Server: Microsoft-IIS/3.0 Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 00:32:27 GMT Content-Type: text/html Accept-Ranges: bytes Last-Modified: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 21:18:11 GMT Content-Length: 3114 Thiokol Mission Statement

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MISSION STATEMENT

We are a company of high integrity and excellence. We continually enhance our commitment to safety and quality. We have highly competent, dedicated employees. We have management, technical and manufacturing expertise that puts us in an industry leadership position. We have the desire to achieve, excel, and win.

We engineer and manufacture solid propulsion motors, fastening systems and, through our Howmet affiliate, high-performance castings. Our customers are leading global manufacturers in aerospace, transportation, and industrial markets and the United States government. We strive to maintain leadership through technical excellence and new product development using optimum designs, processes and facilities. We have a strong, established business base in our current markets, and we are aggressively expanding into additional new markets where there is potential for growth and above-average financial returns.

We will promote continuous improvement in our production and administrative processes.

We Pledge Stockholders:


A Fair Return for Their Investment.


We Pledge Customers:


A Reliable, Safe, Quality Product on Time at a Competitive Cost.
Highest Standards of Ethics and Legal Conduct.
Increased Communications and Understanding.
We Pledge Employees:



A Safe Working Environment.
Open Lines of Communication.
Competitive Compensation and Benefits.
Potential for Growth and Achievement.
We Pledge the Communities in Which We Live and Work: Attention to Our Responsibilities as a Corporate Citizen.

We, the people of Thiokol, are cognizant of our abilities and commitments and are dedicated to exceeding our goals. Our mission is to thrive through continual increase in market share of our business and continual increases in stockholder value.


Sincerely,
James R. Wilson
Chairman of the Board,
President, and
Chief Executive Officer