The Nation - News from May 1, 1985
Union Carbide by the end of this week will resume U.S. production of methyl isocyanate, the chemical that killed more than 2,000 persons in India last Dec. 3, a company official said. A review of the company’s MIC unit, which has been restructured for greater safety since the India disaster, “shows that we’re almost ready,” and it will be in operation in Institute, W.Va., by Thursday or Friday, company spokesman Thad Epps said. “We’ve put in about $5-million worth of safety revisions in Institute,” Epps said.
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