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Company: Westlake Chemical
Current Parent Company: Westlake Chemical
Penalty: $825,000
Year: 2024
Date: October 31, 2024
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Violation Description: The Westlake settlement included a civil penalty of $825,000 and addressed violations of startup, shutdown, and malfunction requirements and unauthorized emissions, among others. The settlement required the company to submit a performance testing plan and conduct an additional performance test of its two thermal oxidizers, submit to EPA a list of all pressure relief devices used for hazardous air pollutants; conduct audio, visual and olfactory monitoring of these devices for ten months; and ensure its startup/shut down/malfunction plan complies with all regulatory and permit requirements.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Louisiana
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
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.