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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: AVX Corp.
Current Parent CompanyKyocera
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Penalty: $366,250,000
Year: 2013
Date: June 11, 2013
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: PCB violation
Mega-ScandalPCBs
Violation Description: AVX Corp. agreed to pay $366.25 million to complete PCB cleanupof New Bedford harbor.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Massachusetts
Facility City: New Bedford
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: electrical and electronic equipment
Specific Industry of Current Parent: electronic equipment
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