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Company: Tyler Pipe Company
Current Parent Company: McWane
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Penalty: $4,500,000
Year: 2005
Date: March 22, 2005
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Tyler Pipe Company, a division of McWane, Inc., agreed to plead guilty to two Clean Air Act felony counts, pay a criminal fine of $4.5 million, and undertake extensive upgrades at its iron foundry facility located near the City of Tyler in Smith County, Texas, arising from its illegal construction and operation of the facility's south plant cupola.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Alabama
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous manufacturing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: plumbing supplies
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