EPA’s clean air rule cuts chemical plant pollution

Denka Performance Elastomer Plant

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New regulation affects about 200 facilities in the US, reducing emissions of ethylene oxide, chloroprene and three other chemicals

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalised stricter clean air standards for chemical plants in the US. The new rule affects about 200 facilities across the country that make synthetic organic chemicals and various polymers and resins, including neoprene.