Shareholders want Chemours to stay out of Okefenokee

Opposition Grows Against Titanium Mining Near Okefenokee

ShareShareholders of The Chemours Company are urging the chemical producer to assess the impacts on ecologically sensitive areas before plunging into a mining project, a move aimed largely at plans to mine titanium near the Okefenokee Swamp. Green Century, an environmentally responsible mutual fund, and the Felician Sisters of North America filed a resolution that received 6.4% of the vote at Chemours’ annual shareholder meeting this week. While…

Shareholders want Chemours to stay out of Okefenokee

ATLANTA – Shareholders of The Chemours Company are urging the chemical producer to assess the impacts on ecologically sensitive areas before plunging into a mining project, a move aimed largely at plans to mine titanium near the Okefenokee Swamp. Green Century, an environmentally responsible mutual fund, and the Felician Sisters of North America filed a resolution that received 6.4% of the vote at Chemours’ annual shareholder meeting this week. …