Located in Henderson, Nevada, near Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam, the Henderson plant began operation in 1942. The entire plant was upgraded and rebuilt in 1976. Henderson joined the Olin family in August 2007. Not only is Olin Henderson the closest chlor alkali plant to the southern California area, but as water demand grows with the population, the facility is ideally situated to serve the growing water treatment market.

There are 130 dedicated people who work at Olin Henderson. Olin spends almost $15 million annually with all local businesses, purchasing goods and services that support some 500 local jobs. In addition, Olin pays $1.1 million in annual taxes—taxes that go to schools, to community services and development, and to those in need.

As a corporate neighbor, it’s important that we add value to life in Henderson. Adding value means giving of ourselves to charitable and worthwhile efforts in the community, whether it’s creating them or contributing to them. One of our most important community efforts includes our support of local education and schools through annual science fairs and functions. We also helped the city of Henderson by hosting the art train, which was part of the NASA art program. The train was located at the Henderson plant for two weeks, hosting numerous visitors who viewed original artworks.

Henderson is known as a community of small towns with big-city efficiency. It is also one of the biggest full-service cities in the state of Nevada with beautiful master-planned communities and outstanding parks and recreation facilities. Home to more than 260,000 residents, Henderson has a range of cultural opportunities, such as the Henderson Pavilion, the largest outdoor amphitheatre in the state of Nevada.

Visit famed Hoover Dam, a national historic landmark that contains 4.3 million yards of concrete and is the second highest dam in the U.S. at 726 feet. Behind it lies Lake Mead National Park, the fifth-busiest park in the United States. Just minutes away are the lights, casinos, shows and excitement of Las Vegas. The Henderson-Las Vegas area was listed as 10th on a list of America’s 50 hottest cities to expand or relocate a business.

One of our main goals at the Olin Henderson plant is a safe working and living environment for our people, their families and our neighbors. Olin takes precautions to ensure that no employee or community resident is ever put at risk. Over the past five years, Olin Henderson has invested more than $12 million in plant improvements. This coming year we are installing state-of-the-art equipment, thereby adding an additional layer of safety during loading operations. We are also working on storm water retention systems to contain and process storm water within our plant. Plus, the Henderson plant recycles all its process water, making the plant one of two chlor alkali plants in North America with zero process discharge.