Union Carbide

Union Carbide Corporation, headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, is a United States chemical manufacturer, now a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. The company is most well-known for the Bhopal Disaster in 1984, in which the leakage of the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate (MIC) killed thousands in Bhopal, India.

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Danbury, Connecticut - United States - Chemical - Dow Chemical Company - Bhopal Disaster - 1984 - Methyl isocyanate - Bhopal, India

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The chairman Warren Anderson was charged with culpable homicide in India for this tragedy, though he now lives freely in the USA. He is now a declared and a fugitive in Indian courts, against whom India is seeking an extradition ruling from the United States.

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Warren Anderson - Culpable homicide - India - USA - Court - Extradition

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Though it reached an out of court settlement with the Indian Government, Union Carbide refused to accept responsibility for the disaster, blaming it on terrorism and industrial sabotage.

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Indian Government - Terrorism - Industrial sabotage

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