Avantor Settles Allegations It Violated EPA Regulations (1)

Avantor Performance Materials LLC has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle EPA’s allegations that the life science company failed to report its manufacture and use of more than a dozen chemicals and illegally exported mercury.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s fine could have been much higher but, following agency inspections, Avantor voluntarily self-disclosed and corrected potential violations. The EPA’s audit policy allows it to reduce or eliminate fines and drop criminal proceedings for self-policing, disclosure, and correction.

“The regulatory issues Avantor settled with the EPA did not involve harm to human health or the environment, and we and the EPA agreed ...