The company Lubrizol pledged on Friday to participate in the repair of the consequences of the fire of its chemical plant in Rouen, in a press release. "Lubrizol is setting up an operational device" Lubrizol Solidarity ", participating in the repair of the consequences of the fire," says the group in this release.
This device is supposed to address "farmers whose crops have been affected by soot" and residents "in conjunction with local authorities to determine how to effectively provide assistance to those affected by the consequences of this fire." "The implementation modalities are still under review," he said. "Additional support initiatives will be announced as Lubrizol continues to work with local authorities to determine what will be the most effective aid", adds the company.
"The polluter pays principle"
The minister of environmental transition, Elisabeth Borne, announced Friday evening to have spoken with the CEO of Lubrizol, Eric Schnur, to which she asked that the company "fully assumes all its legal and regulatory obligations (...) or monitoring the medium and long-term consequences of this fire, in application of the polluter-pays principle ".
In an interview with Figaro , Eric Schnur believes that there will be "no health consequences" after the fire. "Everyone in the group is very sad about the situation in Rouen and for the local community, which we know well," says the group's CEO.