wide

range of functions and every Huber manufacturing site.

The four-day meeting, held in Atlanta, Georgia, from April 28 through May 1, 2014, included employees

from every Huber business: CP Kelco, Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), Huber Engineered Woods

(HEW), Huber Resources Corp (HRC), as well as leaders from Huber’s corporate offi ce.

Through presentations from Huber’s senior leaders and internal and external experts in EHS&S, as well

as numerous breakout sessions, employees gained greater clarity on how to achieve the Company’s

enterprise-wide goal of industry-leading EHS&S performance.

The participants left the conference with a clear sense of their mission: Focus on leading safety

indicators, which can help identify potential safety problems and take corrective action before hazards

arise. Areas of the greatest importance include exposure assessments, risk reduction activities, pre-job

planning procedures and transformational leadership development. By prioritizing these efforts, Huber’s

global operations can protect employees, contractors, the environment and the communities in which

we operate.

Global conference sets goal of improving performance

in environment, safety and sustainability

Employees from every Huber business and manufacturing site around the world attended the 2014 Global EHS&S Conference.


Biofi lter proves to be an effi cient way to reduce air pollution

In 2014, Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) became the

fi rst company in the structural panel industry to use a

biofi lter to control volatile organic compound (VOCs)

emissions. Tested at HEW’s plant in Broken Bow,

Oklahoma, the biofi lter made a good thing better by

replacing compost-packed plastic media with a foam-

layered plastic media. This created two benefi ts: it

extended the life of the media and reduced air pollution.

Biofi lters control pollution by using live microorganisms

to catch and destroy hazardous emissions in the

air. HEW invested in this cutting-edge technology

as a proactive step to ensure its Broken Bow facility

maintains continuous compliance with federal and state

environmental permits and regulations. The biofi lter also

reduces HEW’s environmental footprint by reducing its

use of non-renewable resources such as natural gas.

Earning national recognition for safety,

from Finland to the Philippines

Two CP Kelco manufacturing facilities earned national recognition

in 2014 for their efforts in safety: Äänekoski, Finland, and Cebu,

the Philippines.

The Äänekoski, site was one of just three businesses in Finland

to receive the Chemical Industry Safety Award. The plant, which

manufactures carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), earned the honor

based on its record for avoiding workplace injuries and proactive

safety practices.

A steering group from the Chemical Industry’s Responsible

Care program selected the CP Kelco facility. Committee

members included representatives from the Chemical Industry

Federation of Finland, Industrial Trade Union, Trade Union Pro

and the Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff YTN (an

academic organization).

CP Kelco’s foodgums plant in Cebu received the GKK Silver

Award from the Philippines Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for 2014. A component of DOLE’s fl agship Zero Accident

Program, the GKK (Gawad Kaligtasan at Kalusugan, or Value, Environment, Safety and Health) Award recognizes outstanding

achievements in responding to the safety and health needs of workers, workplaces and the community.

Cebu was among 14 honorees selected from more than 200 candidates nationwide. The facility earned similar honors in 2004 and

2006. The selection process included a team of government, employer and labor representatives, as well as a formal presentation by

Cebu employees on site’s safety program and achievements.

A team of employees from CP Kelco’s plant in Cebu, the Philippines,

prepared the site’s application for a national award, presented by the

Philippines Department of Labor and Employment.

A biofi lter tested by HEW’s plant in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, demonstrated its

ability to “eat” hazardous pollutants and improve air quality.


Sustainability efforts reduce Huber’s

water and energy use

While sustainability has been a Huber priority for decades, it has recently become even

more important to our customers due to concerns over the earth’s limited resources.

For 2014, Huber set a goal of reducing water and energy intensity (usage per unit of

production) at our largest plants by 2%. Based on a wide range of initiatives across

our businesses in 2014, water intensity at Huber dropped by over 11% and energy

intensity declined by almost 7%. Here are some examples:

• CP Kelco’s plant in Wulian, China, identifi ed ways to optimize its cooling water

operations to achieve a 13% reduction in water intensity.

• CP Kelco’s plant in San Diego, California, has been proactive in conserving

water as the entire state struggles with a severe drought. The plant optimized

the use of potable water in its cooling towers, which helped ease the water use

intensity of its manufacturing operations.

• The Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) plants in Bauxite, Arkansas, and

Kennesaw, Georgia, installed

cooling towers to reduce water

usage. Bauxite expects to

reduce water usage by 144

million gallons (545 million liters)

per year. After two months in

operation, Kennesaw’s demand

for water declined from a

monthly average of 450,000

gallons (1.7 million liters) to

32,000 gallons (121,000 liters).

• Five of HEM’s Silica plants

around the world—Oostende,

Belgium; Qingdao, China;

Hamina, Finland; Jhagadia,

India; and Etowah,

Tennessee—met an ambitious

goal for 2014: reduce natural

gas consumption by 10%

to 20% compared to the

2011 baseline for silica plants

producing high structure silica

using fi lter presses.

• The Huber Engineered Woods plant in Easton, Maine, implemented process

improvements that cut energy intensity by 12%.

These are just some of the many ways Huber’s businesses demonstrate the

Company’s commitment to protect and preserve the earth’s resources everywhere

we operate.

The cooling tower at HEM’s plant in Bauxite,

Arkansas, recycles water to help reduce water

usage and costs.

Earning recognition

from China’s clean

production program

The Huber Engineered Materials

(HEM) plant in Qingdao, China, earned

a clean production award from the

Qingdao Development Zone (QDZ) in

2014. Created by three government

organizations (the City Economic &

Information Committee, Environmental

Protection Bureau and City

Development & Reform Commission),

the clean production program works

with and rewards companies whose

efforts make a difference in local

sustainability.

A number of sustainability efforts led to

the recognition for the Qingdao plant,

including its heat recovery efforts, as

well as smaller energy-savings projects,

such as replacing halogen lights with

plasma lights.

Employees from HEM’s silica plant in Qingdao, China, identify ways to optimize the site’s exhaust air heat exchanger. These efforts, and many others, led to government recognition for the Qingdao plant’s clean production initiatives.


Huber sites earn accolades for outstanding performance in EHS&S

Huber’s annual recognition for outstanding Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S) performance took the key strategies

and initiatives identifi ed at Huber’s 2014 Global EHS&S Conference (see page X) into consideration when selecting candidates for the

2014 award.

A panel of Huber representatives from our engineered materials businesses and corporate evaluated eight site nominations against

robust criteria that included performance and leadership in a variety of areas: occupational safety, Process Safety Management,

environmental compliance, alignment with the Huber Principles, environmental footprint reduction, risk reduction, economic

performance, community engagement, third-party recognition and management system performance.

Four winning sites demonstrated leadership in implementing best practices and launching initiatives that offer the potential for

enterprise-wide application. These outstanding sites—representing all three of Huber’s major businesses—serve as role models in

our journey toward world-class EHS&S performance:

• Crystal Hill, Virginia —

Huber Engineered Woods

(HEW). Achieving recognition

for outstanding EHS&S

performance for the fourth

consecutive year, HEW’s plant in

Crystal Hill has 130 employees

who manufacture ZIP System®

sheathing, AdvanTech® fl ooring

and other specialty wood

products. Employees at this

site consistently demonstrate

their commitment to best

practices, including exposure

recognition, behavior-based

safety observations, training,

site auditing, incident reporting

and investigations. At the

end of 2014, Crystal Hill had

celebrated 1,600 consecutive

days without a high-energy

injury and no recordable injuries among employees or contractors. (High-energy refers to exposures that have the potential to

cause serious harm, such as high-heat liquids, high electrical voltage or falls from heights.)

• Etowah, Tennessee — Huber Engineered Materials (HEM). More than 140 employees at this location manufacture silica

primarily for use by the oral care industry. After experiencing three low-energy incidents in January 2014, Etowah’s safety

committee, which consists of 40% of the plant’s employees, relentlessly pursued exposure issues and established safety

behavioral norms. Etowah fi nished the year without a single high-energy injury incident or contractor injury. The plant also set a

new record for manufacturing in 2014 while reducing its energy and water usage.

• Jhagadia, India —HEM. The 120 employees at this facility produce silica for oral care, paint and coatings. Jhagadia

demonstrated its commitment to continuous improvement by applying knowledge from the Global EHS&S Conference, including

exposure assessments, pre-job planning and transformational leadership. The plant had no high-energy injuries, no recordable

injuries, no contractor injuries and no process safety events. Jhagadia also reduced its water use by 40% and energy use by

20% versus the prior year.

Warehouse team at HEW’s plant in Crystal Hill, Virginia, reviews product stacking.


• Wulian, China —

CP Kelco. With 250

employees, Wulian

manufactures ingredients for a

variety of food and beverage

applications. To reduce risks

and encourage employees

to be more proactive, Wulian

focused on leading indicators

of safety. It adopted innovative

measures, such as combining

exposure assessments with

employee and contractor

training for high-risk projects,

as well as a Stoppage

Card, providing a way for

employees to initiate a pause

in production so a potentially

unsafe condition can be

corrected.In Jhagadia, India, a garden rises from what had been an area fi lled with the residue from the

plant’s suspended silica. Finding a better way to deal with the waste, HEM installed a fi lter press

that compresses the silica solids into a cake, which can be used to produce shoe soles.

Taking process safety management to the next level

What do Grossenbrode, Germany, and Taixing, China, have in common? Both are home to CP Kelco manufacturing plants that hosted

leaders from Huber and CP Kelco in the fourth quarter of 2014 with the goal of enhancing process safety management (PSM).

The plant visits provided opportunities to improve a critical phase of implementing a PSM initiative set to debut in 2015 at CP Kelco

—a revised PSM200 charter. This effort is designed to help identify and mitigate risks associated with industrial manufacturing

processes. Employees use PSM practices to

assess the likelihood and potential severity of

process failures—for example, a release of

fl ammable material—and proactively address

problems before an incident occurs.

About 20 Huber employees participated at each

plant, including site and regional Environment,

Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S)

professionals; operations managers and leaders;

and CP Kelco and Huber PSM leaders. The

visits to Grossenbrode and Taixing provided the

team with valuable input, feedback and practical

insights from plant employees to help ensure

the successful rollout of the new PSM standards

across CP Kelco’s global operations.The launch team for a new process safety management initiative at CP Kelco met with employees at CP Kelco’s plant in Taixing, China, for a training session.


The Huber culture

will encourage open

communication and ensure

that potential ethical concerns

can be easily surfaced and

properly resolved. Globally,

we will operate our business

with the highest standards

for compliance with laws,

regulations and corporate

policies. Huber employees

will conduct themselves with

professionalism and ethical

responsibility toward others.

Ethical Behavior Wherever we do business, safeguarding Huber’s

reputation as a responsible corporate citizen remains

critical to our ongoing success. As global expansion

continues into emerging markets, we face significant

challenges to deliver outstanding results while still living

by the Huber Principles. Mitigating risk in emerging market

countries requires vigilance to ensure compliance with

our Principles as well as with local laws. In all regions, we

communicate that every employee has a responsibility to

protect the Huber name and the trust we have earned.

To ensure Huber continues to be known for its integrity, we

measure performance on the Principle of Ethical Behavior.

External benchmarking confirms that Huber’s Ethics Program

ranks within the top quartile of Fortune 500® corporations.

Through our annual Ethics Questionnaire and 24-hour Ethics

Line, which offer employees avenues to come forward with

potential concerns, we can monitor whether employees

understand our policies and identify problems that may exist.

Huber’s comprehensive Ethics and Compliance Program includes:

• Standards and procedures that are clearly written and easily available,

including the Huber Principles and Policy Directives.

• Delegation of authority at every level of leadership, from the Huber and

Management Boards of Directors to the CEO, business Presidents, and

functional and business leadership teams.

• Oversight and responsibility for the implementation, execution and

maintenance of the program, which rests with the Chief Ethics Offi cer, the

Policy Committee and business Presidents.

• Training programs that are accessible and clearly communicate Huber’s

ethical standards.

• Monitoring and auditing of program effectiveness, including audits of our

environmental and safety programs, certifi cations and internal audits.

• Consistently applied discipline for policy violations and protection from

retaliation for those who report ethical violations.

• Reporting and response mechanisms, such as the 24-hour Ethics Line and

the Annual Ethics Questionnaire.


Managing product compliance everywhere Huber operates

With global operations, Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) and CP Kelco must contend with an increasingly complex range of

regulations—often in many of the same markets.

While both businesses are committed to full product

regulatory compliance wherever they operate, it can

be a challenge to keep up with the array of regulatory

and compliance matters across many different product

segments and geographic areas. That’s where Huber’s

Global Regulatory Affairs (RA) Team can help.

Huber’s RA Team supports HEM and CP Kelco by

providing regional and subject matter experts who offer

local expertise and a single point of contact for both

businesses in key markets.

The team can advise the businesses across a broad

range of areas, including risk assessment, product

innovation, trade development, human resources, legal,

IT initiatives, as well as environment, health, safety and

sustainability programs.

The ultimate goal of the Global RA Team is to help

ensure the success of growth initiatives at HEM and CP Kelco across complex regulatory environments. Against this backdrop, the team

held a face-to-face meeting with its eight members in March 2014. The team—which includes employees from the US, Europe and

Asia—convened in Atlanta, Georgia, with the goal of getting all members grounded in the strategic growth priorities of HEM and CP Kelco.

It also gave team members the opportunity to share best practices and strengthen their ability to support each other.

Bringing women together for learning and growth

Huber is not only committed to hiring and promoting women, the

Company is also helping them succeed. In December 2014, more

than 50 women from Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), CP Kelco

and Huber’s corporate team gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, to attend

the latest in a series of networking events: a lunch-n-learn that

focused on gaining a better understanding of Huber’s business.

Survey responses from women in the Atlanta offi ce led to the topic

selection. In addressing the group, employees from CP Kelco

spoke about markets, trends and technologies for hydrocolloids.

These specialty ingredients fi nd their way into a wide range of food

applications, such as salad dressings and jams. Huber’s sustainability

strategy was another topic of discussion, with the attendees learning

why a coherent sustainability policy makes sense from both an

environmental and economic perspective.

In addition to sharing knowledge, these events provide an opportunity

for women to network and support each other across businesses

and functions.

Huber’s Global Regulatory Affairs Team includes employees from the US, Europe and Asia.

More than 50 women across Huber participated in an event organized by the Atlanta Women’s Networking Group.


Employees guard against corruption and bribery

Across Huber’s global operations, employees receive training to ensure they understand their role as the Company’s fi rst line of

defense against unethical business practices such as corruption and bribery.

Violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the UK Bribery Act, the Brazilian Anti-Corruption Act and other similar laws that

cover improper payments or gifts can come with serious consequences, including investigations, prison, fi nes, damage to reputation

and loss of business.

As Huber continues to expand globally, the Company has taken steps to ensure its policies refl ect a strict adherence to the laws

in the jurisdictions in which it operates. In the case of the FCPA, Huber’s businesses are not only accountable for the actions of

employees, but also for the actions of any third parties working on behalf of the Company, such as sales agents, distributors,

consultants and carriers. For this reason, it’s just as important for Huber to educate third parties about FCPA and local laws.

As part of their responsibility for safeguarding Huber’s reputation, employees are encouraged to raise any potential concerns about

bribery or other wrongful acts to a supervisor, management, the Ethics Offi cer or legal counsel at their business, or the Huber Ethics Line.


Respect for People

Huber values employee

diversity and superior

teamwork. Employees will

receive honest feedback,

recognition for their

accomplishments, and

opportunities for individual

learning and development.

Huber will create a workplace

where employees share our

core values, show dignity and

respect toward others, and

work hard to achieve their

best performance.

As a global Company, Huber’s success depends on a talented,

engaged and diverse workforce that is valued and respected

by leaders and colleagues alike. The Principle of Respect for People

embodies that idea—but it only has meaning if we challenge

ourselves to make the words come to life through our actions.

Huber regularly conducts surveys in such areas as ethics, safety

and employee engagement to gauge and take steps to improve

performance. An open door management policy and formal and

informal channels of communication ensure the Company is alert to

employee issues and concerns.

We receive feedback from employees, which we use to shape the

standards and core values that ensure Huber remains an employer

of choice and a business that people are proud to support. Here are

few examples from 2014 that demonstrate this Principle:

• Leadership development — With the retirement of one of our key

leaders in 2014, the President of Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), we

demonstrated our deep bench strength. We selected several candidates

from within Huber to fi ll not only the top position at HEM, but also subsequent

vacancies created in other vital positions. The ability to reward talents and

accomplishments and promote from within is the result of Huber’s effective

leadership development program. In 2014, more than 200 employees

around the world participated in leadership development efforts.

• Rewards and recognition — We recognize and reward employees

through a wide range of initiatives, including the Mike Huber Award (see page

XX), which is presented annually to employee teams that best exemplify

our Principles. In addition, each Huber business has its own rewards and

recognition programs.

• E-learning platform — Available anytime, anywhere, the SkillSoft tool is a

valuable benefi t, especially as Huber becomes more global and continues to build

a diverse, highly skilled workforce. In 2014, over 1,000 employees in 48 locations

took advantage of e-learning—at no cost to them. Employees can use the

platform to enhance their knowledge and achieve their best performance.

• Support for communities — Our businesses and employees support

causes important to the towns and regions where we work. (See page XX to

learn more.)

By creating an atmosphere of mutual respect, where everyone is treated fairly and

with dignity, Huber strengthens its reputation and its ability to recruit and retain

employees. Having an engaged and connected global team is a critical part of

delivering superior performance and maintaining a competitive edge.


Charlotte offi ce named among top 10 “Best Places to Work”

The Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, earned the distinction of being named among the

“Best Places to Work” by the Charlotte Business Journal in 2014.

The publication recognizes

companies with the best benefi ts,

policies and practices in the

second-largest city by population

in the Southeastern US. In all, 77

companies made the list, with HEW

earning a top 10 spot and ranking

number seven among midsized

companies (50 to 249 employees).

HEW’s ability to balance its

objectives with overall employee

satisfaction and happiness was

a key reason it was selected. To

measure satisfaction levels, the

Charlotte Business Journal asked

employees to complete a survey.

Community involvement was

another key criteria. HEW and its

employees in Charlotte have a

longstanding reputation of giving

back to the community—ranging

from building homes through Habitat for Humanity for a deserving family to participating in numerous charitable events.

Celebrating Family Day in China

Employees from the Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) facilities

in Qingdao and Shanghai, China and their family members

gathered for what has become a Huber tradition in the country:

Family Day.

Huber has been holding Family Day events in China since 2009.

For 2014, Qingdao chose the International Horticultural Exposition

for its Family Day activities. In all, 280 participants visited this vast

landscaping exhibition, which featured nearly 100 garden areas

representing China and 40 other countries. HEM closed the

Qingdao plant for the day, so all employees could participate.

Employees in Shanghai went to Tongli, a town a few hours away

that dates back more than 1,000 years. Known as the Venice of

the East, Tongli’s system of canals made for a beautiful setting for

employees to have lunch and get to know one another better.

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On Family Day in Qingdao, the children of employees received banners for submitting a drawing for the plant’s 2015 calendar, which is distributed to customers, government offi cials and other key external contacts, as well as employees. The drawings focus on topics such as the use of energy, protecting the environment and enjoying life.


Winners of the highest form of employee recognition within Huber

Four teams of Huber employees earned the distinction of winning the fourth annual Mike Huber Award in March of 2015. The Company

named the award for the late Mike Huber, who served as President and CEO of the J.M. Huber Corporation from 1957 to 1990 and as

a member of the Huber Board of Directors until 2000. In 1987, Mike Huber penned the fi rst widely distributed statement of the Huber

Principles, which are the criteria for evaluating the award winners.

Employees set a record for entries for the Company’s most prestigious award. In all, 64 submissions from around the world

demonstrated how employees are living up to the Huber Principles.

While winning the award is a great honor, the process of submitting an entry provides employee teams with great visibility among the

highest levels of the organization. Each nomination goes to the leadership team of the appropriate business. This team narrows the fi eld

to a select group of entries for submission to Huber’s senior management. In 2014, there were 11 fi nalists. Senior management then

selects its choices for the Mike Huber Award and presents the winning entries to the Huber Board of Directors and the Huber Family

Council Board for their endorsement.

Even teams that don’t win one of the coveted few awards come out as winners by having their work seen, reviewed and discussed

by Huber’s most experienced leaders.

The winning entries:

• Gold: Huber Corporate, Edison, New Jersey — Huber’s Corporate offi ces earned Gold for its Transformational Financing

Project. The initiative led to a fundamental change to Huber’s capital structure that will deliver signifi cant annual savings and

provide greater strategic fl exibility.

Considered one of the largest fi nancing

projects in Huber’s history, this effort

provides the company with lending

facilities with more attractive rates and

terms than prior agreements. Some of

the funds have been put toward the

purchase of the Huber Engineered

Woods (HEW) plant in Broken Bow,

Oklahoma, which had been operating

under a lease.

• Gold: CP Kelco, Multiple Locations

— The tie for the Gold went to CP Kelco

for Profi table Development in Emerging

Markets. This effort began with CP Kelco’s

entry into China in 2006 when it acquired

a xanthan gum in facility in Wulian and

opened a new carboxymethyl cellulose

plant in Taixing in 2009. Over the years,

CP Kelco has continued to invest in developing areas such as India, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Middle East, North Africa,

Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. In 2014, CP Kelco opened a Dairy Beverage Center of Excellence in Singapore to focus

extra product development resources on this applications area for emerging markets. All of these efforts have led to a signifi cant

increase in the amount of CP Kelco’s revenue that comes from emerging markets.

• Silver: Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), Marble Hill, Georgia — Earning the Silver for its entry Fine Particle Growth,

a cross-functional team from HEM proposed doubling Marble Hill’s capacity to produce fi ne-particle ground calcium carbonate,

which is in great demand. The team recommended installing a new ball mill. While the installation was underway, the sales

team began identifying potential customers. When the installation was completed in February of 2014—without any safety

Employees from the Huber Corporate team in Edison, New Jersey, are joined by a

Huber family member and CEO Mike Marberry (third from right).


incidents and on budget—Marble Hill was able to fully use its additional capacity within the fi rst year.

• Bronze: Huber Engineered Woods (HEW), Commerce, Georgia — HEW’s Innovation Center in Commerce, Georgia,

earned the Bronze for Sustainability Leadership in the oriented strand board industry. In 2014, HEW became the fi rst Huber

business to use Life Cycle Assessments (LCA), an analytical tool that identifi es the environmental impacts of a product over its

entire lifespan, from raw materials to manufacturing, from distribution to disposal. The HEW team applied “cradle-to-grave LCA”

to its AdvanTech®, ZIP System® and Tru-spec® specialty products. Based on a wide range of data, the team was able to make

recommendations to reduce HEW’s environmental footprint further. The team also worked with an independent safety science

company to verify its data and earn Environmental Product Declarations (EPD). Environmentally responsible builders consider

EPDs a competitive advantage in designing the best homes.

Huber family members acknowledge the efforts of the HEW team at

Commerce, Georgia.

Members of the winning team from HEM at Marble Hill, Georgia,

celebrated their win with a Huber family member and Mike Marberry.

The CP Kelco team representing emerging markets in the Asia Pacifi c and Europe, Middle East & Africa regions.


Huber operations around the world mark milestones

The year 2014 included several signifi cant anniversary celebrations across Huber. The most widespread events acknowledged CP

Kelco’s 10th anniversary as a Huber business, with festivities taking place at many of its global operations. There was also reason

to celebrate at the Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) plant in Commerce, Georgia, which celebrated its 25th anniversary; the Huber

Engineered Materials (HEM) plant in Oostende, Belgium, which acknowledged its 15th year; and HEW’s plant in Broken Bow,

Oklahoma, which marked its 10th year in operation.

CP Kelco became part of the Huber portfolio in September 2004. As the largest acquisition in Huber’s more than 130-year history,

the addition of CP Kelco was a transformative event. Huber combined CP Kelco with Noviant, a business it acquired in 2001, to

create a leader in the global hydrocolloids industry. CP Kelco employees around the world celebrated the fi rst decade as a Huber

business with a variety of events at locations in Europe, Asia-Pacifi c, South America and the US.

HEW’s Commerce plant celebrated its 25th anniversary with a barbecue luncheon. Commerce was the fi rst plant to manufacture

AdvanTech® fl ooring, HEW’s leading specialty engineered wood. Local offi cials presented a plaque recognizing the site’s contributions

to the community over the years. The Commerce plant and its employees have donated materials, time and money to Habitat for

Humanity and the local chapter of the Boys and Girls Clubs. The local Chamber of Commerce named the facility the Large Business

of the Year in 2013.

Employees from HEM’s silica plant in Oostende visited the nearby medieval city of Brugge, Belgium, for a Family Day in celebration

of the plant’s 15th anniversary. Plant representatives arranged for an adventure tour of Brugge that included landmarks throughout

the city. Sixty people—including retirees as well as current employees and their families—participated in the daylong event, which

concluded with dinner at a restaurant overlooking the canals of the city.

HEW’s plant in Broken Bow celebrated its 10th year with a Louisiana Cajun catfi sh boil. While the site did not stop production, it

rotated people through, so all employees could enjoy the festivities. In July of 2014, Huber demonstrated its commitment to Broken

Bow by buying out the plant’s lease, giving HEW full operational control over its largest manufacturing facility.

Employees, their family members and retirees from HEM’s plant in Oostende, Belgium, enjoyed an elegant dinner following a daylong tour of

the city of Brugge in celebration of the facility’s 15th anniversary.


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Excellence

Huber will achieve competitive

advantage through customer

focus and operational excellence.

Customer intimacy and

innovation will drive successful

new product development

and commercialization. Our

operations will apply learning

and best practices to excel at

process engineering, product

quality, productivity improvement,

supply chain management and

customer service.

In 2014, Huber’s portfolio of businesses made solid progress

toward their respective long-term strategic objectives, positioning

the Company for continued long-term growth. The business

environment was challenging, however, with rising raw material

costs and depressed pricing for oriented strand board (OSB),

resulting in fi nancial performance that fell short of our expectations.

Even with these issues, Huber came close to the $2 billion mark

in revenue for the fi rst time since 2006 and our earnings were the

second highest since 2005.

The Huber portfolio showed steady improvement across our

Excellence metrics in 2014. Because excellence can be a matter of

interpretation, management developed three metrics that apply to

all of our diverse businesses:

• Quality: — The Cost of Poor Quality/Sales — Instead of looking at the number

of customer complaints or returns, this equation provides a true dollar fi gure.

It identifi es actual margin loss that can be attributed to poor quality. Each

business is responsible for defi ning its cost of poor quality against industry

benchmarks.

• Productivity: — Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) per Employee

— Productivity is a diffi cult attribute to measure across Huber, as it can vary

signifi cantly due to the cost of doing business in various parts of the world.

Profi tability per employee is, however, a good way to look at the productivity of

our people.

• Innovation: — Percent of Sales from New Products — Innovation is the

lifeblood of Huber’s businesses. By determining the percentage of sales

coming from new products each year, this metric lets us evaluate how well our

businesses are commercializing innovations. Each business is responsible for

defi ning how long it considers it products to be new. Acquired product lines are

included as new products in this defi nition.

While our Principle of Excellence focuses on many diverse aspects of our

business, the metrics of Quality, EBIT Productivity and Innovation tie into all

of these areas. Together, they provide a snapshot of how our businesses are

performing in the most crucial facets of our operations.


New products, new markets, new opportunities

Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) extended its successful ZIP System® family of products with

two new entries in 2014: ZIP System® radiant barrier panels and ZIP System™ stretch tape.

HEW’s radiant barrier is a roof sheathing product that decreases energy costs for

homeowners. An ultra-thin layer of aluminum foil on the underside of the sheathing

refl ects heat rather than absorbing it. This reduces the amount of heat that goes into an

attic and helps lower home air conditioning costs.

While competitors offer radiant barrier panels, HEW uses a manufacturing method that

provides several advantages: lower labor costs, better product consistency and quality,

and faster production speed. The market for HEW’s new radiant barrier panels is largely

in the Sun Belt of the US, where 50% to 80% of new home construction now includes a

radiant barrier.

To seal seams of ZIP System® roof and wall sheathing, HEW’s ZIP System stretch tape

works with the other components of the ZIP System to create an energy effi cient barrier

that resists moisture and reduces air leakage.

In addition to new products, HEW is pursuing new markets. While single family homes

continue to drive the business, HEW is putting increased emphasis on selling its

specialty products to builders of multifamily homes. Although these housing units tend

to use fewer of HEW’s panels than the typical single family home, the multifamily market

represents a signifi cant opportunity for HEW. The business is also expanding the use of

its products in light commercial construction.

The underside of the roof sheathing of ZIP System® radiant barrier panels features thin foil laminated to the panel, which refl ects heat.

New products, new markets, new opportunities

With the launch of its Dairy Beverage Center of Excellence (COE) in Singapore in 2014, CP Kelco took an important step in its

efforts to better serve customers in emerging markets throughout South Asia, including countries such as Thailand, Indonesia,

Vietnam and India. Considered CP Kelco’s South Asia Hub,

the Singapore facility also works with customers in developed

countries such as Australia and New Zealand.

While CP Kelco has long had a sales presence in many

countries in the Asia Pacifi c region, its new business and

technical center in Singapore brings hydrocolloids expertise

closer to these customers and facilitates the transfer of

technology from west to east.

As an example, the Dairy Beverage COE is exploring new

technology platforms for the neutral protein beverage segment.

Neutral protein drinks—or NPDs—are critically important in

South Asia. NPDs include beverages made from dairy milk,

soymilk or alternative protein sources, such as almond, rice or

cereal grains. CP Kelco’s hydrocolloids can help manufacturers

improve shelf-stability, particle suspension, mouthfeel and other

features that can help differentiate their products.

An employee at CP Kelco’s Dairy Beverage Center of Excellence in Singapore demonstrates how hydrocolloids improve particle suspension in a juice application.


Certifi ed forests promote habitat for wildlife and ‘green’ homes

Huber Resources Corp (HRC) manages 450,000 acres of commercial timberland in northern Maine for several landowners. As part

of its commitment to responsible stewardship of the environment, HRC strives to create certifi ed forestlands that promote wildlife

habitat conservation.

For a forest to receive certifi cation, the land needs to meet standards for wildlife conservation and the protection of habitats

established by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI)—two independent, nonprofi t

organizations that promote the protection of forests. HRC works to meet these criteria by applying its martens habitat model to

timberland management. This approach promotes sustainable forest management through a variety of efforts to protect water quality,

biodiversity, wildlife habitat and species at risk.

At the 2014 Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, one of the largest organizations for wildlife professionals and supporters in North

America, a Certifi ed Wildlife Biologist from HRC presented a paper to the members of the group that demonstrated how certifi ed

forestlands promote the conservation of wildlife habitat.

Timber from a certifi ed forest can be used to meet today’s ‘green’ building requirements. While the documentation for certifi cation

requires time and attention, it gives HRC access to builders who require certifi ed wood products for their construction projects.

Diversifi cation leads to innovation

With the decline in oil pricing in 2014, one of the key

applications for CP Kelco’s carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)—

oilfi eld drilling—saw a drop in revenue as customers curtailed

their operations. To reduce its dependency on the cyclical oil

industry, CP Kelco’s CMC Growth Team has been identifying

opportunities to diversify into other key CMC market

segments, including mining, paper/packaging manufacturing,

detergents and food/beverage.

The team has been successful in developing innovative

uses for CMC. For example, in mining operations, CP

Kelco’s CMC is used to separate nickel from other materials.

The business has also been working with one of the world’s

largest manufacturers of household products on a wide

range of innovation activities, which could lead to additional

CMC applications.

CMC is used in this fl oatation cell at a mining operation in Spain to help separate nickel from other materials.

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Manufacturing excellence helps

reduce production downtime

Moving bulk silica from production areas

to storage silos requires gentle transport.

At the Huber Engineered Materials

(HEM) plant in Oostende, Belgium, the

conveyance system used in the process—

known as airveying—was creating

production bottlenecks.

In 2014, a team of employees at Oostende

conducted a detailed analysis of the

system. The team identifi ed opportunities

for technical improvements and repairs that

helped eliminate unscheduled production

downtime. The initiative led to a signifi cant

increase in throughput and substantial

savings, primarily in electrical costs.

Other HEM silica plants that use airveying

systems may also take advantage of the

efforts of the Oostende team.

Signifi cant plant capital investments

across Huber’s businesses

In 2014, Huber made substantial capital investments in each of its three

engineered materials businesses.

At CP Kelco, the focus was on capacity expansions. To meet rapid growth

in pectin demand, Huber invested in multi-million dollar efforts at its plants in

Lille Skensved, Denmark, and Limeira, Brazil. Both facilities completed the

installation of massive vacuum fi lters, which play a critical role in increasing

production volumes of pectin. CP Kelco’s biogums manufacturing facility

in San Diego, California, completed three projects designed to support its

efforts to meet growing demand for its gellan gum.

Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) saw sales at its largest business

unit—Silica—increase in 2014 in part due to the completion of a capacity

expansion at its plant in Jhagadia, India. To strengthen its position in high-

structure silica product grades, HEM ramped up its new fi lter press in

Etowah, Tennessee, and began construction of a new fi lter press at its plant

in Qingdao, China, in response to strong demand in the Asia Pacifi c region.

Investment in Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) took a different form. Huber

bought out the lease of its plant in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, in July 2014. This

gives HEW full operational control over its largest manufacturing facility.

One of the employees from HEM’s plant in Oostende, Belgium, who helped lead the team effort for airveying improvements.

A massive new vacuum fi lter installed at CP Kelco’s pectin plant in Limeira, Brazil, was one of several projects designed to increase production capacity.


Gaining ground in Ground Calcium Carbonate

Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC) was the fastest-growing business unit at Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) in 2014. GCC achieved

this despite a signifi cant portion of its

revenue being dependent on construction

and housing in a year when both of these

industries had their share of challenges.

Part of the secret to GCC’s success was

its ability to diversify its applications and

remove some of the cyclical nature of its

business. Last year, GCC expanded its

efforts in fi ne particle calcium carbonate.

While fi ne particle calcium carbonate is

used for construction applications such

as PVC pipe and windows, it also fi nd

its way into grocery and garbage bags,

paints and coatings, and moldable

plastic products for a range of automotive

applications.

To increase production of fi ne particle

calcium carbonate in 2014, HEM

invested in new technology and added

a new ball mill at its plant in Marble Hill,

Georgia. Within the fi rst year of operation,

the additional capacity was fully utilized

(see page XX for more). As a result, GCC

recently added another new ball mill at its

plant in Quincy, Illinois, and is planning to add another mill in 2016 to keep up with growing demand.

The ball mill equipment at HEM’s plant in Marble Hill, Georgia, produces fi ne particle GCC that is used in many non-construction applications.


Huber and the CommunityWhether it’s a time of crisis

or any time, Huber and its

employees demonstrate

compassion for our neighbors,

both locally and globally. While

the Company cannot support

every good cause or respond

to every natural disaster,

Huber does contribute to relief

efforts within the communities

in which we operate. Our

employees and Huber family

members demonstrate their

commitment to our Principles

by giving back to causes that

are important to them.

Helping the communities in which we operate

The J.M. Huber Corporation, its employees and its family shareholders all believe in

giving back to the communities that are home to Huber facilities. Here are just handful

of examples of the caring attitude that refl ects the Huber Principles in action:

• Support for charitable causes — CP Kelco’s plant in Lille Skensved,

Denmark, is a regular contributor to the Danish Cancer Society.

• School spirit — In Finland, the plants of Huber Engineered Materials in

Hamina and Taavetti provide scholarships and teacher education programs.

• Homes for deserving families — Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) has

donated its materials to help build homes for deserving families through

Habitat for Humanity—with HEW employees donating their time and energy.

Employees from HEW’s offi ces in Charlotte, North Carolina, contributed

to two home construction projects in 2014. Huber employees have also

helped build Habitat homes in and around Atlanta and Commerce, Georgia;

Portland, Maine; Nashville, Tennessee; among other locales.

• Race for open spaces — Huber served as the title sponsor of the Indian

Trails Road Race in New Jersey in support of the Monmouth Conservation

Foundation, which has been preserving the state’s open spaces and natural

resources for more than 35 years. Participants included employees and

family members from Huber’s Corporate offi ce in Edison, New Jersey, staff

from the Huber Family Offi ce and members of the Huber family.

The HEW crew help build a home at a Habitat for Humanity construction site near

Charlotte, North Carolina.


Going beyond cookies:

Renovating a Girl Scout house

The Girl Scouts of America is an organization dedicated to

building courage, confi dence and character in girls. For many

Americans, supporting the girl scouts means buying cookies

during fund-raising drives. Huber went a step further. To help

the Girl Scouts of Central Texas renovate a Scout house for

their troop, Huber donated $15,000 to the chapter that serves

Marble Falls, Texas, where Huber Engineered Materials (HEM)

operates a Ground Calcium Carbonate plant.

Huber made the donation at the suggestion of a HEM

employee at Marble Falls (and a father of two Girl Scouts).

Many Huber employees raise their children in the community

and these families will benefi t from the Scout programs.

Huber employees presented the donation to offi cials from the

Girl Scouts of Central Texas at a ceremony held in Marble

Falls in October of 2014.

Promoting fi tness and good causes

More than 60 employees from CP Kelco, Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) and Huber Corporate participated in the Kaiser

Permanente® Corporate Run/Walk in Atlanta, Georgia, in September 2014. The 5K Run/Walk, which attracted an estimated 16,000

people, is sponsored by a healthcare provider system. Huber paid the entry fee for each employee who participated. A portion of the

fee was donated to several local charities.

Huber employees presented a check to help a Girl Scout troop in Marble Falls, Texas, rebuild their meeting house.

Runners and walkers from CP Kelco, HEM and Huber Corporate took a healthy approach to raising money for good causes.


Appreciation for Maryland facility

What makes a good corporate neighbor? Contributing to the overall wellbeing of the community, treating everyone who enters

your facility with respect, and acting responsibly and sustainably are some of the factors that go into outstanding corporate

citizenship. For exhibiting these qualities, the Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) silica facility in Havre de Grace, Maryland, was

honored during Business Appreciation Week by the Harford County Offi ce of Economic Development.

City and county offi cials, including the Mayor of Havre de Grace, visited the facility in September of 2014 to meet with employees

and present certifi cates of commemoration. Huber has operated in Havre de Grace since 1952 and the plant was the Company’s

fi rst silica faculty. The county offi cials praised the HEM plant for “continuing to grow and develop, guided by the principles of

sustainability, revitalization and community involvement.”

One of the examples of the site’s efforts in corporate citizenship: HEM provided scholarships and scientifi c education to

students at Harford Community College. The donation, a total of $50,000 over fi ve years, went toward student scholarships and

sustainability projects at the school, such as converting solar energy to electricity.

Cool way of supporting the

Sustainable Forestry Initiative®

The Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) plant in Easton, Maine,

promoted the efforts of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) by

donating HEW’s ZIP System® wall sheathing and AdvanTech® fl ooring

for the construction of two ice fi shing shacks. Maine’s SFI raffl ed off the

huts and used the proceeds to upgrade snowmobile stream crossings

to improve fi sh passage and habitats.

The ice shacks help protect fi sherman from the elements during

Maine’s harsh winters. The shacks have fi shing holes in their fl oors and

are easy to assemble and take apart.

HEW has worked closely with SFI, an independent, nonprofi t

organization that administers a voluntary third-party certifi cation

program as part of its commitment to responsible forest management.

To support Maine’s Sustainable Forestry Initiative, HEW’s plant in Easton, Maine, donated materials to build ice fi shing huts.

For its outstanding corporate citizenship, HEM’s operations in Havre de Grace, Maryland, received recognition during Business Appreciation Week


J.M. Huber Corporation

Edison, New Jersey, US — Global Headquarters

Dublin, Ireland — JMH Finance Corporation

Warner Robins, Georgia, US — Shared Transaction Services

CP Kelco

Atlanta, Georgia, US — Global Headquarters

Americas

Buenos Aires, Argentina — Offi ce

Houston, Texas, US — Kelco Oil Field Group, Global Oilfi eld Application Lab

Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil — Manufacturing (Pectin), Customer Service, Regional Application Lab

Okmulgee, Oklahoma, US — Manufacturing (Xanthan Gum)

San Diego, California, US — Manufacturing (Xanthan Gum, Gellan Gum), Technology/Biogums Center of Excellence, Beverage Center of Excellence, Global Food and Industrial Application Lab

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Äänekoski, Finland — Manufacturing (CMC/Cellulose gum), Customer Service, Technology/CMC Center of Excellence, Paper Center of Excellence, Global Industrial Applications Lab

Aberdeen, Scotland, UK — Kelco Oil Field Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Offi ce

Genk, Belgium — Offi ce

Grossenbrode, Germany — Manufacturing (Pectin), Customer Support

Leatherhead, Surrey, UK — Customer Support

Lille Skensved, Denmark — Manufacturing (Pectin, Carrageenan and Refi ned LBG), Customer Service, Technology/Pectin & Carrageenan Center of Excellence, Dairy & Fruit Center of Excellence, Global Application Lab

Moscow, Russia — Sales

Nijmegen, The Netherlands — Offi ce

Paris, Levallois-Perret, France — EMEA Region Headquarters, Customer Support

Poznan, Poland — Sales

Zanzibar, Tanzania — Seaweed Procurement

Asia Pacifi c

Shanghai, China — Asia Pacifi c Region Headquarters, Customer Service Technology/Regional Application Lab

Cheltenham, Vitoria, Australia — Sales

Mumbai, India — Offi ce, Customer Service Technology/Regional Application Lab

Seoul, Korea — Sales

Sibonga, Cebu, Philippines — Manufacturing (Carrageenan)

Singapore — Sales, Customer Service, Technology/Neutral Dairy Beverages Center of Excellence, Regional Applications Lab

Taixing, Jiangsu, China — Manufacturing (CMC)

Tokyo, Japan — Sales, Customer Service

Wulian, Shandong, China — Manufacturing (Xanthan Gum and Diutan Gum)

Huber Engineered Materials

Atlanta, Georgia, US — Global Headquarters

Americas

Bauxite, Arkansas, US — Manufacturing (Huber Specialty Hydrates)

Etowah, Tennessee, US — Manufacturing (Silica)

Fairmount, Georgia, US — Manufacturing and Technical Center (Fire Retardant Additives, FRA)

Havre de Grace, Maryland, US – Manufacturing, Research & Development and Pilot Plant (Silica)

Kennesaw, Georgia, US — Manufacturing (FRA)

Marble Falls, Texas, US — Manufacturing (Ground Calcium Carbonate, GCC)

Marble Hill, Georgia, US — Manufacturing (GCC)

Marblehead, Illinois, US — Manufacturing (FRA)

Modesto, California, US — Manufacturing (Health & Nutrition)

Quincy, Illinois, US — Manufacturing (GCC)

Europe

Hamina, Finland — Manufacturing (Silica)

Oostende, Belgium — Manufacturing (Silica)

Taavetti, Finland — Manufacturing (Silica)

Asia Pacifi c

Shanghai, China — Oral Applications Lab

Jhagadia, Gujarat, India — Manufacturing (Silica)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India — Offi ce

Qingdao, Shandong, China — Manufacturing (Silica)

Huber Engineered Woods LLC

Charlotte, North Carolina, US — Headquarters

Broken Bow, Oklahoma, US — Manufacturing

Commerce, Georgia, US — Manufacturing, Innovation Center

Crystal Hill, Virginia, US — Manufacturing

Easton, Maine, US — Manufacturing

Whites Creek, Tennessee, US — Manufacturing

Huber Resources Corp

Old Town, Maine, US — Headquarters

Huber locations around the world

Children’s Day donation

brings books to school

Many countries around the world celebrate Children’s Day

on June 1. The Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) plant

in Qingdao, China, acknowledged the day in a meaningful

way in 2014: by making a donation to a local school for the

purchase of library books.

HEM employees presented a gift to the nearby Zhange Ge

Zhuang village school in the Huangdao district. It was the

second consecutive year the Qingdao site made a contribution

to benefi t the students at the local primary school.

Oklahoma plant scores

for youth football program

When an equipment burglary put a youth league’s football

season in jeopardy, CP Kelco’s plant in Okmulgee,

Oklahoma, tackled the issue. The biogums manufacturing

facility reached out to the Okmulgee Junior Football

Association to fi nd out what it would take to replace the

stolen equipment. In June of 2014, employees from

Okmulgee presented a check for $4,000 to league offi cials,

so they could start their practices on schedule in July.

The local primary school minister (center) with employees from HEM’s plant in Qingdao, China, who presented a check for the purchase of library books.

CP Kelco employees from the biogums plant in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, present a check to the founders of the Okmulgee Junior Football Association to help the sports program recover from an equipment theft.


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