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Company: Ferro Corporation
Current Parent Company: American Securities LLC
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Penalty: $1,050,000
Year: 2002
Date: March 18, 2002
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Violation Description: To settle a Clean Air Act case, Ferro agreed to pay the federal, state and city governments collectively civil penalties totaling $3 million: $1,050,000 to the United States, $600,000 to the state of Indiana and $1,350,000 to the city of Hammond. Additionally, Ferro was obligated to hire an independent consultant to conduct an environmental management system audit at its Hammond facility.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Indiana
Facility City: Hammond
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.