Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced Search

Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: chemicals
Penalty Total since 2000$26,994,158,784
Number of Records: 5,335
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Bayer$15,782,107,495124
ChemChina$1,516,167,92451
Dow Inc.$1,110,342,428262
Chemours$1,016,375,394122
Mosaic Co.$898,981,519106
DuPont de Nemours$758,608,66972
Solvay$563,714,782124
Chi Mei Corporation$527,296,6365
LyondellBasell Industries$370,808,027268
Kolon Industries$360,000,0001

Individual Penalty Records:

Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.

Download results as CSV or XML or Save your search (Click here for information on download subscriptions)
CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
Swisher Hygiene Inc.Ecolabfraud2015USAO$2,000,000
Toray Chemical Korea Inc. dba Woongjin ChemicalToray Industriestheft of trade secrets2014USAO$2,058,000
PPG Paints Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.PPG Industriesexport control violation2010USAO$2,000,000
Lyondell Chemical CompanyLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2010USAO$162,000,000
PCS Nitrogen Inc.Nutrien Ltd.environmental violation2003USAO$1,750,000
Dow Chemical CompanyDow Inc.False Claims Act and related2018USAO$479,000
Dyno Nobel, Inc.Incitec Pivotenvironmental violation2018USAO$250,000
Wilbur-Ellis CompanyWilbur-Ellisfood safety violation2018USAO$5,515,124
Monsanto CompanyBayerpesticide violation2019USAO$10,000,000
Koppers Industries Inc.Kopperswater pollution violation2002USAO$3,000,000
Harcros Chemicals, Inc.Harcros Chemicalsair pollution violation2020USAO$1,000,000
Harcros Chemicals, Inc.Harcros Chemicalsair pollution violation2020USAO$1,000,000
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.International Flavors & FragrancesControlled Substances Act violation2020USAO$50,000
Cytec Industries Inc.Solvayenvironmental violation2020USAO$93,076
Gardner-Gibson, Inc.ICP GroupFalse Claims Act and related2021USAO$160,933
Monsanto CompanyBayerenvironmental violation2021USAO$12,000,000
Dow Chemical Co.Dow Inc.False Claims Act and related2023USAO$456,665
TPC Group LLCTPC Grouputility service violation2017TX-PUC$25,000
Tokai Carbon CB Ltd.Tokai Carbonenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$16,770
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPChevron Phillips Chemicalenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$20,434
Isp Technologies Inc.Ashland Global Holdingsenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$21,900
Lucite International, Inc.Midorikawa Chemical Industry Co.environmental violation2020TX-ENV$12,000
Braskem America, Inc.Braskemenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$12,144
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPChevron Phillips Chemicalenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$24,000
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPChevron Phillips Chemicalenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$16,151
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPChevron Phillips Chemicalenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$6,480
Eastman Chemical CompanyEastman Chemicalenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$74,971
Equistar Chemicals, LPLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$37,152
OCI Beaumont LLCOCI N.V.environmental violation2020TX-ENV$56,129
Albemarle CorporationAlbemarleenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$5,500
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPChevron Phillips Chemicalenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$24,676
Equistar Chemicals, LPLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$28,291
Equistar Chemicals, LPLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$9,991
Union Carbide CorporationDow Inc.environmental violation2020TX-ENV$600,000
Lion Elastomers LLCLion Elastomersenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$6,000
BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLCBASFenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$23,300
Equistar Chemicals, LPLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$7,701
Rohm And Haas Texas IncorporatedDow Inc.environmental violation2020TX-ENV$26,431
Shintech IncorporatedShin-Etsu Chemicalenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$5,011
Lion Elastomers LLCLion Elastomersenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$10,708
BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLCBASFenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$6,000
BASF CorporationBASFenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$20,188
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPChevron Phillips Chemicalenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$11,400
INEOS USA LLCIneosenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$21,240
Agrium U.S. Inc.Nutrien Ltd.environmental violation2020TX-ENV$87,720
Lion Elastomers LLCLion Elastomersenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$10,951
Rohm and Haas Texas IncorporatedDow Inc.environmental violation2020TX-ENV$31,815
Shintech IncorporatedShin-Etsu Chemicalenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$84,593
BASF CorporationBASFenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$18,000
Agrium U.S. Inc.Nutrien Ltd.environmental violation2020TX-ENV$6,300
Equistar Chemicals, LPLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$12,000
Formosa Plastics Corporation, TexasFormosa Plasticsenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$45,000
The Chemours Company FC, LLCChemoursenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$24,150
Kuraray America, Inc.Kurarayenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$8,160
LyondellBasell Acetyls, LLCLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$87,923
Huntsman Petrochemical LLCHuntsman Corp.environmental violation2020TX-ENV$14,520
INEOS Americas LLCIneosenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$13,251
The Chemours Company FC, LLCChemoursenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$58,830
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPChevron Phillips Chemicalenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$48,751
Equistar Chemicals, LPLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$20,881
Lion Elastomers LLCLion Elastomersenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$60,000
Lion Elastomers LLCLion Elastomersenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$12,000
Equistar Chemicals, LPLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$5,251
BASF CorporationBASFenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$84,240
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPChevron Phillips Chemicalenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$194,040
BASF CorporationBASFenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$10,053
INEOS NITRILES USA LLCIneosenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$42,400
Kuraray America, Inc.Kurarayenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$10,354
BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLCBASFenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$5,251
INEOS USA LLCIneosenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$164,867
INEOS Styrolution America LLCIneosenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$7,200
TPC Group LLCTPC Groupenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$15,660
Kuraray America, Inc.Kurarayenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$6,000
Lyondell Chemical CompanyLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$5,220
Albemarle CorporationAlbemarleenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$7,560
BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLCBASFenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$12,000
KMCO, LLCALTIVIAenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$48,853
INEOS USA LLCIneosenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$24,451
KMCO, LLCALTIVIAenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$76,350
Shintech IncorporatedShin-Etsu Chemicalenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$41,811
Equistar Chemicals, LPLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$32,861
Lion Elastomers LLCLion Elastomersenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$11,700
TPC Group LLCTPC Groupenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$25,447
Equistar Chemicals, LPLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$5,251
BASF CorporationBASFenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$21,000
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPChevron Phillips Chemicalenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$11,475
Eco Services Operations Corp.Ecovyst Inc.environmental violation2019TX-ENV$9,420
Equistar Chemicals, LPLyondellBasell Industriesenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$10,500
Celanese Ltd.Celaneseenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$7,740
INEOS USA LLCIneosenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$7,620
Nalco Company LLCEcolabenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$27,540
TPC Group LLCTPC Groupenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$6,000
GB Biosciences LLCChemChinaenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$5,040
Rohm And Haas Chemicals LLCDow Inc.environmental violation2019TX-ENV$7,440
TPC Group LLCTPC Groupenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$10,951
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPChevron Phillips Chemicalenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$248,400
Lucite International, Inc.Midorikawa Chemical Industry Co.environmental violation2019TX-ENV$61,200
TPC Group LLCTPC Groupenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$68,063
Eastman Chemical Texas City, Inc.Eastman Chemicalenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$43,025
TPC Group LLCTPC Groupenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$214,388
Formosa Plastics Corporation, TexasFormosa Plasticsenvironmental violation2019TX-ENV$121,875
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.