Carus Chemical is the only producer of potassium permanganate and sodium permanganate in the Western Hemisphere.
This explains a lot about the lack of accountability, and the City of LaSalle bending over backwards and covering for Carus as residents became aware of illegally stored product in a crumbling building behind their homes.
Because of its unique geology and minerals, La Salle County, Illinois, has become a center for resource extraction and chemical manufacturing.
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