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Company: Eagle US 2 LLC
Current Parent Company: Westlake Chemical
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Penalty: $620,000
Year: 2014
Date: February 5, 2014
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Eagle US 2 agreed to pay $400,000 to the state and pay $220,000 towards beneficial environmental projects in settlement of allegations it exceeded air pollution limits multiple times and did not follow pollution control requirements at its Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex. The facility had been bought from PPG Industries, and they are noted as the responsible company in the initial Order, but the settlement is with Eagle US 2.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Louisiana
Facility County: Calcasieu
Facility City: Lake Charles
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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Notes: Penalty includes $220,000 Beneficial Environmental Project.
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.