Chlorine Leak Forces Petchem Plant Closures
Bnamericas Published: Friday, August 25, 2000
Two out of three plants controlled by Argentine petrochemical company Solvay Indupa in the Bahia Blanca petrochemical pole have been forced to close as a preventive measure after a chlorine leak on Sunday at one of the plants, La Nacion (Argentina) reported. The governor of Buenos Aires province Guillermo Ruckauf ordered the closure. Yesterday a group of inhabitants of the town of Ingeniero White asked for the definite closure of the plants and threatened to block traffic in the area.
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