EPA v. Vertex Chemical Corporation

Case summary

Vertex disclosed violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(a), 15 U.S.C. 2607(a), and the Inventory Update Reporting Regulations promulgated thereunder at 40 C.F.R. Part 710, when it failed to submit accurately a Data Production and Site Report (Form U) for chemical substances manufactured or imported at two of their facilities, as required for the 2006 Partial Updating of the TSCA Inventory

Defendants (1)

• Vertex Chemical CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• VERTEX CHEMICAL CORPORATION

  11685 MANCHESTER ROAD, ST. LOUIS, MO, 63131

  Registry ID: 110042352986

Statutes cited

• TSCA 8 — Reporting & Retention of Information

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Vertex Chemical Corporationentered 2011-07-13

  Primary law: TSCA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2011-07-13Final Order Issued
• 2011-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered