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Company: Gulf Chemical and Metallurgical Corp.
Current Parent Company: Eramet Group
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Penalty: $2,750,000
Year: 2010
Date: May 28, 2010
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corp. entered into a plea agreement to pay $2.75 million and plead guilty to felony violations of the Texas Water Code by discharging waste catalysts with wastewater.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Travis County (TX) District Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: verdict
Facility State: Texas
Facility County: Travis
Facility City: Freeport
HQ Country of Current Parent: France
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: mining and minerals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: mining
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