EPA v. CELANESE CORP. (FORMERLY NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL CO.)

Case summary

U.S. EPA alleges that Celanese violated the Illinois SIP and its Title V permit. U.S. EPA issued a Notice of Violation/Finding of Violation (NOV/FOV) on October 12, 2005. Celanese met with U.S. EPA on December 15, 2005, to discuss resolution of the NOV/FOV. Celanese will install interim reactor catch tanks for all open operating reactors, implement appropriate measures to reduce emissions of VOM from the vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) unloading areas, including pressurizing the rail cars when unloading the VAM and returning any displaced vapors via rail car to the vendor that distributed the VAM, where the vapors will be incinerated by a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer, accelerate the implementation of the leak detection and repair (LDAR) requirements of 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart FFFF, Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing (MON) NESHAP, close the open vent to the atmosphere of the EVA monomer slow add tank at the Meredosia facility to eliminate emissions from the tank, and decommission 3 reactors at the Meredosia facility

Defendants (1)

• CELANESE CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CELANESE LTD

  1989 OLD NAPLES RD, MEREDOSIA, IL, 62665

  Registry ID: 110000548827

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CELANESE CORP. (FORMERLY NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL CO.)entered 2007-09-18

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2007-09-18Final Order Issued
• 2007-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered