Dow Chemicals admits in its 2008 annual report that present and future liabilities associated with asbestos cases against Union Carbide are expected at $2.2 billion. It takes on the burden of the Union Carbide liability on its books, even as it refuses to accept the same in the case of Union Carbide in India.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/annual-report-2008-dow-chemicals
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/dow-chemical
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-industry
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/union-carbide
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india