BDX · 10-Q · 2026Q2 · Full report

Ethylene Oxide Costs

BECTON DICKINSON & CO · 2026-08-06 · Importance 40 · Surprise 42

BD’s ethylene oxide sterilization facilities received a two-year Presidential compliance exemption from the EPA’s revised NESHAP requirements, but BD continues implementing facility changes and new emissions-control technologies. BD proactively installed fugitive-emissions controls at facilities in East Columbus, Nebraska, and Sandy, Utah. BD is also investing in new technologies and additional work practices to comply with revised pesticide-use requirements for ethylene oxide. Regulatory restrictions or capacity reductions at BD or third-party sterilizers could interrupt production, increase operating costs and reduce available sterilization capacity.

Key facts

• BD’s ethylene oxide sterilization facilities received the Presidential compliance exemption but BD continues to implement certain changes in accordance with the revised NESHAP’s requirements, which will require additional implementation and ongoing operational costs, including investments in certain new technologies. source
• BD is investing in new technologies and implementing additional work-practices to comply with the revised pesticide use requirements for ethylene oxide at its sterilization facilities. source