# BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `30700`
- **Case Number:** 05-1998-0010
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $155K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $452K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

COMPANY FAILED TO INSTALL VOLATILE ORGANIC MATERIAL          CAPTURE AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT ON ITS FOUNDRY SAND            MANUFACTURING PROCESS TO ACHIEVE AN OVERALL REDUCTION        IN VOM EMISSIONS OF AT LEAST 81%.                            BORDEN EXCEEDED LIMITS ON FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE STATE        VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) EMISSIONS FROM ITS FOUNDRY   SAND MANUFACTURING PROCESS.  SINCE JANUARY 1992, BORDEN      FAILED TO REDUCE VOC EMISSIONS BY 81 PERCENT, AS REQUIRED    BY REGULATIONS.  THE PLANT IS IN METROPOLITAN CHICAGO, WHICH DOES NOT MEET HEALTH-BASED STANDARDS FOR OZONE, A BYPRODUCT  OF VOC'S.  THE PLANT EVENTUALLY INSTALLED POLLUTION CONTROL  EQUIPMENT AND TESTED IN COMPLIANCE AND AGREED TO PAY A       PENALTY.

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