A major aluminum recycling and production facility in Alabama has agreed to pay $75,000 to settle claims that it did not perform required inspections and record-keeping for its facility in Muscle Shoals.

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management announced the settlement with Constellium Muscle Shoals on Friday involving reported violations that occurred during an inspection of the facility on April 20-21.

ADEM inspectors say the company did not have records of mandatory inspections for an “afterburner” air pollution control device and that mandatory labels on its melter furnaces were hidden behind cabinets. ADEM also said the company did not provide requested records for months after those records were requested.

Constellium disagreed with the alleged violations but agreed to the negotiated settlement to resolve the matter. The company that the piece of equipment described as an afterburner was not an air pollution control device and therefore the inspections were not required, and that the mandatory labels were “located between two cabinets but were not hidden,” and that they have been moved to a more visible location.

Per the agreement, Constellium will pay a $75,000 civil fine to the state and maintain compliance with its operating permit going forward.

According to its website, Constellium Muscle Shoals provides aluminum sheets for the automotive and packaging industries and is one of the largest aluminum recyclers in the world, capable of recycling the equivalent of 20 billion aluminum cans per year.