Vinyl Chloride Emissions Cut

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday there has been a reduction in the emissions of vinyl chloride carcinogens in Texas, Kentucky and New Jersey.

The EPA said the reduction came under an agreement between Oxy Vinyls LP and the United States, the Louisville Metropolitan Air Pollution Control District and the State of New Jersey.

The agreement calls for the Dallas-based company to significantly  reduce vinyl chloride emissions at its plants in Pasadena, Texas; Louisville, Ky.; and Pedricktown, N.J. In addition, Oxy Vinyls agreed to conduct three environmental projects at an estimated cost of $1.2 million that are expected to decrease emissions of vinyl chloride by approximately 40,000 pounds per year within five years.

The EPA said Oxy Vinyls is North America's largest polyvinyl chloride resin supplier and the third-largest supplier worldwide.