EPA Settles With Importer of Chlorinated Paraffins
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with INEOS Chlor Americas of Wilmington, Del., to resolve violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA said INEOS imported chain-length chlorinated paraffins into the U.S. without providing the required notice to…
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EPA. INEOS agreed to end the imports. Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, said: "With this settlement we have removed all known major sources of this chemical from the marketplace." INEOS also agreed to provide the notices required by TSCA Section 5 to the EPA for any medium or long-chain chlorinated paraffin it wishes to import, and to pay a $175,000 civil penalty. The settlement, filed in the U.S. District Court for Delaware, is subject to a 30-day public comment period and final court approval.