Energy & environment · 01/10/2004

EPA Reconsiders National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Secondary Aluminum Production

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an interpretative rule regarding the applicability of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for secondary aluminum producers, including facilities that thermally delaminate aluminum foil from paper and plastic and then mechanically granulate the recovered metal. The EPA has determined that these facilities are subject to the emission control requirements of the rule, following a review of applicability determinations issued for facilities operated by U.S. Granules Corporation in Plymouth, IN, and Henrietta, MO.