Lanxess to pay $3.1 million in environmental penalties

ERJ staff report (DS)

Washington DC -- Lanxess Corp, as the former owner and operator of a chemical facility in Addyston, Ohio, has agreed to pay a $3.1 million civil penalty. The current owner, Ineos will spend up to $2 million to install environmental controls and modify operating procedures to resolve violations of multiple environmental laws, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.

The settlement resolves a complaint filed by the United States and the state of Ohio alleging violations of the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.

EPA estimates that the settlement will reduce multiple harmful emissions from the facility's historical operations including 360 tons of butadiene emissions per year from the flare controls, one ton of acrylonitrile emissions per year from the biofilter project and 60 tons per year in hazardous air pollutants from the enhanced LDAR program.

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Press release from US Dept of Justice