Unanswered questions after arson attack at Durban pesticide warehouse and toxic air cloud
by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick
July 19, 2021
Unanswered questions after arson attack at Durban pesticide warehouse and toxic air cloud
by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick July 19, 2021 Thousands of Durban residents woke to the overpowering stench of burning chemicals almost a week ago, when arsonists and looters set fire to a massive warehouse containing toxic pesticides and chemical products owned by the Mumbai-based chemicals giant UPL.
The Indian multinational group was set up in 1969 as United Phosphorus Limited by chemist Rajju Shroff and now boasts that it is the fifth biggest agrochemical company in the world (after Bayer, Dupont, Syngenta and BASF) with annual revenue of $5.04-billion