Chemical Processing Co. Admits To Polluting Cape Fear

By Abigail Harrison · December 15, 2025, 9:12 PM EST

Chemical processing company American Distillation Inc. pled guilty to knowingly discharging tert-butyl alcohol and other pollutants into the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, according to a Monday press release from...

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. American Distillation, Inc et al

Case Number

7:25-cr-00097

Court

North Carolina Eastern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

October 15, 2025

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