Union Carbide

Headquarters location: 400 W. Sam Houston Pkwy, South Houston TX 77042 Job offers, investor relations: www.unioncarbide.com

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« ETHICAL » RATING OF UNION_CARBIDE , group Dow Chemical and subsidiaries [?] 21% Job: 21% of company's jobs cut since 1998 12 Environment: 12 major pollution(s) 5 Delinquency: 5 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency 18 Tax haven, secret bank account, shell companies: operates in 18 offshore financial center(s) 28 Sales: more than 28 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales 2 Net profit: more than 2 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998 163 Top management: earns 163 times the median income in the United States (32000 US$/year) 14 Influence: 14 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying 4 Advertising & marketing: 4 dubious practice(s) Full profile >>>
World locations & Manufacturing country incentive : address & contact : production type source Westbridge Insurance Ltd : Union Carbide (Europe) S.A, P.O.Box : 16943 Jebel Ali & 04-8074200 : Union Carbide Asia Ltd : Union Carbide Foreign Sales Corporation : Union Carbide Philippines (Far East) Inc : Union Carbide Customer Services Pte. Ltd : Union Carbide (Europe) S.A : The map of tax haven, secret accounts and shell companies Union Carbide is managed by year name photo position; compensation source 1998Joyce, William H Chief Executive Officer; salary: 3.01 million US$; Forbes Highest paid executives in 2007

Made by year employees <> social impact : country source 2003 4000 1989 -85 Canadian L. Layoff plans and labour conditions in 2007 Environmental impact year country : consequences source 1984 India : Safety measures reduced to cut costs, safety training reduced from 24 to 2 weeks, Misinformation and lying: UC refused to disclose the nature of leaked gases, "nothing more than a potent tear gas" Greenpeace 1984 India : Bhopal: fuite de methyl isocyanate 8000 morts dans les 3 premiers jours, au moins 12000 et 500000 blessés depuis, 150 000 malades chroniques, 520 000 exposés au gaz. Aujourd'hui les enfants de parents nés après 1984 souffrent encore de malformations. Greenpeace Pollutions in 2007 Influence year purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution source 2000 Investment protection and market access (to Mexico and Canada through NAFTA), to Latin America (through FTAA). : Business Roundtable : : US government, senate, congress translate Center for. 2000 Market access (through WTO), cheaper energy (through energy liberalization in Europe); uniform rules to enable the patenting of plants and animals (through TRIPS); prevent advert legislation on chemicals, self-regulation instead; : CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council) : : European Commission translate Corporate . 2000 Prevent binding regulation, co- or self-regulation instead. : American Chamber of Commerce's EU Committee : : European Commission translate Corporate . 1998 Regulation favorable to company's interests : Contribution to Candidate's Political Action Committee : amount: 28 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translate Center for. Influence in 2007 Financials year   sales income source 2003   5.17 0.31   billion US$ 2002   4.79 -0.51   billion US$ 2001   5.4 -0.7   billion US$ 2000   6.53 0.16   billion US$ 1998   5.66 0.4   billion US$ Financial delinquency in 2007

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