New Delhi: LG Polymers on Thursday said it is transporting styrene monomer from its Vishakhapatnam facility to South Korea.
The lethal gas leaked last week, killing 11 people. An eight-member technical team from Seoul, led by its petrochemicals company president, had visited the site after one of the deadliest industrial accidents since the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984. “We have begun the transportation of the Styrene Monomer (SM) inventory within the plant as well as in the styrene tanks at the port by vessels to South Korea to prevent and eliminate all risks factors," LG Polymers India Pvt.
Ltd. said in a statement. A first information report, or FIR, has been registered against LG Polymers India Pvt. Ltd. In addition, the chaebol has