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Company: O-N Minerals (Chemstone) Company
Current Parent Company: Carmeuse
Penalty: $280,809
Year: 2010
Date: January 20, 2010
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality announced consent agreements with O-N Minerals (Chemstone) Company, a lime production facility in Strasburg, Va. The agreements resolve alleged violations of the company modifying its rotary kiln - - increasing air pollution emissions - - without installing the necessary pollution control equipment or obtaining required permits. O-N Minerals will pay two penalties, one of $158,980 to Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and another of $121,829 to the United States Treasury.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Virginia
Facility City: Strasburg
HQ Country of Current Parent: Belgium
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: mining and minerals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: minerals
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