# FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP
> **Judicial** · FY1983 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `33762`
- **Case Number:** 06-1983-0019
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $65K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP., LA. (complaint) (settlement)
- ICI AMERICAS, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE                                         ALLIED CHEMICAL OWNED AND OPERATED THE BATON ROUGE EDC/VCM   FACILITY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14, 1978, AT WHICH TIME THE PLANT   WAS SOLD TO ICI AMERICAS, INC.  THE PLANT WAS THEN SOLD ON   JANUARY 1, 1981, BY ICI TO FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION      LOUISIANA, WHICH IS THE PRESENT OWNER OF THE PLANT.               FROM AUGUST 12, 1978, TO THE PRESENT DATE, 23 DIS-      CHARGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS EMERGENCIES FOR A TOTAL OF     MORE THAN 47,080 POUNDS OF VC FROM THE EDC/VCM PLANT.  ONE   DISCHARGE OCCURRED WHILE UNDER ALLIED'S OWNERSHIP, 15 WHILE  UNDER ICI'S OWNERSHIP, AND 7 UNDER FORMOSA'S OWNERSHIP.           EMISSIONS FROM THE EDC/VCM FACILITY ARE SUBJECT TO THE  NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS    (NESHAP), 40 CFR PART 61.  CIVIL SUIT FOR PENALTIES AND IN-  JUNCTIVE RELIEF AGAINST THE PRESENT OWNER FORMOSA AND FOR    PENALTIES ONLY AGAINST THE FORMER OWNER ICI IS REQUESTED     PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(B)(3) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT.            CAUSE OF ACTION                                                 THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARD FOR VINYL CHLORIDE, 40   CFR 61.60 ET SEQ. WAS PROMULGATED OCTOBER 21, 1976.  AMONG   OTHER THINGS, THE REGULATIONS PROHIBIT VINYL CHLORIDE (VC)   DISCHARGES FROM ANY RELIEF VALVE IN VC SERVICE EXCEPT FOR    EMERGENCIES; REQUIRE REPORTING OF RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGES    WITHIN 10 DAYS; LIMIT VC EMISSIONS FROM EQUIPMENT USED IN    EDC PURIFICATION AND IN VC FORMATION A

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