[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 114 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1212]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF 
                         OPERATION IN MICHIGAN

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                          HON. GARY C. PETERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 2013

  Mr. PETERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Denso 
International America as it celebrates twenty-five years of operation. 
Two and a half decades ago, Denso opened the doors of its North 
American Headquarters and Technical Center in the heart of Southfield, 
Michigan, and became part of the business community in the Greater 
Detroit region.
   Founded internationally in 1949, the heart of Denso's business 
strategy is its work force, which it describes as a core element of its 
global organization. In its primary function, Denso believes that its 
first business is the development of people and from the development of 
people it achieves its goal of making products which improve the world. 
As a firm that is heavily invested in its work force, Denso seeks to 
ensure that it achieves excellence by encouraging its employees to 
harness their creative power and work cooperatively to achieve personal 
growth.
   With a commitment to its employees' development serving as the 
foundation of its organization, Denso is committed to creating high 
quality products for use in automobiles. The extent of Denso products 
to the automotive industry include radiators, driving control systems, 
fuel pumps, electronic fuel injection systems, and wiper systems, all 
manufactured with the principle of smaller, lighter and more efficient 
design. As its business has grown, Denso has dramatically increased its 
footprint in North America, bringing high skilled jobs to communities 
in Michigan, where it currently operates five major facilities, and 
across the United States, with twenty-five facilities in total.
   Denso's commitment to excellence for employees is one that it also 
extends into its own activities in the communities where it operates. 
On numerous occasions Denso has been cited as a model for implementing 
environmentally conscious policies, while creating manufacturing 
techniques that increase productivity. In 1993, Denso was recognized 
for its work by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a 
corporate leader in protecting the ozone layer with the Stratospheric 
Ozone Protection Award. Just five years later, Denso voluntarily moved 
to ISO 14001 certification for its manufacturing in Michigan, choosing 
to adhere to a high standard of excellence to decrease its 
environmental impact. As further recognition of its efforts to be a 
good corporate partner and custodian to the communities it employs, 
Denso was awarded the EPA's Climate Protection Award in 2002.
   Denso's leadership has not only been recognized by the government, 
but also by many of its business partners. In 2012, it was recognized 
by Caterpillar as a Platinum Supplier and by John Deere with its 
Achieving Excellence Award. Over the last few years Denso has been 
recognized by each of the Big 3: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler for 
its outstanding work as a supplier to each of them. In addition to its 
recognition from its corporate partners, Denso has been recognized by 
communities that have benefited from the work of its foundation, which 
supports disaster relief and science education programs.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Denso 
International America for twenty-five years of excellence in 
manufacturing, in leadership on being a corporate steward of the 
environment and on the tremendous impact it has made in each of the 
communities its facilities call home. I am honored to have such an 
outstanding company headquartered in my district, and I look forward to 
continuing my work with Denso to support advanced manufacturing 
techniques that will revitalize the economy of Michigan.

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