E.I. DU PONT: In Talks w/ DOJ, EPA to Resolved Chambers Breaches

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is in settlement negotiations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice over environmental matters at the Chambers Works Plant in Deepwater, N.J.

In 2010, the government initiated an…

E.I. DU PONT: Has $106MM at Sept. 30 for Envt’l. Indemnification

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company says the carrying amounts recorded for all indemnifications were US$106 million as of Sept. 30, 2011 and US$100 million as of Dec. 31, 2010.

In connection with acquisitions and divestitures, the Company has…

E.I. DU PONT: Accrues $21MM at Sept. 30 for PFOA-Related Actions

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, at Sept. 30, 2011, has accruals of US$21 million related to PFOA (collectively, perfluorooctanoic acids and its salts, including the ammonium salt) matters.

The Company uses PFOA as a processing aid to manufacture…

E.I. DU PONT: Has $6MM at Sept. 30 for W.Va. Medical Monitoring

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, as of Sept. 30, 2011, had accruals of US$6 million related to funding medical monitoring services under a program that is part of a settlement over litigation involving a facility in Spelter,…

E.I. DU PONT: Probe on Chemical Release at Belle Plant Ongoing

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating three chemical releases at E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company’s Belle facility in West Virginia which occurred in January 2010.

One of the releases involved the death of a Company employee after…

E.I. DU PONT: Records $427MM Environmental Liability at Sept. 30

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, at Sept. 30, 2011, stated that the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included a liability of US$427 million, relating to environmental matters.

Wilmington, Del.-based E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is a…

E.I. DU PONT: 2012 Trial Date Slated for INVISTA Indemnity Case

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company says a 2012 trial date has been set for an indemnity lawsuit related to Koch Industries, Inc. (INVISTA).

In connection with the 2004 sale of the majority of the net assets of Textiles…

E.I. DU PONT: Involved in Edge Moor Plant Environmental Matters

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is involved in environmental activities at the Edge Moor Plant in Edgemoor, Del.

The Company, the State of Delaware, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice have agreed in…

E.I. DU PONT: In Talks w/ DOJ, EPA to Resolve Yerkes Site Breach

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is in settlement negotiations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice on alleged breaches at the Yerkes Plant in Buffalo, N.Y.

The government alleges that the facility violated…

DUPONT: Lawsuits on PFOA Contamination in Drinking Water Ongoing

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is still facing three suits regarding perfluorooctanoic acids (PFOA) contamination in drinking water.

In the second quarter 2006, three purported class actions were filed alleging that drinking water had been contaminated by PFOA…

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