DuPont - Belle Plant
Belle, West Virginia
The Road to Reuse
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The DuPont Belle Plant is
located in Belle, West Virginia,
approximately 8 miles east of
Charleston, along the Kanawha
River. The 723-acre site
manufactured various specialty
and agricultural chemical products
since 1926. Surrounding land use
includes industrial, commercial,
and residential uses. Based on
sampling that identified organic
compounds in portions of the
property, DuPont began evaluating
remedial technologies to clean up
the known area of impacted soil and
groundwater.
DuPont continues to monitor areas
of concern and work with die U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to ensure protection of
human health and the environment
Approximate total acres
and current use
Approximate Acres in Reuse:
490
Current Use: Wildlife habitat,
manufacturing
associated with activities at the
plant. While site monitoring
and cleanup are ongoing, the
facility includes seven primary
operating divisions over a 105-
acre manufacturing area. In 2007,
DuPont employed approximately
400 people at the Belle site. The
site includes an additional 618
acres of mountain property. Of
this additional property, 490 acres
were set aside for reuse as a Wildlife
Habitat Area in August 1992. The
DuPont Belle Plant wildlife team
manages the undeveloped property.
This program has been company
certified for many years and has
worked with the community to
promote habitat in diis area. These
habitat enhancements include:
planting trees and cool season
grasses to provide food resources
and cover for wildlife, constructing
nesting structures for birds and
mammals, developing three ponds,
and establishing and maintaining a
wildflower plot.
In January 2008, construction
began for a new $100 million
manufacturing plant on a disused
portion of the Belle site by Kureha
Corporation. The site will be used
to build a plant for the production
and sale of the high performance
polymer, polyglycolic acid (PGA)
and is expected to start operations
in 2010.


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