Timet to Pay Millions for Toxic Waste Contamination

May 22, 2014

Titanium Metals Corp. agreed to pay a $13.75-million civil penalty relating to unauthorized manufacturing and disposal of PCBs at its plant in Henderson, Nev.

Robert Brooks

A settlement reached with EPA will result in the removal of approximately 84,000 lbs. of PCB-contaminated waste from the environment and will prevent improper disposal of 56 million lbs. of hazardous waste each year.

More on Timet’s EPA settlement on foundrymagazine.com. Foundry Magazine is an EHS Today companion site within Penton’s Manufacturing & Supply Chain Group.

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