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Company: DuPont
Current Parent Company: Chemours
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Penalty: $16,500,000
Year: 2005
Date: December 14, 2005
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: PFAS violation
Violation Description: DuPont agreed to pay a civil penalty of $10.25 million and spend $6.25 million for Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) to settle violations related to the production of synthetic chemical Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) under provisions of both the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Delaware
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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Notes: This facility is one of those transferred from DuPont to its Chemours spinoff in 2015.
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