EPA v. Wego Chemical Group

Case summary

The complaint alleges that Respondents: Failed to timely submit CDR data for hundreds of chemicals across two reporting cycles; Never reported required use information for those chemicals in either submission; Failed to submit a Pre-Manufacture Notification (PMN) before importing a new chemical substance; Failed to file a required TSCA compliance certification at the time it unlawfully imported that new chemical; Failed to submit significant new use notices as required; Failed to notify EPA of the export to Canada of two chemicals that were subject to significant new use rules; Filed a Notice of Commencement claiming it had begun importing a chemical when, in fact, it had not; and Filed a false certification stating it had not imported a chemical under a TSCA Risk Evaluation during the previous five years, when, in fact, it had.

Defendants (7)

• Wego Chemical GroupNamed in complaint
• Wego Chemical LLCNamed in complaint
• Wegochem International LLCNamed in complaint
• Wego Chemical and Mineral LLCNamed in complaint
• Wego Chemical Group LPNamed in complaint
• Wego Chemical Group Inc.Named in complaint
• Wego Chemical and Mineral Corp.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• WEGO CHEMICAL GROUP

  239 GREAT NECK RD, GREAT NECK, NY, 11021

  Registry ID: 110017347646

Statutes cited

• TSCA 5A/5B — Failure To Comply With Significant New Use Rules and Pre-manufacture Notice
• TSCA 8A — Failure To Comply With Preliminary Assessment Inf. Reporting & Chemical Specific Recordkeeping Rules

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2026-05-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2026-07-07Enforcement Action Data Entered