Union Carbide Corporation was one of the oldest chemical and polymers companies in the United States of America, employing more than 3,800 people. It became infamous in popular culture for a major industrial accident that took place in its Bhopal, India plant in 1984. Gary Seven saved Khan Noonien Singh from this disaster by using the Blue Smoke Express. (TOS novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1)