EPA v. INEOS ChlorAmericas Inc
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
INEOS ChlorAmericas Inc has greed to pay $175,000 in civil penalties to resolve violations relating to its unauthorized importation of chemical substances. The settlement resolves INEOS' violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) premanufacturing notice obligations violations for its production of various chlorinated paraffin products. As part of the settlement, INEOS has ceased importing short-chain chlorinated paraffins, the most worrisome of the chlorinated paraffin products in terms of persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic characteristics. INEOS will also submit premanufacturing notices to EPA for various medium-chain and long chain chlorinated paraffin products.
Defendants (1)
- INEOS ChlorAmericas IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
INEOS CHLORAMERICAS INC
2036 FOULK ROAD, WILMINGTON, DE, 19810
Registry ID: 110028122671
Statutes cited
- TSCA 5A/5B — Failure To Comply With Significant New Use Rules and Pre-manufacture Notice
Enforcement conclusions (1)
INEOS ChlorAmericas Incentered 2012-11-07
Primary law: TSCA
Federal penalty: $175,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2012-09-07PRN Sent
- 2012-09-07Complaint Filed With Court
- 2012-09-07Final Order Lodged
- 2012-10-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2012-11-07Final Order Entered
- 2012-12-12Concluded
- 2012-12-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000075550
- Case number
- HQ-2012-5024
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- HQ
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Failure To Comply With Significant New Use Rules and Pre-manufacture Notice
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-2012-5024 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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