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Company: LyondellBasell Industries
Current Parent Company: LyondellBasell Industries
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Penalty: $53,400,000
Year: 2021
Date: October 15, 2021
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Violation Description: Three U.S. subsidiaries of Dutch chemical giant LyondellBasell Industries N.V. agreed to make upgrades and perform compliance measures estimated to cost $50 million to resolve allegations they violated the Clean Air Act and state air pollution control laws at six petrochemical manufacturing facilities located in Channelview, Corpus Christi, and LaPorte, Texas, and Clinton, Iowa. Lyondell will also pay a $3.4 million civil penalty.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Netherlands
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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