EPA v. INTERNATIONAL CONVERTER, LLC.

Case summary

This CAFO resolves Clean Air Act violations at two facilites in Caldwell and Belpre, Ohio owned and operated by International Converter, LLC, a manufacturer of specialty laminations for a variety of food service and industrial uses. Specifically, International Converter increased production such that the emissions of Toluene exceeded the major source threshold for a single hazardous air pollutant (10 tons per year). This triggered the applicability of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Paper and Other Web Coating at 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart JJJJ (Subpart JJJJ), which International Converter subsequently violated. International Converter also violated the NESHAP for Printing and Publishing at 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart KK (Subpart KK) at Caldwell. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Violation and Finding of Violation (NOV/FOV) on June 29, 2007 for violating Subpart JJJJ, Subpart KK, its Title V operating permit, and the Ohio State Implementation Plan. During the course of negotiations over the Caldwell facility, it was also found that International Converter's Belpre facility also violated Subpart KK and its state operating permit. The Belpre facility ceased operations in December of 2008. EPA issued an NOV/FOV for the violations at Belpre on June 4, 2010. The CAFO simultaneously commences and concludes EPA’s action for the aforementioned violations. International Converter ceased using non-compliant materials at both facilities and will pay a Civil Penalty of $300,000 in settlement.

Defendants (1)

• INTERNATIONAL CONVERTER, LLC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• INTERNATIONAL CONVERTER,INC.

  FARSON STREET, BELPRE, OH, 45714

  Registry ID: 110008598286

• INTERNATIONAL CONVERTER, LLC

  17153 CR 57, CALDWELL, OH, 43724

  Registry ID: 110006285894

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• INTERNATIONAL CONVERTER, LLC.entered 2010-09-10

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $300,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-09-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-09-10Final Order Issued
• 2010-09-22Enforcement Action Data Entered