EPA v. 3M Company et al.

Case summary

Under the consent decree a group of cooperating parties will perform the remedial design and remedial action for the second operable unit at the Site. In addition, the cooperating parties will reimburse EPA toward its past response cost incurred at the Site.

Defendants (68)

• Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• 3M CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Altje, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• American Cyanamid-Lederle Labs - Shulton, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• American Standard CompaniesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Ashland Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• BASF CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Bayer Chemical CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Bee Chemical CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Benjamin Moore & Co.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Ber Mar Manufacturing Corp.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Borden Chemical, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Browning-Ferris Industries of New JerseyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Chemcoat Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Chemical Pollution Control, Inc. of NYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CNA Holdings, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Congoleum CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Crown Beverage Packaging Company, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Cycle Chem, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Dri Print Foils, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• DuPont CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• …and 43 more

Facilities (1)

• SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL PROCESSING

  216 PATERSON PLANK RD, CARLSTADT, NJ, 07072

  Registry ID: 110000701223

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 107A — Cost Recovery

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• 3M Company et. al.entered 2004-09-30

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2004-06-17Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2004-07-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-07-14Final Order Lodged
• 2004-07-14Complaint Filed With Court
• 2004-09-30Final Order Entered
• 2004-09-30Concluded