Union Carbide Corporation

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American company chemical company corporation

Union Carbide Corporation is a major American chemical company best known for its role in the 1984 Bhopal disaster and for producing a wide range of industrial chemicals and polymers.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Union Carbide 1
Union Carbide India Limited 1
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American company ⓘ
chemical company ⓘ
corporation ⓘ
acquiredBy Dow Chemical Company ⓘ
acquisitionYear 2001 ⓘ
activity manufacture of industrial chemicals ⓘ
manufacture of plastics ⓘ
manufacture of polymers ⓘ
research and development in chemistry ⓘ
brand UCAR ⓘ
changedNameTo Union Carbide Corporation self-link ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
formerHeadquartersLocation Danbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedAs Union Carbide Corporation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
foundedIn 1917 ⓘ
foundedInCentury 20th century ⓘ
headquartersLocation Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
industry chemicals ⓘ
petrochemicals ⓘ
polymers ⓘ
involvedIn environmental litigation ⓘ
industrial safety controversies ⓘ
legalForm corporation ⓘ
locationCountryOfOperations Brazil ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
India ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
notableEvent Bhopal disaster ⓘ
surface form: 1984 gas leak at Bhopal
notableFor Bhopal disaster ⓘ
operatedPlantIn Bhopal ⓘ
surface form: Bhopal, India
parentCompany Dow Chemical Company ⓘ
Dow Chemical Company ⓘ
surface form: Dow Inc.
product adhesives ⓘ
ethylene glycol ⓘ
ethylene oxide ⓘ
industrial gases ⓘ
polyethylene ⓘ
polypropylene ⓘ
sealants ⓘ
solvents ⓘ
specialty polymers ⓘ
vinyl chloride monomer ⓘ
roleInEvent owner of Union Carbide India Limited at time of Bhopal disaster ⓘ
status subsidiary ⓘ
stockExchangeListing New York Stock Exchange ⓘ
subsidiaryInIndia Union Carbide Corporation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Union Carbide India Limited
tickerSymbol UK NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Union Carbide Corporation → changedNameTo → Union Carbide Corporation self-link ⓘ
Union Carbide Corporation → foundedAs → Union Carbide Corporation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Dow Chemical Company → hasSubsidiary → Union Carbide Corporation ⓘ
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant → operatedBy → Union Carbide Corporation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Carbide
Union Carbide Corporation → subsidiaryInIndia → Union Carbide Corporation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Carbide India Limited