4 Coal Butter Flashcards
1
Q
Which German company illegally shipped Ecstasy to the US?
A
Imhausen-Chemie
2
Q
What else did they likely do?
A
Built a poison-gas factory in Libya
They said they made plastic bags there.
3
Q
What happened to the head of Imhausen Chemie?
A
Sentenced to 5 years in prison and labeled “the supremem salesman of death.”
4
Q
How did the company begin?
A
As a soap company
It was started by his wife’s grandfather
5
Q
What were other scientists in the company working on ?
A
Developing fuel for Germany’s war machine from lignite.
Lignite is a low-quality coal
6
Q
What was the by-product?
A
Slack wax (paraffin)
7
Q
What did the head of Imhausen want to do with it?
A
Make edible fat to feed Nazis.
