Union Carbide Corporation faced 57,957 unresolved asbestos claims
at June 30, 2011, compared with 66,090 claims at June 30, 2010,
according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 3, 2011
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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