Union Carbide

Union Carbide Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company. Originally incorporated in 1917, Union Carbide was taken over by Dow on August 4, 1999.

Bhopal
In December 1984 a major accident occurred at Union Carbide's Bhopal plant in India.

To this day, the company claims the accident was the result of "an act of sabotage".

Union Carbide established a website, titled the Bhopal Information Center, to put its side of the story.

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Contact Details
Website: http://www.unioncarbide.com