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Company: Ashland Inc.
Current Parent Company: Ashland Inc.
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Penalty: $13,050,000
Year: 2002
Date: December 24, 2002
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Ashland Inc. was sentenced to pay a criminal fine of $1.5 million and $11.55 million in other payments in connection with a massive 1997 explosion at the company's St. Paul Park refinerythat injured several people.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Kentucky
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.