Johns Manville Exempt from EPA Standards

Johns Manville’s decision to

replace the conventional formaldehyde binder in their building insulation with an acrylic binder (see EBN

Vol. 11, No. 3) is already reaping benefits. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declared Johns Manville plants exempt from the Clean Air Act hazardous air pollutant regulation generally applied to fiberglass plants (40 CFR Part 63, subpart NNN). The company can now eliminate pollution control equipment that was needed to comply with the regulation. This also reduces energy consumption and, therefore, greenhouse gas emissions.