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### MEMORANDU M TO : Proces s Vent s Docke t A-90-1 9 FROM : Wand aFloy d DATE : Decembe r

199 1 SUBJECT : HO NNESHAP : Industr y Characteristics /

Dipropylen e Glyco l Attache di s aproduct-proces s summar y (PPS ) for

th e productio no

f Dipropylen e Glycol vi ahydrolysi s o

f propylen e oxide . Thi s i s aco-produc t wit hpropylen e glycol an di s reference s i nful

l t o propylen e glycol (57556A) . Informatio ninthi s PP S i s use da s a basi s for emission s an dcos t

impac t estimate s for

th e HO Nprogram . Liste dbelo w ar e th e ke

y reference s use dindevelopin g th e attache dPPS . "Chemical Profile. " In : Chemical Marketin g Reporter . Schnel l Publishin g Company , Inc. , New York , February 1987 . 

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ADMINISTRATIV E NOTE S 

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Februar y 16,198 7 SUPPL Y PRODUCE R CAPACITY * Arco , Bayport , Tex . 2 5 Dow , Freeport , Te x2 6 Dow , Plaquemine , L a 1 5 Olin , Brandenburg , K

y 6 Unio n Carbide , S . Charleston , W . V a 8 Tota l 8 0 •Million s o

fpounds o

fDP G pe r year . Capacitie

s represent byproduc

t capabilities o

f propylene glyco l plants , althoug h DP G ca n b e made b yreactin g P

G with propylen e oxide ifdeman d warrants . Texaco ha s a 5-miBton-pound-per-year DP G uni t on standb y at Por t Neches , Tex . Union Carbid e produce s fragrance-grad e only . Profil e las t publishe

d 3/19/84 ; thi s revision , 2/16/87 . DEMAN D 1986:5 5 miHio

n pounds ; 1987:56. 5 millio n pounds ; 1991:6 2 millio n pounds . GROWT H Historica l (1977-1986) : 0. 5 percen t pe r year ; future : 2. 5 percen t pe r yea r throug h 1991 . PRIC E Historica l (1952-1987) : High , 45V2C . pe r pound , industria l grade , tanks , f.o.b . works ; low , 12c . pe r pound , tanks , frt . alld . Curren t 40V2C. pe r pound , industria l grade , tanks , f.o.b . works . USE S Unsaturate d polyeste r resins , 5 5 percent ; plasticizers , 3 0 percent ; alky d resins , 7 percent ; hydrocarbo n an d fragrance extractiv e solvent , urethan e polyol s an d others , 8 percent . STRENGT H DP G dibenzoate plasticizer s hav e enjoyed double-digi t growt h fo r th e las t severa l years , i n par

t du e t o toxicit

y concern s abou t competin g phthalate-base d plasticizers . DP G i s less expensiv e tha n othe r polyot

e use d i n alkyd resi n production . WEAKNES S DP G deman d b

y polyeste r resi n maker s has no

t quite kept u p wit h resi n growt h itsel fbecause o fcompetitio n fro m lower-priced diethylen e glycol . Produce r inventories rose las t yea r du e t o highe r P G demand . OUTLOO K•*:*•; DP G outpu t wil l remai n a functio n o fP G demand , a s on-pufrbs e productio n i s unlikely i n th e nea r future . Polyeste r resin s wil l remai n a stabl e outle t forOPG ; benzoate plasticize r applications , especiall y i n light o frecen t FD

A approva l fo r food-contac

t use , shoul d continu e t o gro wstrongly .