EPA Prosecutes Dynea Ireland Limited

On the 28th March 2007 at Cobh District Court, the Environmental Protection Agency took a prosecution against Dynea Ireland Limited in relation to offences under Sections 8 & 86(6) of the Environmental Protection Agency Acts 1992 and 2003 for breaches of its IPC Licence (Reg. No. P034-01).

The company pleaded guilty to four charges, which related to non-compliant emissions to atmosphere on four separate occasions.  Fines of €2,500 were imposed for each of these four charges.

The remaining charge, which related to failure to notify the Agency of these non-compliances, was contested by the company.  However, Judge Patwell found this charge proven and imposed a further fine of €3,000

The total fines imposed, therefore, were  €13,000 and EPA costs of €10,000 were also awarded.

Dynea Ireland Limited was granted an IPC Licence, Reg. No. PO034-01 on 14th March 1996.  The EPA issued a revised licence, Reg. No. PO034-02 on 27th October 2006.  The plant manufactures urea formaldehyde, melamine urea formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde resins for the panel board, paper impregnation, firelighter and glass fibre tissue industries. 

This prosecution was taken following EPA Air Monitoring on 20th March 2006 and an Audit on 25th July 2006 undertaken by the Office of Environmental Enforcement.