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Tessenderlo Group controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 1942

    Tessenderlo ammonium-nitrate explosion

    On 29 April 1942, an ammonium-nitrate explosion destroyed the Produits Chimiques de Tessenderloo factory and much of the surrounding town. The disaster killed 189 people and injured more than 900. Rebuilding the factory at the same site later became controversial.