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Who is behind Union Carbide Corporation?

Also known as UCC, Union Carbide

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  1. Led by Warren Anderson 1982–1986

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Led by

  • Warren Anderson CEO of 1982–1986 Scholarship & press 12

    Chairman and chief executive; Union Carbide says he was elected in 1982 and retired in 1986.

Owners

  • The Dow Chemical Company acquired Feb 2001 Scholarship & press 345

    Dow says Union Carbide stayed a separate company and Dow took on none of its liabilities; Amnesty International disputes that Dow has no responsibility to see Union Carbide in court.

Proof 5 sources
  1. CEO blamed for Bhopal gas disaster dies, Al Jazeera, 31 Oct 2014. Scholarship & press
    Warren Anderson, the chairman and chief executive of the US company blamed for the 1984 poisonous gas leak that killed thousands of people in the Indian city of Bhopal, died in a nursing home on September 29, according to public records.
  2. Overview of Bhopal Tragedy, with chronology, Union Carbide Corporation. Self-published
    He was elected chairman of the board and chief executive officer in 1982. He retired in 1986.
  3. Dow & Bhopal Tragedy, The Dow Chemical Company. Self-published
    UCC became a wholly owned subsidiary of TDCC in February 2001.
  4. The Bhopal tragedy: 30 years of injustice for victims and survivors (written statement to the UN Human Rights Council, ASA 20/003/2014), Amnesty International, 17 Feb 2014. Scholarship & press
    In 2001, UCC was bought by The Dow Chemical Company (Dow).
  5. Criminal Proceedings (Bhopal), The Dow Chemical Company. Self-published
    the 2001 transaction in which TDCC acquired UCC’s stock resulted in UCC remaining a separate corporate entity responsible for its own debts and obligations.
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