EPA says Smurfit-Stone agrees to pay penalty of $325,000

March 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) said Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises Inc. has agreed to pay penalties totalling $325,000 to settle a complaint over alleged clean-air violations at a printing plant.

The company, which makes cardboard and corrugated packaging, has agreed to pay $162,500 to the EPA and $162,500 to the state of Illinois, the EPA said in a news statement.

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (SSCC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).

(Reporting by Sweta Singh in Bangalore)

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