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MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO
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Facts and Figures  Top of Page

  • The Mayagüez facility was initially built in 1971 with the objective of manufacturing high quality pharmaceutical products. Our Mission is to extend and enhance human life by providing high quality health and personal care products.
  • At present, we manufacture solid and injectable products.
  • The Mayagüez facility consists of two legal entities in one: Bristol-Myers Squibb Manufacturing Company (BMSMC) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Caribbean Company (BMSCC).
    • The first one manufactures Cardiovasculars, Antidiabetics, Antibiotics, Anti-anxiety, Hormone/Anti-cancer steroids, Anti-conceptives, Analgesics, Anti-asmathics, and others.
    • The second entity is dedicated to anti-cancer products.
  • The site consists of 70 acres with seven main buildings and 448,300 plus square feet of building area.

Economic Development  Top of Page

  • The facility contributes to the local economy through employee wages and benefits.

Community and Social Progress  Top of Page

  • BMSMC / BMSCC promotes environmental education, the conservation of our natural resources, and endangered species through the sponsorship of an elementary school and Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Sea Turtles Programs. Also, the EHS department carries out several activities such as a Recycle Program, Safety Month, Safety Workshops, Earth Day celebration, and environmental, health and safety talks in schools and universities of the area.
  • The facility has adopted the Leather Back Sea Turtle and Cobana negra as part of the company's Sustainability 2010 goal to encourage each facility and business to help protect endangered species and habitats.

Environmental Performance  Top of Page

  • Mayaguez employees have organized the cleanup of a local beach as part of an island-wide initiative to clean up Puerto Rico's public beaches.

This facility is required to report annually on releases of toxic chemicals to the air, water, and land under Section 313 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). This website contains links to the U.S. government's toxic release inventory (TRI) database.

Key Facility Environmental Performance Metrics
2005

Total energy use

646,474 gigajoules

Water use

347,636,668 liters

Nonhazardous waste disposed

569,481 kilograms

Hazardous waste off-site treatment/disposal

2,036 kilograms

 

Facility Contact Information  Top of Page

+1-787-834-0185


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