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Document Number: 

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A-90-19 

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ROPYLENE GLYCOL January 1,1990 

SUPPU 

PRODUCER CAPACITY" 

Arco, Bayport, Tex ' : 325 

Dow, Freeport, Tex 250 

Dow, Plaquemine, La 150 

Olin, Brandenburg, Ky » 70 

Union Carbide, S. Charleston, W. Va ..BO 

Total 875 

'Millions o! pounds of »G per year. Capacities al some locations can be supple-

"SMledby jMllPJ .qguipmgnt usuaVyji}ieeioiet);.ylene_alycol to PGrteiaco has an 

gfl/PG swingumt ai Pqi1Jv|£chej^jrMawhkJi yar- pmduee igifpimjprijpiinrti.jjiBnr 

ojU^ifjjedcatedlo.thai^puSsse;cwrcmtty n.a pium i« »rppSa«i.ipr. FI . p.^rii,i-ijrn 

Texaco markets material made by Arco through a toll arrangement. Union Carbide 

makes USP grade only. Arco snd Carbide are awaiting FTC approval ol an agreed 

sale d' Carbide's propylene glycols operations to Arco. Dow's capacity at Freeport I 

will csisnd in 1990 in conjunction with e PO expansion. In 1992 to 1993, capacity st 

both oi Dow's propylene glycol plants will be expanded. Profile last published 

2/9/67; this revision. 1/1/90. 

DEMAND 

1989: 840 million pounds; 1990: 860 million pounds; 1994: 975 million 

pounds. (Includes exports; imports are negligible) 

GROWTH ~ ~~ 

Historical (1980-1989): 6.2 percent per year; future: 3 percent per year 

through 1994. 

PRICE 

Historical (1952-1990): High. 56e. per pound, industrial grade, tanks, f.o.b. 

works: 59c. oer pound. 'JSP grade, same basis; low. 1 OVJC. per pound, industrial 

grade, same basts. Current 56c. per pound, industrial grade, same basis; 59c. 

per pound, USP grade, same basis. 

JSES y'B 58 I % \^%r 

Unsaturated po!yesten|esins,)Kpercent; i"»p»rt-,, P0 prrncnt^food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, rl percent; semi-moist pet food,*7 pcssont; humectant 

for !Gi3CCO, 4^reem; functional fluids,•4-pgre©nt: miscellaneous, *pefeen$. 

STRENGTH 7*" ^ " W 

Export shipments in 1989 were up 57 percent from tha previous year thanks 

to Strong damand in Europe. Domestically, <ood pharmaceutical, and functional 

fluids applications are strong. • 

WEAKNESS 

Production fell in 1659 by 10 percent as the previous year's substitution of PG 

for ethylene glycol in many applications did not continue as had been hoped. 

Prices have been softening sine j the Summer, particularly in UPR markets. 

OUTLOOK 

Growth in 1950 and 1991 will be slow, about 2'.i percent or less, and then will 

pick up afierwarcs. UPR demand is essential^ flat now, and is expected to pick 

up in the seconc naif of this year. Producers are working to build a potentially 

significant market tor PG-based aircraft deicing products. Shifting away from the 

"\ use of ethylene olycol-based products in this case, as well as with a number of 

functional fluids.'is iooked for in response toPG's favorable safety profile. 

DD-D-84 

Petrochemica 

The seventh edition of this widely-known industry directory* is more comprehensive 

than ever if that is possible. More than 7.200 individuals and over 2,700 company listings 

are shown worldwide. The volume includes names, titles, addresses, telephone and lax 

numbers of individuals in the commercial petrochemical and plastics industries. In 

addition to providing this information for petrochemical and plastics manufacturing 

companies, the directory includes comparable data for the engineering and consulting 

firms, trading companies, publications and others that are part of these industries. 

Emphasis, however, continues to be on providing listings for those people who have the 

authority to conduct business. Consequently, it affords users a valuable assist in targeting 

customers, planning international sales trips or promoting new market areas. 

Useful supplemental information provided in the directory includes an international 

telecommunications guide, an alphabetical listing by individual's name, useful constants 

1

 and conversion factors and tables of commercial yields wher. converting basic petrochemicals to derivatives. In addition, the publishers have introduced a brand new book to 

accompany the directory this year. The poc ket-siied "Who's Who Guide of Petrochemical & Plastics Companies" is a companion source book which is organized geographically 

and is complimentary with each order for the directory. The guide should be especially 

handy for business travel, whether the user is making calls domestically from Alabama 

to Wyoming or internationally from Argentina to Thailand. 

•WHO'S WHO IN WORLD PETROCHEMICALS & PLASTICS. 7th edition. Paper. 8 tt by 11 Inches. 

236 pages Who's Who Information Services. 17 South Briar Hollow Lane. Suite 401. Houston. Tex. 

77027.8125.00. 

C4 Hydrocarbons and Derivatives 

This book" provides a self-contained summary of industrial C< chemistry together with 

important elements of chemical engineering economics. Analysis of the competitiveness 

of processes and products in the C field has been especially stressed, including economic • 

conditions of usage of raw materials, possibilities of utilising coproducts and integration 

of these products into production programs from the standpoint of the chemical and 

technical fundamentals of the processes. 

The authors' apparent objective is to point up the complex problems associated with 

decisions regarding investment in new technologies or products and then to present 

methods of evaluation suitable for deriving a plan of action in ventures that often involve 

tremendous financial risk. 

•C. HYDROCARBONS AND DERIVATIVES. By J. Schulze and M. Homann. Cloth. 7 by 10 inches. 

23(i pages. Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 44 Hani Way. Secaucus. N.J. 07086-24P1. $135.70. 

Petrochemical Wastes 

Despite the interest directed toward development of new technologies for waste 

treatment, no systematic effort focusing on the application and relevance of these 

technologies to a specific industry has yet been attempted. In this text*, "new technologies" are defined as innovative changes in physical, chemical or biological processes. 

Emerging technologies are those that may reach commercialization over a longer term 

with more R&D testing. This study is intended to develop more information about these 

technologies as applied to wastes that are especially troublesome in the petroleum 

refining industry. The need for such a study is evident in the fact that more than 75 

percent of petroleum industry hazardous wastes are predominately disposed of by 

landfilling. 

•TREATMENT OF HAZARDOUS PETROCHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM WASTES. By Dudley 

K. Burton and K. Ravishankar. Cloth. 6 V. by »'.i inches. 270 pages. Noyes Data Corporation. Mill 

Road at f rand Avenue. Park Ridge. N.J 07656 »5R «i> 

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JANUARY 

ADHESIVE fi SEALANT COUNC'L. Ml*.* 8f-3 Sea'SMS 

sf»n courw. Piara o' ne Americas Hotei. Danas. 

Tex.. January 15-18. 

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, cnexisai marketing 

ono economics. New Y«« secnon. lunrneon meeting. 

LB Vetbnca Resta .ran.. Ne w York. January 11. 

ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING CHEMISTS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, rvneneon m«t.r.g. u Veranda 

Restaurant New York. January 30. 

BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION, win tn- Pias.CS & 

RuPPtr jr.stt.ute. "Fame Retaroams '90 " Queen Ehza w n li CoMetence Center. Lrndo-v u>*. Jarvjarv 17-

16. 

NATIONAL 4SSCCIAT'CN OF PHARMACEUTICAL 

MANUFACTURERS. 35t- .nnjaf rrwennp anoeducaTwr.h' w!»reT*ce Tr» &v«\ers Note' Pa:m Fieacn. 

F'<! .wmary 2I-2C. 

LATER OW 

A-MERCAN CtiSMtCAL SOCIETY, ner^ca: r.-.a'«e.tng 

ana tfcmcmic. c*o.'0 Ne*.* Ytyh sf cuon. •uicneo'1 

meetr*. La v^rar>aa Restau'ant NewYork Fervua'y 

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 

naiaroou« meiena- sorts coherence Hvan Regency 

Houy.ty.Hoie:. Houston Tex.. Mar-.3-17 

ASSOCIATION 0 « BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. 

toj*in tntemationa! tuotecnnoiogy meeting. Haroour 

Cast* Wektn Hotel. Toronto, Omano. Canada. May 

23-25. 

CHEMICAL MARKETING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, 

Wmier meewc,. 'Facing me '90s. Speaanes. ftolecn. Agncufcire snd toe Environment." Hyatt Union 

Scuare. Sai r rarosco. Cat... Fee/nan/ 5-7. 

CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, annual 

meernc,. Tne Greentmer. Wr.tte Siipnur Springs W. 

Va.. june 7-6. 

CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, mid-year nieeimg. Marriott Hotel. Chicago. 

AonI29-Mav2. 

CHLORINE INSTITUTE, annual frtetng. westi* Gahena 

rOtel Hojston.Ttx.. March 4-£. 

COMPOSITES INS rtTUTE. d'v.s-t>n ol tne Society o» the 

P'SEPCS inoujtry. 45tn annua' confeter.ee ano expo 

90 traoe snow. Convent-on^emer. Washington, 

OC. Fetyja". IMS . *r 

CONFERENCE BOARD, conlerence on ••RfiO/teChnoJogy 'S»0 hev issues tor Mpnagemeni." WaJdori-AStoria Hotel. New "i o-k. Marcn 6-7. 

CONFERENCE BOARD, 1990 (manc«! 0.:^^. zcr\rence Waworl-Astona Hciei. New York. Fcorua'y •*• 

15. 

COSMETIC. TOILETRY W FRAGRANCE ASSOCIATION. 

95th annua: meeting. Boca Raton hotel & CiuO. Boca 

Raton. Fla.. Fetvwry 25-28 

FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES FOR COATINGS TECHNOLOGY. 17m annua' water-come and h^ner-FObds 

coatings symposium. Hyatt flepency Hotei Ns« Orttifis. La.. Feoruan. 21-23. 

FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES FOR COATINGS TECHNOLOGV. aommor on •Coaimg!' Tecnnciogy f\ tne 

iPSO's". Gait House Hole!. Lomtvii*. Ky.. May 16-17. 

FERTiLlZER INSTITUTE, annuat meeting. CprytanC Holei. Nesnvd-e. Tenn . Feoruary 11-13 

LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, pnr(,a, rrwet>nc San 

Ffijnc:s';o Marnon Hotel. San Fianc^sc-V Caiil.. wav 3. 

NATION A*. ASSOCIATION OF CORROSION ENUtNEERS. "Con-v'Sion 90' iniemanonai (orun. cevOlfed 

to protection and pe'iorms^e of material*. Bai'y % 

Hotel. Las Veaas. Nev.. Aor*' 25-27 

NATIONAL PETROLEUM REHNERS ASSOCIATION, ennuai meeting, convention cenic. Sar* Anionic. TenMar jtt 25-27; inter; »*t.s>nei oet'oc-tcmiwi conie*enca. 

convention center. San Anion*). Tex.. Aon; 1-3. 

PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION 

OF MEXICO, E*po Pnarma '90. iPm riternanona' 

cuniOrticn ol ihe prtarmaceutical mouitry. Hoiet Mai-

*o. Mexico Cnv. Mt rice. Fepruarv *i-2<. 

PrrrSBURGH CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION on onoiyticoi cnemistry on opptieS spectroscopy, JocoD K. 

Javits Convention Center. Now York. March 5-9. 

PLASTICS INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, conlerence on 

business opportunihes m plasties rocyd-ng. 

Msvftowv Hotel. Washington. D. C Mav 23-24. 

POLYURETHANE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. 

Spnng meetmg, M>anon mn Go« ft Tennis Resott. 

Ho*-ey-ffvthO-HiliS. Fl*.. AOril 21 -25. 

PULP CHEMICALS ASSOCIATION. *3ro annua: meet.iv 

San D«go H<no^ Ho'e:. San Diego. CoM.. April 5-fl: 

17m interhat'ono! nova; sioros mectinc. vVaiooH-Astona Hcte:. New Y=tk SeptemDcr 2-325 

SOAP ft DETERGENT ASSOCIATION. 63fO annual meetma ens convention. Boca Raton hotel 6 CluD. Boca 

*ator. Fta..

 cebnjary 1-4 

SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. COntccftCO on rocent advances m tne determent inoustry. Un-ve-»ny ot 

Cambridge. C8mDr.cpriSh.re. UK. March 25-28, 

SODETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, 81'i'Cty.ei plastics division. 18th orinjci cotiierence ono new product 

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