Arkema settles local claims over US hurricane fire emissions

By Rebecca Trager2024-09-06T12:04:00

An oil drum that has been moved by bad weather and a flood resting against a chain link fence

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Peroxides producer will pay $1.1 million and make safety improvements

Seven years after a devastating hurricane ravaged south-east Texas, flooding Arkema’s peroxides plant in Crosby and triggering a local disaster, the French chemical giant has agreed to pay $1.1 million (£840,000) to the local Harris county government and make safety and notification improvements at the facility.