# AMERICAN HOECHST CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1985 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `56698`
- **Case Number:** HQ-1985-0010
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $50K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AMERICAN HOECHST CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS CASE INVOLVES THE IMPORTATION OF PIGMENTS.  THE PARENT  GERMAN COMPANY MADE SOME MINOR CHANGES IN ITS PIGMENT        FORMULA WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE SUBSIDIARY, AMERICAN HOECHST.  THE AMEICAN COMPANY THEN MADE NUMEROUS SALES BEFORE          DISCOVERING THE CHANGE, AT WHICH TIME IT NOTIFIED EPA.

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