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Company: Rhodia Inc.
Current Parent Company: Solvay
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Penalty: $52,000,000
Year: 2007
Date: April 26, 2007
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Rhodia Inc., an acid manufacturer, agreed to pay a $2 million penalty and spend approximately $50 million on air pollution controls at eight production plants in four states across the country to settle allegations that the company violated the Clean Air Act.
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: Belgium
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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