2019
On March 21, 2019, a major explosion occurred at the Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical Co., Ltd. Publicly available safety and environmental violation records suggest that JTC was an accident waiting to happen. IPE contacted four chemical companies who appeared from public records to be customers of JTC – DowDupont, BASF, Clariant, and Merck. However, these chemical giants are not trying to participate in the multi-stakeholder efforts; instead, they are still trying to shy away from their responsibilities.
Publication Date:2019-05-17