# FLEXCON CO., INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1987 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `137`
- **Case Number:** 01-1987-0019
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $60K
- **Cost recovery:** $0
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- FLEXCON CO., INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

FLEXCON USES PAPER & VINYL SURFACE COATINGS WHICH CONTAIN    MORE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) THAN THE EMISSION LI-  MITS FOR PAPER & VINYL SURFACE COATING IN MASS' SIP ALLOW.   MASS' SIP LIMITS VOC EMISSIONS FROM PAPER COATING LINES TO   2.9 LBS VOC PER GAL. OF COATING, LESS WATER, & VINYL COATING LINES TO 3.8 LBS OF VOC PERL.  FLEXCON USES PAPER COATINGS   WHICH EMIT, ON AVERAGE, 4.4 LBS OF VOC PER GAL., VINYL COAT- INGS WHICH EMIT, ON AVERAGE, 5.9 LBS OF VOC PER GAL.  THESE  COATING LINES DO NOT HAVE POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT TO     CONTROL THE VOC EMISSIONS.  THE SOURCE HAS PROPOSED A REMEDY WHICH ACHIEVES A LARGE REDUCTION IN VOC EMISSIONS, AND MEETS THE PAPER COATING EMISSION LIMIT PLANTWIDE.  ALSO, FLEXCON   HAS A STRONG EQUITABLE DEFENSE AGAINST PENALTIES, BASED ON   THE COMPANY'S GOOD FAITH RELIANCE ON DEQE'S CLASSIFICATION.  THEREFORE, REG I RECOMMENDS THAT EPA SETTLE CASE FOR THE     BENEFIT COMPONENT OF THE CAA CIVIL PENALTY POLICY ALONE.

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