6/14/04 - THIS REFERRAL ADDRESSES ALLEGED PSD PERMITTING VIOLATIONS AT TWO BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INC., FACILITIES LOCATED IN REGION 4. A TOTAL OF 12 FACILITIES WILL BE IN THIS NATIONAL SETTLEMENT, WITH OTHERS LOCATED IN REGION 5, 6, AND 7.
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INC., IS THE NORTH AMERICAN OPERATING ARM OF BUNGE LIMITED. BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, UNTIL MAY 2001, KNOWN AS BUNGE CORPORATION, WAS ORIGINALLY FORMED IN NEW YORK IN 1923. THEY CLAIM TO BE THE LARGEST OILSEED PROCESSOR IN NORTH AMERICA, A LEADING U.S. GRAIN EXPORTER, THE WORLD'S LARGEST CORN DRY MILLER AND A LEADING U.S. EXPORTER OF SOYBEANS AND SOYBEAN-DERIVED PRODUCTS (MEAL AND OIL). BUNGE LIMITED IS A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY (BG) AND IS HEADQUARTERED IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
THE REGIONS AND DOJ ARE SEEKING REDUCTIONS IN VOCs (VOHAPS) SUCH AS HEXANE, AS WELL AS REDUCTIONS IN SO2, NOx, AND PM), WHERE FEASIBLE AND COST EFFECTIVE. A PENALTY WILL ALSO BE SOUGHT