The blast at pharma company Escientia’s plant in the Atchutapuram Special Economic Zone in Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, is the worst industrial accident in the region in recent times. These accidents raise serious questions about the state of industrial safety in Andhra Pradesh, more specifically in the SEZ. Meanwhile, the typical safety data sheet of MTBE — that operating personnel …
A contract worker died in an explosion that occurred in a reactor at Vasant Chemicals in Atchutapuram Special Economic Zone of Anakapalli district on July 17 morning. Anakapalli Collector Vijaya Krishnan said an explosion occurred in the Halar Coated Autoclave Reactor during the processing of 3TDA, an aromatic organic compound, in the Production Block VI of Vasant Chemicals at around …
