The Mosaic Company could face possible enforcement action over alleged violations of Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at the Company’s phosphoric acid manufacturing facilities.
In July 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter…
3M Company has been voluntarily cooperating with ongoing reviews by local, state, national (primarily the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), and international agencies of possible environmental and health effects of various perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), including perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)…
3M Company continues to face a lawsuit regarding PFC contamination filed in the Hennepin County District Court.
On Dec. 30, 2010, the State of Minnesota, by its Attorney General Lori Swanson, acting in its capacity as trustee of the natural resources…
3M Company, as of June 30, 2011, had recorded liabilities of US$30 million for estimated “environmental remediation costs based upon an evaluation of currently available facts with respect to each individual site and also recorded related insurance receivables of US$15…
3M Company continues to work with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) under the terms of the previously disclosed May 2007 Settlement Agreement and Consent Order to address the presence of perfluorinated compounds in the soil and groundwater at former…
H.B. Fuller Company, as of May 28, 2011, had reserved US$2.4 million, which represents its best estimate of probable liabilities with respect to environmental matters.
H.B. Fuller Company is a worldwide formulator, manufacturer and marketer of adhesives, sealants, paints and other…
H.B. Fuller Company says that, as of May 28, 2011, about US$1,084,000 was recorded as a liability for expected remediation expenses remaining for its Sorocaba, Brazil, facility.
Soil and water samples were collected on and around the Sorocaba facility, and test…
The Mosaic Company had accrued US$41.7 million as of May 31, 2011 and US$26.2 million as of May 31, 2010 for environmental matters.
Accruals for environmental matters are based primarily on third- party estimates for the cost of remediation at previously…
The Mosaic Company, in fiscal 2011, spent about US$220 million for environmental capital expenditures, land reclamation activities, Gypstack closure and water treatment activities.
In fiscal 2012, the Company expects environmental capital expenditures to total about US$120 million, primarily related to:
– Modification…
The Mosaic Company has received Notices of Violation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency related to the handling of hazardous waste at its Riverview (September 2005), New Wales (October 2005), Mulberry (June 2006) and Bartow (September 2006) facilities in Florida.
The…