The Dow Chemical Company says that amounts charged to income on a pretax basis related to environmental remediation totaled US$140 million in 2008, US$92 million in 2007 and US$125 million in 2006.
Capital expenditures for environmental protection were US$193 million in…
The Dow Chemical Company faces a total civil penalty of US$354,000 over alleged air emission events at its Freeport, Tex., site.
In Oct. 1, 2007, the Company received a Notice of Enforcement (NOE) from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)…
The Dow Chemical Company says that a US$202,325 settlement over air regulations breaches at its Freeport, Tex., site is subject to final approval by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Commissioners.
On various dates, the Company received Notices of Enforcement…
The Dow Chemical Company accrued a liability of US$290 million on the remediation of current or former Dow-owned sites at Dec. 31, 2008, compared with US$294 million at Dec. 31, 2007.
In addition to current and former Dow-owned sites, under the…
The Dow Chemical Company had an accrual of US$35 million for environmental remediation and investigation association with its Midland, Mich., site at Dec. 31, 2008, compared with US$36 million at Dec. 31, 2007.
In 2008, the Company spent US$36 million (US$52…
The Dow Chemical Company is facing environmental-related civil penalties in the amount of US$330,112 proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 office for alleged violations in the Company’s Allyn’s Point, Conn., manufacturing facilities.
The Company received an Administrative Complaint…
The Dow Chemical Company had an accrual of US$25 million related to environmental remediation at its Freeport, Tex., manufacturing site at Dec. 31, 2008, compared with US$37 million at Dec. 31, 2007.
In 2008, US$5 million (US$6 million in 2007) was…
The Dow Chemical Company, at Sept. 30, 2008, has an accrual of US$18 million for off-site corrective action to a manufacturing site in Michigan. This amount is included in the total accrued obligation of US$306 million at Sept. 30, 2008…
The Dow Chemical Company, at Sept. 30, 2008, had accrued obligations of US$306 million for environmental remediation and restoration costs, including US$23 million for the remediation of Superfund sites.
The Company’s accruals for environmental matters are recorded when it is probable…
DENVER, Colorado — September 29, 2008 — A chapter in the history of the uranium industry in western Colorado closed when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified the completion of the 20-year cleanup of the Uravan Mill Superfund Site.…