Newell Rubbermaid Inc. is continuing to contest the fines of the City of Sao Paulo’s Green and Environmental Office (Sao Paulo G&E Office), which seeks fines of up to about US$4 million related to alleged improper storage of hazardous materials…
Whirlpool Corporation’s capital expenditures and expenses for manufacturing operations directly attributable to compliance with environmental provisions worldwide were about US$31 million in 2010, US$29 million in 2009 and US$31 million in 2008.
The Company estimates that in 2011, environmental capital expenditures…
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. plans to continue to contest the City of Sao Paulo’s Green and Environmental Office’s fines on alleged improper storage of hazardous materials at the Company’s tool manufacturing facility located in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The G&E Office seeks up…
Wolverine Tube, Inc., at Sept. 28, 2008, has accrued undiscounted estimated environmental remediation costs of US$9.6 million related to its operating facilities.
The Company said it has received various communications from regulatory authorities concerning certain environmental matters.
The US$9.6 million accrued at…
School Specialty, Inc. reports in its Quarterly Report on Form 10- Q for the period ended Oct. 25, 2008, that discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency are still at a preliminary stage regarding alleged unauthorized distribution during the fiscal 2008…
Lennox International Inc., as of Sept. 30, 2008, recorded discounted liabilities of US$1.7 million regarding an assessment for possible remediation activities that may be conducted at a site in Brazil.
As of Sept. 30, 2008, US$200,000 were recorded in Accrued Expenses…
Lennox International Inc., as of Sept. 30, 2008, had additional environmental reserves of about US$3.7 million related to sites that are not individually significant for the Company, according to its latest quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q with the U.S.…
Lennox International Inc. continues to face several lawsuits alleging personal injuries due to emissions from the Company’s former heat transfer operations in Mississippi.
In January 2003, the Company, along with one of its subsidiaries, Heatcraft Inc., was named in the following…
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. continues to cooperate in a cleanup at one site under a previously approved Consent Decree after resolving its environmental liabilities at 45 sites upon emergence from Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, on Oct. 2,…
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. remains subject to a unilateral order by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to conduct a remedial investigation and feasibility study and any necessary remedial design and remedial measures at its St. Helens, Oregon facility.
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