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Vulcan Materials Company controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2026

    Mexican compensation announcement in arbitration case

    The referenced material states that Mexico announced compensation worth less than 1% of the $1.7 billion sought by Vulcan in international arbitration over the closure of its Mexican mining operations.

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  2. 2023

    Mexican terminal seizure and diplomatic dispute

    Mexico's military seized a marine terminal associated with Vulcan after accusations concerning permits and the export of materials. The incident became part of a wider diplomatic dispute between Mexico and the United States.

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  3. 2019

    Hempstead files lawsuit over 1,4-Dioxane contamination

    Lawsuit filed

    The Town of Hempstead filed a federal lawsuit against Dow Chemical Company, Ferro Corporation and Vulcan Materials Company, accusing them of knowingly manufacturing, promoting and/or selling products containing 1,4-Dioxane despite knowing it could reach local water supply wells. The town seeks damages for water-treatment costs and punitive damages; these are allegations in the lawsuit.

    Stated objective. hold industrial manufacturers accountable for the costs of removing 1,4-Dioxane from the town’s drinking water supply wells

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    • Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen announced Tuesday the town filed a lawsuit in federal court to hold industrial manufacturers accountable for the costs of removing 1,4-Dioxane, a highly toxic chemical, from the town’s drinking water supply wells.
    • Hempstead accuses Dow Chemical Company, Ferro Corporation and Vulcan Materials Company of knowingly and willfully manufacturing, promoting and/or selling products containing 1,4-Dioxane to local consumers, when they knew the chemical would eventually make its way into local water supply wells.
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  4. 2018

    Bayou Corne sinkhole responsibility finding

    Vulcan Materials was reported to have been found partly responsible for the Bayou Corne sinkhole, alongside Occidental Petroleum and Texas Brine Company.

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