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WR Grace & Co.


Headquarters location: 7500 Grace Drive Columbia, MD 21044United States of AmericaTel. 410 531-4000 Job offers, investor relations: www.grace.com Stock: GRA


WR Grace belongs to

shareholder
country     %
source
Barclays PlcUnited Kingdom2.3
Calpers (California Public Employees Retirement System)United States of America1.2
FMR Corp. (Fidelity Investments)United States of America1.5
State Street Corp.United States of America1.4
TIAA-CREFUnited States of America0.7

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« ETHICAL » RATING OF WR_GRACE , group and subsidiaries
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2
Environment: 2 major pollution(s)
1
Delinquency: 1 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
10
Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 10 offshore financial center(s)
103
Top management: earns 103 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year)
1
Influence: 1 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
Netherland Antilles Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) W. R. Grace N.V :
Bermuda Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) NMC Holdings, Ltd :
Bermuda Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Dartmouth Insurance Company, Ltd :
Bermuda Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Erika, Ltd :
Bermuda Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Trans-Meridian Assurance Ltd :
Hong-Kong Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) W. R. Grace Southeast Asia Holdings Ltd :
Hong-Kong Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) W. R. Grace Far East Investment Ltd :
Hong-Kong Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Amicon Polymers (H.K.) Ltd :
United States Virgin Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) W. R. Grace Sales Corp :
British Virgin Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) General Cocoa Ltd (20%) :
British Virgin Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Asian Food Investment Ltd (40%) :
British Virgin Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Arral & Partners (20%) :
British Virgin Islands Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Intercao, S.A :
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) W. R. Grace (Ireland) Ltd :
Ireland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Amicon Ireland Ltd :
Philippines Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) W. R. Grace (Philippines) Inc :
Singapore Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Grace Cocoa Singapore Pte. Ltd :
Singapore Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) De Zaan Far East Pte. Ltd :
Singapore Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) W. R. Grace (Singapore) Private Ltd :
Singapore Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) W. R. Grace Trading (Singapore) Pte. Ltd :
Singapore Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) A-1 Bit & Tool Company Pte. Ltd :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Perstorp Peramin :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Grace A.G :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Grace Cocoa Chocolate Mgt. S.A :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Syncrete S.A :
Switzerland Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Neue Transvac Maschinen A.G (45%) :
Uruguay Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Aquatec de Uruguay, S.A :
Uruguay Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s) Grace Uruguay S.A :

WR Grace is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2002Norris, Paul
See the photo of: Norris, Paul Chairman; salary: 3.3 million US$;
2002Tarola, Robert
See the photo of: Tarola, Robert Chairman; salary: 1 million US$;
2000Norris, Paul
See the photo of: Norris, Paul Chairman of the Board; salary: 1.4 million US$;
2000Tarola, Robert
See the photo of: Tarola, Robert Chief Financial Officer;

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2002
3000
1999
6300

Environmental impact

year
country : consequences
source
2005 : The W.R. Grace Company formerly operated a plant at 112 North Street in Campbell that processed vermiculite from a mine in Libby, Mont. That vermiculite, which was used to make insulation, was found to have asbestos in it. Employees were exposed to asbestos from 1952-1992. Asbestos has been linked to lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, immunological effects and cancer.
2003United States of America : paid $54.5 mln in asbestos caseReuters
2003United States of America brand: WR Grace : The local residents have blamed it for 200 deaths, contamination with asbestos fibers. Violations of and conspiracy to violate federal environmental laws.
1998United States of America : paid $8 million to settle claims brought by the families of seven Woburn, Massachusetts children and one adult who developed leukemia after drinking water that was shown to be contaminated with chemicals dumped by the companyFocus on t.

Influence

year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2000Investment protection and market access (to Mexico and Canada through NAFTA), to Latin America (through FTAA). : Business Roundtable : : US government, senate, congress translateCenter for.

Financials

yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincome source
2002 «Dead peasant insurance»: secretly bought life insurance on employees with the company as beneficiary for investment and tax purposes: tax-free investment income, tax deductions on interest paid on loans against the policy, tax free death benefits.     Wall Stree.
2002   1.840.02   billion US$
2001   1.760.08   billion US$
2000   1.6-0.09   billion US$
1999   1.470.14   billion US$
1998   1.46-0.18   billion US$

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