Honeywell, International Paper Reach Tentative Settlement With U.S. Over North Carolina Site Cleanup -- Update
April 18 2019 - 11:04PM
Dow Jones News
By Maria Armental
Honeywell International Inc. and International Paper Co. agreed
to cover the costs to clean up an industrial site in North
Carolina, according to a proposed settlement with the Justice
Department and Environmental Protection Agency filed Thursday.
While the final amount is unresolved -- as it would include past
and future costs -- documents filed Thursday in North Carolina
federal court indicate an initial amount of about $16 million.
(www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decree/file/1155611/download)
Under the terms of the proposed settlement, which is subject to
a 30-day public comment period and approval by the court, the
companies admit no liability.
A spokesman for International Paper said the company has
cooperated with all parties involved and will continue to do
so.
Honeywell had no immediate comment.
The roughly 24-acre site in question, known as the
LCP-Holtrachem superfund site
(cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=0403159#bkground),
includes a former chlor-alkali manufacturing plant in Riegelwood,
N.C. and nearby areas contaminated from plant operations.
Honeywell is the current owner of the site, which borders the
Cape Fear River and land owned by International Paper.
International Paper, according to the federal
complaint(www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decree/file/1155606/download),
used many of the chemicals manufactured at the LCP-Holtrachem plant
and hazardous substances from the plant were disposed of at the
property.
The two companies have done some preliminary cleanup work under
prior agreements with the EPA.
Write to Maria Armental at maria.armental@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 18, 2019 22:49 ET (02:49 GMT)
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