Superfund
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Incorporated has been linked by the EPA to these polluted sites.

The Center contacted each company to confirm involvement with these Superfund sites. Relevant communications with the companies appear in the “See Related Documents” link. Superfund Site Status is current as of March 2007. Data about Potential Responsibility was obtained in April 2006. Campaign contribution data is from the Center for Responsive Politics.

For more information, read “EPA Document Lists Firms Tied to Superfund Sites” and How We Did It.

Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Incorporated
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated bought Sun Chemical Corporation in 1987.


Superfund Site Status List of sites
Number of sites linked to this company, and its subsidiaries, by status on the EPA’s National Priorities List:
Proposed for list: FAQs 0
Currently on list: FAQs 24
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 4
Total sites: 28

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 17
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 0
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 0

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where this company may have sole responsibility: 0
Sites where this company may share responsibility: 28

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $0
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $960,000
Travel sponsored for EPA officials (1997-2005): $0
Travel sponsored for congressional officials (1998-2005): $0





Superfund sites linked to this company:

Site NameCityStateSingle-/Multi-Party Responsibility
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.GRIFFITHINMulti
AQUA-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL INC (GROCE LABS)GREERSCMulti
CASMALIA RESOURCESCASMALIACAMulti
CHEMICAL CONTROLELIZABETHNJMulti
CHEMSOL, INC.PISCATAWAYNJMulti
CLOTHIER DISPOSALTOWN OF GRANBYNYMulti
COMPASS INDUSTRIES (AVERY DRIVE)TULSAOKMulti
CROSS BROTHERS PAIL RECYCLING (PEMBROKE)PEMBROKE TOWNSHIPILMulti
DOUGLASSVILLE DISPOSALDOUGLASSVILLEPAMulti
DUBLIN TCE SITEDUBLIN BOROUGHPAMulti
ENVIROCHEM CORP.ZIONSVILLEINMulti
FISHER-CALOLA PORTEINMulti
GEMS LANDFILLGLOUCESTER TOWNSHIPNJMulti
KIN-BUC LANDFILLEDISON TOWNSHIPNJMulti
LOWRY LANDFILLAURORACOMulti
MIDCO IGARYINMulti
MIDCO IIGARYINMulti
NORTHSIDE SANITARY LANDFILL, INCZIONSVILLEINMulti
OAK GROVE SANITARY LANDFILLOAK GROVE TOWNSHIPMNMulti
POLLUTION ABATEMENT SERVICESOSWEGONYMulti
PRISTINE, INC.READINGOHMulti
SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLANDSOUTHINGTONCTMulti
SPECTRON, INC.ELKTONMDMulti
SUMMITVILLE MINERIO GRANDE COUNTYCOMulti
SWOPE OIL & CHEMICAL CO.PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIPNJMulti
THERMO-CHEM, INC.MUSKEGONMIMulti
VERONA WELL FIELDBATTLE CREEKMIMulti
WADE (ABM)CHESTERPAMulti