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Article

24 Oct 2006

Author:
Doe Run

[DOC] Response to Blacksmith Institute’s Report

The La Oroya complex has been operating since 1922. Centromin Peru (a Peruvian government corporation) owned and operated the smelter for 24 years prior to our purchase. Environmental oversight and regulations were either absent or not enforced. In essence, we inherited a situation more than 75 years in the making... Since purchasing the La Oroya facility in 1997, we have made significant progress in improving the quality of life for the people of La Oroya. To date: - We have reduced lead emissions by almost a third since our arrival. By the end of 2006, we expect to bring lead emissions to within Peruvian environmental guidelines. - More than $100 million has been invested to correct the decades of unchecked pollution Doe Run Peru [part of Renco] inherited from the Peruvian government and prior owners. - Since 1997, we have seen worker blood lead levels decrease by 30 percent, a testament to safety practices, facility upgrades and hygiene programs.

Part of the following timelines

Company Offers Bandaid Solutions to a Polluted Town [Peru]

NGOs file petition with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, accusing Peruvian Govt. of failing to deal with Doe Run smelter pollution & its impacts on public health

Blacksmith Institute's "World's Worst Polluted Places 2006" - includes La Oroya/Doe Run (Peru), Norilsk (Russia)

Rapport de Droits & Démocratie : Les droits de la personne doivent être intégrés à chaque étape d'un projet pour atteindre les objectifs de développement social & économique - études de cas sur TVI Pacific, Nortel, SOMIKA, Aguas Argentinas, Doe Run

Blacksmith Institute - World's Most Polluted Places 2006