Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2000
Illinois Tool Works agrees to civil penalty over unlicensed chemical exports
The U.S. Department of Commerce imposed a civil penalty after alleging that ITW exported chemicals to Brazil on seven occasions between 1994 and 1997 without required licenses and submitted false or misleading export declarations. ITW agreed to pay $142,000, with part of the amount suspended under the settlement.
2000
Chemical export-control settlement
The U.S. Department of Commerce alleged that ITW exported chemicals to Brazil without required licenses on seven occasions between March 1994 and October 1997 and submitted false or misleading export declarations. ITW settled the matter by agreeing to a $142,000 civil penalty, of which $37,000 was suspended. The chemicals had commercial uses but could also be used in chemical-weapons production.