Hopewell, Va.-Workers were reportedly removing a sunken barge of ammonium sulfate from the James River near here last week. The barge sank Jan. 12, with an estimated tonnage of 1,600 st of product. The product was from Honeywell International’s Hopewell plant, which produces caprolactam, with AS as its co-product. A salvage company reportedly was able to offload as much as 400 st of the AS, though much was expected to have dissolved in the water. Local environmental officials said so far there have been no indications of environmental impacts such as fish kills, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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