Federal regulators announced Wednesday they had reached an agreement with the controversial Denka Performance Elastomer plant in LaPlace over violations of hazardous waste rules related to its ...

Nine environmental groups have intervened on the side of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a federal appeals court challenge by Denka Performance Elastomers of new rules requiring a greater ...

Denka (TSE:4061) shares caught fresh attention after Goldman Sachs shifted its rating to Neutral, highlighting an unexpected recovery in the electronics and innovative products segment. This ...

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Many residents in the River Parishes are celebrating the news, Denka Chemical Plant is suspending services, citing rising costs, staffing and declining ...

Chemical manufacturer launched aggressive campaign instead of reining in pollution, according to documents Facing public pressure to rein in its pollution, a Japanese chemical manufacturer has instead ...

A controversial chemical plant near LaPlace is pushing back against mounting pressure from federal regulators to reduce emissions of a likely cancer-causing chemical. The Denka Performance Elastomers ...

LAPLACE, LA (WVUE) - The Department of Health released a new study that says a cancerous emission at the Denka plant in LaPlace is decreasing. But in a parish that has seen higher cancer rates, parish ...

RESERVE, La. (WVUE) - Governor Jeff Landry announced on Monday (July 1) that Denka Elastomer has been granted a two-year extension to comply with new federal EPA rules aimed at reducing emissions. The ...

The Environmental Protection Agency released a letter to Denka Performance Elastomer last week refusing the chemical company’s request to change its assessment of a chemical called chloroprene. Denka, ...

Denka told the U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in May that a portion of the new rule applied only to its chloroprene manufacturing operations and gave the company just 90 days to comply, ...