Carus cleans up spill from third-party vendor at its plant, says there was no environmental impact

Carus LLC in La Salle reported a material spill Wednesday during a third-party vendor’s bin removal at its manufacturing plant.

The company said in a social media post Wednesday that immediate action was taken to clean up the spill, and there is no effect on the environment.

The spill was of nonhazardous dilute sodium permanganate byproduct from one of Carus’ manufacturing processes, said Lyndsay Bliss, vice president of human resources at the company.

Carus notified the city of La Salle.

City staff said they were notified but did not respond because the spill was confined to Carus’ property, city officials said Wednesday.

Carus said regulatory reporting was not necessary because the spilled material did not exceed the required threshold quantity to report to environmental agencies.

The cleanup solution was made from readily available peroxide, household vinegar and water, neutralizing any chemicals present in the spill, the company said.

“Swift measures were taken to safely contain and resolve the situation,” Carus said in a news release Wednesday.