Union Carbide Corporation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_Carbide_Corporation
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Dow_Chemical_Company
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 2001
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1917
gptkbp:founder gptkb:William_M._Burton
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Danbury,_Connecticut,_United_States
gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union Carbide Corporation
gptkbp:industry chemicals
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Bhopal_disaster
divestiture of consumer products in 1986
involvement in Bhopal gas tragedy
merger with Dow Chemical in 2001
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Eveready_batteries
gptkb:Glad_bags
gptkb:Prestone_antifreeze
gptkb:Saran_wrap
gptkb:Linde_process
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees 2,400 (as of 2021)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Dow_Chemical_Company
gptkbp:products gptkb:plastic
chemicals
ethylene glycol
gptkbp:status active (as subsidiary)
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:UK
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Union_Carbide_India_Limited
gptkbp:type gptkb:subsidiary
gptkbp:website https://www.unioncarbide.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bhopal_disaster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5