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# CHEMICA L PROFIL E METHY L CHLORID E Marc h 9.199 2

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### SUPPL Y *
. «,,.;.. . ^ „ , . . * » *.V^- ' PRODUCE R : ~ ' - £ r *•-«-
. CAPACITY * Dow , Freeport , Te x : ; ."" M *.v....7...5 5 Dow , Plaquemine , L a . ' r ..- . 17 5 Do wCorning , Carrorton.K y ..i........40 0 Do wComing , Midland , Mic h ; .L...5 0 G E Plastics , Waterford , N Y :..:..."

9 0 Occidental , Belle , W.V a *
. V : i". 9 6 Vulcan , Geismar , L a ; i.., .* •5 4 Vulcan , Wichita , Kan
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. :....4 8 i6iTota i ^........C.^:....%.....£............96 6 'Million s o

f pound s annually
. Capacities are flexible as othe r chtoromethane s ca n be
. produced i n th e sam e facility
. LC P Chemical s permanentl y close d it s 2 5 millio n poun d plan t "a

t Mouhdsville , W.Va. , i n Augus t 199 1 * Vista' s 11 5 millio n poun d plan t at Lak e Charles , La. , was closed i n lat e 1991
. Vulca n bega n producin g methy l chlorid e earl y i n 199 1 afte r modifyin g it s plants a t Geismar , La. , an d Wichita , Kan
. Do w Cornin g recentl y doubled its capaeity.l n addition , ove r 20 0 millio n pound s o f capac it y i s use d captivel y b

y Dow , Occidenta l an d Vulca n t o mak e othe r chloromethanes
. G E Plastics an d Do

wComin g consum e al l o f thei r methy l chlorid e outpu t captivel y I n silicon e production
. Profil e last published 3/20/89 ; thi s revisio n 3/9/92
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! ^ . - v, ,*•-; • . '.r, « -"-.. i DEMAN D - r. <.y 1991:78 5 millio n pounds ; 1992:79 5 millio n pounds ; 1996:84 5 millio n pound s (Include s export s o

f abou t 1 5 millio n pound s i n 1991 , whic h accounte d fo r 2 percen t o f U S production , import s ar e negligible)
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### GROWT H — Historica l (1982-1991) : 8. 9 percen t pe r year , future : 1 t o 2 percent'pe r yea r throug h 1996
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. Historica l (1952-1992) : High , 28c
. pe r pound , ind. , bulk , tanks , works ; low , 6.5c
. pe r pound , sam e basis
. Curren t 26c
. t o 28c
. pe r pound , sam e basis / - * ;' -
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s t i 4 r USE S - ^-: \ ; Silicones , 7 9 percent ; methy l ceflulose , 7 percent ; agricultura l chemicals , 5 percent , quatemar

y amines , 5 percent , buty l rubber , 2 percent , miscellaneous , 2 percent . ,•>__-•-* ' •>•».«•!£•"£•• ' STRENGT H '- ; * ' •V " >....-*i;.U.^ , #iV-:tfyt j Us e i n Reproductio n o

f methy l chtorosilaihe

s — .interrnedlatesi n th e productio n o f silicone fluids , easterner s an d resin s -

—ha s bee n expandin g about 2 t o 3 percen t pe r year . Deman d fo r methy l chloride-derive d ceflulose ether s i s growin g a t a simila r rate. .." :

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### :^#S^ 3 ^"^^^-^^^^^XBi^l ^ Herbicid e prodiictio n an d othe r agriwltura l appTication s ar e considere d rr» - ture , whil e buty l rubbe r productio n i s onl y growin g abou t 1 percen t pe r year.i f ~ ' 

### OUTLOOK

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. : Man y existin g sfficon e market s ar e mature , bu t producer s ar e devekxsn g ne w high-performanc e product s fo r aerospac e an d militar y applications
. Longe r term , sBicone-based material s ma y als o penetrat e th e engineerin g plastics:rno* » ket
. Slightl y greate r tiian GNP-typ e growt h InchtorbformproductkD n srroul d continu e t o b e a brigh t spo t fo r captive methy l chlorid e demand.';
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# A-90-1 9 11-1-191

B y DO N I
AB S PROJECT : A

n announcementm a Industrial Corp. , thatth e Taiwanes e c o millio n pound-a-yea

racrylonitrile-but . por tIndustria

l Comple x a tRoute 14 6 i indicate d earlie r(CMR

, 12/30/91 , pg. . strea m i n 1994 . Ch i Mei , whic

h ha s 1. 1 billio n pound* adding 330 millio n pound s ther e b y 19 ! resin s producer . It' s thoughtth e fir m • exportin g aportion o

f U S outputwith ; confidentiality agreements , speculati t thi s sor tin Houston . PILLA RO F SMOKE : At9:1 5 a.m . F e in g in a n employees ' parking lo ta tth < Chemical , nicked aten-inch NG L pip e Withi n second s a

n explosio n ensued . 1 burning ethan e an

d propane coul d be : The blas tknocke

d outelectricit y t

c Becaus e o

f th e electrica l failure , so m stack . Nin e firefighter s an d agat e gu released . The fir e took mos to f th e d c valvedshut . Despit e th e magnitud e o

f th e spec t which , accordin g t o Texac o plan tsp o dow n i n a n orderly manner. " Sh e st a th e shif tha d jus tcomplete d acours e previous , s o wer e well-prepared . "T h Th e fir e wa s about400 yard s fro m pipelin e did notsupply th e complex , stage s las twee k an

d produc twa s be i inspectio n o

f anothe rnearb y ga s pi p BIG THRE E EXPANSION : Bi g Thr AirLiquide , wil l build a$66-million . facilit y a tPor tNeches . The ai rsep a oxyge n an

d nitrogen , mostl y fo rane tio n by Texac o Chemica

l nearby . Th e balanc e o l th e outputwil l feet pipelin e network . The ga s turbine- p megawatt s o

f electricit y fo rth e air : stea m fo rth e Texac o Chemical fad ! NISSAN-MONSANTO : Directo rR. . ha s welcome d Nissa n Chemical Ind i join tventur e wit

h Monsant

o Chemi t an d sp achemical s in St . Charle s Pa : th e material s a tit s Luling , La. , plar . LYONDEL

L STARTS STILL : Th e f o f i tHouston refiner

y bac k on stre a 92 , pg . 42. ) Crud

e runs ar e now ab o A flui d ca tcracke ri s due on i n mid runs t o 265,000 b/d . 

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