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Company: Morton International Inc.
Current Parent Company: Stone Canyon Industries
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Penalty: $22,000,000
Year: 2000
Date: October 26, 2000
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Morton International Inc. agreed to pay a civil penalty of $20 million and a criminal penalty of $2 million to resolve charges the chemical company violated several environmental laws at its Moss Point, Miss.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil and criminal
Facility State: Mississippi
Facility City: Moss Point
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.