EP MINERALS
most fail to display those values . EP Minerals appears to be an exception .
“ We ’ ve spent a lot of time defining what behaviors represent our culture today and what we want it to be in the future and we call that the EP Way ,” Jones said . “ These fundamentals [ cover ] how we interact with each other , how we treat our customers and how we make decisions on a daily basis , and we ’ ve just rolled that out across the whole organization . “
He added , “ All of us , including me , have things to work on that we don ’ t do so well today ; leave your ego at the door , practice blameless problem solving and listen generously .”
How They ’ re Evolving While EP Minerals ’ facilities obviously don ’ t date back to the company ’ s origin 171 years ago , some of their infrastructure has become dated none-the-less . In an effort to maintain the quality of their products , the company announced a wide range of facilities upgrades , some of which have already been completed .
“ We put a new dryer on one end of our kilns at Lovelock — a very big investment that improves the quality of the product coming out of the process ,” Jones said . “ A big investment in our Clark plant to make what we call our natural powders and some of the technology we put in there was new to us . It gives a better particle size distribution and better control of the product
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