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