Where does a western chemical plant that contaminated drinking water go next? To India

<p>Miteni factory closed after water pollution scandal but machinery and patents were bought and rebuilt by Indian company</p><p>The thick green jungle and rust-red hills of Lote, on India’s west coast, give way to a small hill where a factory looms against the sky.</p><p>The factory is almost brand new, but its machinery is not: it comes from the former Miteni factory in Vicenza, Italy. Miteni closed down in 2018 after <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/chemicals-pfas-miteni-under-fire-in-italy/">one of the worst environmental scandals</a> in the country’s recent history: after decades of producing <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/23/what-are-pfas-forever-chemicals-how-toxic-are-they-and-how-do-you-become-exposed">Pfas forever chemicals</a>, the company’s management was brought to trial for contaminating water resources in an area where 350,000 people live. In June, <a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/11-executives-jailed-over-italian-pfas-pollution/4021775.article">its former executives were found guilty</a> at the Vicenza court of assizes of causing environmental pollution and other charges and given prison sentences, which they are expected to appeal against.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/31/miteni-factory-pfas-plant-italy-india">Continue reading...</a>