France chemical plant fire News

French Court Refuses to Dismiss Fire Charges Against Buffett-Owned Lubrizol

A French appeal court on Wednesday rejected a request by chemicals group Lubrizol to have judicial charges over a fire at a plant in Rouen quashed because of alleged irregularities in the investigation, a lawyer for the company said. The …

But Wait. Here’s ‘The Rest of The Story’ on Buffett’s Lubrizol

In his firm’s annual report released this weekend, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett included a side note on one of the companies his conglomerate bought in 2011 for $9 billion, a company called Lubrizol. Lubrizol is an Ohio-based global specialty …