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Company: Formosa Plastics Corporation
Current Parent Company: Formosa Plastics
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Penalty: $1,290,000
Year: 2005
Date: June 28, 2005
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: To settle a suit involving vinyl chloride emissions at its Delaware City facility, Formosa Plastics agreed to take steps to comply with environmental regulations, pay a $450,000 penalty, and take additional measures including an $840,000 project that exceeds federal and state legal requirements.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Delaware
Facility City: Delaware City
HQ Country of Current Parent: Taiwan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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