Union Carbide
Union Carbide is a chemical manufacturer, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. The company is most well-known for the Bhopal Tragedy in 1984, in which the leakage of the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate (MIC) killed thousands.The chairman Warren Anderson was charged with culpable homicide in India for this tragedy, though he now lives freely in the USA.
Union Carbide refused to accept responsibility for the disaster, blaming it on terrorism and industrial sabotage.
Company History
The Union Carbide Company was founded in 1898, and in 1917 the Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation formed from this and other companies.
The Bakelite Corporation merged with Union Carbide in 1939. This company was founded by Dr. Leo Baekeland, a pioneer in plastics (producing Bakelite).
In 1997 Union Carbide and Exxon Chemical Company cooperate with research into polyethylene production.
They became a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company on February 6, 2001.
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