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Company: Johnson Matthey Inc.
Current Parent Company: Johnson Matthey
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Penalty: $3,000,000
Year: 2008
Date: December 2, 2008
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Water Act and related
Violation Description: Johnson Matthey Inc. was sentenced to a $3 million criminal fine for a felony violation of the Clean Water Act after admitting to violating the Clean Water Act at its Salt Lake City precious metals refining facility.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: Utah
Facility City: Salt Lake City
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: metals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: metals
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