Environment Safety and Health

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. will strive to achieve an injury-free and healthful workplace for our employees, work toward minimizing effects on the surrounding environment, and ensure the safety of our community neighbors, contractors and visitors.

MEMC specifically commits to the following:

Sustainable Development
Conserve natural resources and minimize or eliminate adverse ESH effects and risks associated with our operations, products, and services to continuously improve our ESH performances. For more information regarding our sustainable efforts please refer to our 2010 Sustainability Report.

Employees
Ensure that our employees have the awareness, skills, and resources to carry out their activities in a manner consistent with this commitment.

Compliance
Meet or exceed all applicable government regulations and company policies - whichever are more stringent -- in every area in which we operate.

Business Integration
Incorporate ESH considerations into our business strategy and maintain a uniform worldwide ESH management system integrated into our routine operations.

Customers & Stakeholders
Maintain an open and factual dialogue with our customers and other stakeholders and work cooperatively to address relevant ESH issues.

Suppliers & Contractors
Establish relationships with suppliers and contractors committed to responsible operations and work together to enhance ESH performance, and involving them in the pertinent ESH procedures.

Community & Government
Operate as responsible members of the communities in which we live and work and participate in meaningful government ESH initiatives.

COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY MEMC EMPLOYEE WORLDWIDE