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# ROPYLEN E GLYCO L January1,199 0 

## SUPP U PRODUCE R CAPACITY " Arco , Bayport , Te x' : 32 5 Dow , Freeport , Te x25 0 Dow , Plaquemine , L a 15 0 Olin , Brandenburg , K

y » 7 0 Unio n Carbide , S . Charleston , W . V a ..B O Tota l 87 5 'Million s o ! pound s of»G pe ryear . Capacitie s a l som e location s ca n b e supple - "SMledb y jMllP J .qguipmgnt usuaVyji}ieeioiet);.ylene_alycol to PGrteiac o has a n gfl/P G swingum t a i Pqi1Jv|£chej^jrM a whkJ i yar

- pmduee igifpimjprijpiinrti.jjiBn r ojU^ifjjedcatedlo.thai^puSsse;cwrcmtt y n.a piu m i « »rppSa«i.ipr . FI . p.^rii,i-ij r n Texac o market s materia l mad e b y Arco throug h a tol l arrangement . Unio n Carbid e make s US P grad e only . Arco sn d Carbid e are awaitin g FT C approva l o l a n agree d sal e d ' Carbide' s propylen e glycol s operation s to Arco . Dow' s capacit yat Freepor

t I wil l csisn d i n 199 0 i n conjunctio n wit h e PO expansion . I n 199 2 t o 1993 , capacit

y s t bot h o i Dow' s propylen e glyco l plants wil l b e expanded . Profil e last published 2/9/67 ; thi s revision . 1/1/90 . 

## DEMAN D 1989 : 84 0 millio n pounds ; 1990 : 86 0 millio n pounds ; 1994 : 97 5 millio n pounds . (Include s exports ; import s ar e negligible ) 

## GROWT H ~ ~ ~ Historica l (1980-1989) : 6. 2 percen t pe ryear ; future : 3 percen t pe ryea r throug h 1994 . 

## PRIC E Historica l (1952-1990) : High . 56e . pe rpound , industria l grade , tanks , f.o.b . works : 59c . oe rpound . 'JS P grade , sam e basis ; low . 1 OVJC . pe rpound , industria l grade , sam e basts . Curren t 56c . pe rpound , industria l grade , sam e basis ; 59c . pe rpound , US P grade , sam e basis .



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% Unsaturate d po!yesten|esins,)Kpercent ; i"»p»rt-, , P0 prrncnt^food , pharma ceutical s an d cosmetics , r l percent ; semi-mois t pet food,* 7 pcssont ; humectan t fo r!Gi3CCO , 4^reem ; functiona l fluids,•4-pgre©nt : miscellaneous , *pefeen$ . 

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## * " ^ " W Export shipment s i n 198 9 wer e u p 5 7 percen t fro m th a previou s yea rthanks t o Stron g daman d i n Europe . Domestically , <oo d pharmaceutical , an d functiona l fluid s application s ar e strong . • WEAKNES S Productio n fel l i n 165 9 b y 1 0 percen t a s th e previou s year' s substitutio n ofP G fo rethylen e glyco l i n man y application s di d not continu e a s ha d bee n hoped . Price s have bee n softenin g sin e j th e Summer , particularl yi n UP R markets . OUTLOO K Growt h i n 195 0 an d 199 1 wil l b e slow , abou t 2'. i percen t o rless , an d the n wil l pic k u p afierwarcs . UP R deman d i s essential ^ flat now , an d i s expecte d t o pic k u p i n th e secon c naifo fthi s year . Producer s ar e workin g t o buil d a potentiall y significan t marke t to rPG-base d aircraf t deicin g products . Shiftin g awa y fro m th e "\ us e o fethylen e olycol-base d product s i n thi s case , a s wel l a s wit h a numbe rof functiona l fluids.'i s iooke d fo ri n respons e toPG' s favorabl e safetyprofile . 

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# Petrochemica Th e sevent h editio n o f

thi s widely-know n industr y directory * i s mor e comprehensiv e than eve ri f

tha ti s possible . More tha n7.20 0 individual s and ove r2,70 0 compan y listing s ar e show n worldwide . Th e volum e include s names , titles , addresses , telephon e an d la x number s of

individual s i n th e commercia l petrochemica l and plastic s industries . I n additio nt o providin gthi s informatio n fo rpetrochemica l an d plastic s manufacturin g companies , th e director y include s comparabl e dat afo rth e engineerin gand consultin g firms , tradin gcompanies , publication s an d other s thatar e parto f thes e industries . Emphasis , however , continue s t o b e o n providin glisting s fo rthos e peopl e wh o hav e th e authority t o conduc tbusiness . Consequently , i tafford s user s avaluabl e assis tintargetin g customers , plannin ginternationa l sale s trip s o rpromotin g ne wmarke tareas . Usefu l supplementa l informatio n provide d i n th e director y include s aninternationa l telecommunication s guide , analphabetica l listin gby individual' s name , usefu l constant s 1 an d conversio n factor s and table s of commercia l yield s wher . convertin gbasi cpetro chemical s t o derivatives . I n addition , th e publisher s hav e introduce d abran d ne wboo kt o accompan y th e director y thi s year . Th e pocket-siie d "Who' s Wh o Guid e o f Petrochemi ca l & Plastic s Companies " i s acompanio n sourc e bookwhic h i s organize d geographicall y an d i s complimentar y wit h eac h orde rfo rth e directory . Th e guid e shoul d b e especiall y hand y fo rbusines s travel , whethe rth e useri s makin gcall s domesticall y fro m Alabam a t o Wyomin go rinternationall y fro m Argentin at o Thailand . •WHO'S WH

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# Hydrocarbon s an d Derivative s Thi s book " provide s aself-containe d summar y o f industria l C

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f chemica l engineerin geconomics . Analysi s o f th e competitivenes s o f processe s and product s i n th e C field ha s bee nespeciall y stressed , includin g economi c• condition s o f

usag e of ra wmaterials , possibilitie s of utilisin g coproduct s an d integratio n o f thes e product s int o productio n program s fro m th e standpoin to f th e chemica l and technica l fundamental s o f th e processes . Th e authors ' apparen tobjectiv e i s t o poin tu p th e comple xproblem s associate d with decision s regardin ginvestmen ti n ne wtechnologie s o rproduct s and the nt o presen t method s o

f evaluatio n suitabl e fo rderivin gapla no f actio ni n venture s tha tofte n involv e tremendou s financia l risk . •C . HYDROCARBON

S AN D DERIVATIVES . B y J. Schulze an d M . Homann . Cloth. 7 b

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# Petrochemica l Waste s Despit e th e interes tdirecte d towar d developmen tof ne wtechnologie s fo rwast e treatment , n o systemati ceffor tfocusin gonth e applicatio nand relevanc e o f thes e technologie s t o aspecifi cindustr y ha s ye tbee nattempted . In thi s text* , "ne wtechnolo gies " ar e define d a s innovativ e change s i n physical , chemica l o rbiologica l processes . Emergin gtechnologie s ar e thos e tha tma y reac h commercializatio nove ralonge rter m with mor e R& D testing . Thi s stud y i s intende d t o develo p mor e informatio nabou tthes e technologie s a s applie d t o waste s thatar e especiall y troublesom e i nth e petroleu m refinin gindustry . Th e nee d fo rsuc h astud y i s eviden ti nth e fac tthatmor e tha n75 percen tof

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## JANUAR Y ADHESIV E fi SEALAN TCOUNC'L . Ml*. * 8f- 3 Sea'SM S sf» n courw . Piar a o ' n e America s Hotei . Danas . Tex. . Januar

y 15-18 . AMERICA N CHEMICA L SOCIETY , cnexisa i marketin g on o economics . NewY« « secnon . lunrneo n meeting . L B Vetbnc a Rest a .ran. . N e wYork . Januar y11 . ASSOCIATION O F CONSULTIN G CHEMIST S & CHEMI CA L ENGINEERS , rvneneo n m«t.r.g . u Verand a Restauran t NewYork . Januar y30 . BRITIS H PLASTIC S FEDERATION , wi n tn - Pias.C S & RuPPt rjr.stt.ute . "Fam e Retaroam s '9 0 " Quee n Ehza w n l i CoMetenc e Center . Lrndo- vu>* . Jarvjar v17 - 16 . NATIONA L 4SSCCIAT'C N O F PHARMACEUTICA L MANUFACTURERS . 35t - .nnja frrwenn p anoeduca Twr.h ' w!»reT*c e Tr » &v«\er s Note ' Pa: m Fieacn . F'< ! .wmar y2I-2C . 

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W A-MERCA N CtiSMtCA L SOCIETY , ner^ca : r.-.a'«e.tn g an a tfcmcmic. c*o.' 0 Ne*. * Yty h s fcuon . •uicneo' 1 meetr* . L a v^rar>aa Restau'an t NewYor k Fervua' y AMERICA N INSTITUT E O F CHEMICA L ENGINEERS ,

naia r oou « meiena - sorts coherenc e Hva n Regency Houy.ty.Hoie: . Housto n Tex. . Mar-.3-1 7 ASSOCIATIO N 0 « BIOTECHNOLOG YCOMPANIES . toj*i n tntemationa ! tuotecnnoiog ymeeting . Haroou r Cast * Wekt n Hotel . Toronto , Omano . Canada . Ma y 23-25 . CHEMICA L MARKETIN G RESEARC H ASSOCIATION , Wmie rmeewc,. 'Facin g m e '90s . Speaanes . ftolecn . Agncufcire sn d toe Environment. " Hyatt Unio n Scuare . Sa i r

rarosco . Cat.. . Fee/nan / 5-7 . CHEMICA L MANUFACTURER S ASSOCIATION , annua l meernc, . Tn e Greentmer . Wr.tte Siipnu rSpring s W. Va. . jun e 7-6 . CHEMICA L SPECIALTIE S MANUFACTURER S ASSOCI ATION , mid-yea rnieeimg . Marriott Hotel . Chicago . AonI29-Mav2 . CHLORIN E INSTITUTE , annua l frtetng . westi * Gahen a rOte l Hojston.Ttx. . Marc h 4-£ . COMPOSITE S IN S rtTUTE . d'v.s-t> n o l tn e Societyo » th e P'SEPC S inoujtry . 45t n annua ' confeter.e e an o exp o 9 0 trao e snow . Convent-on^emer . Washington , OC . Fetyja" . IMS . *r CONFERENC E BOARD , conlerenc e o n ••RfiO/teChnoJ og y'S» 0 he vissue s to rMpnagemeni. " WaJdori-AStori a Hotel . New" i o-k . Marc n 6-7 . CONFERENC E BOARD , 199 0 (manc« ! 0.:^^ . zcr\renc e Waworl-Aston a Hciei . Ne wYork . Fcorua' y•* • 15 . COSMETIC . TOILETR YW FRAGRANC E ASSOCIATION . 95t h annua : meeting . Boc a Rato n hote l & CiuO . Boc a Raton . Fla. . Fetvwr y25-2 8 FEDERATIO N O F SOCIETIE S FO R COATING S TECH NOLOGY . 17 m annua ' water-com e an d h^ner-FObd s coating s symposium . Hyatt flepencyHote i Ns « Or ttifis. La. . Feoruan . 21-23 . FEDERATIO N O F SOCIETIE S FO R COATING S TECH NOLOGV . aommoro n •Coaimg! ' Tecnnciog yf\ tn e iPSO's" . Gai t Hous e Hole! . Lomtvii* . Ky. . Ma y 16-17 . FERTiLlZE R INSTITUTE , annua t meeting . Cprytan C Ho lei . Nesnvd-e . Ten n . Feoruar y11-1 3 LEA D INDUSTRIE S ASSOCIATION , pnr ( ,a , rrwet>n c Sa n Ffijnc:s'; o Marno n Hotel . Sa n Fianc^sc- V Caiil. . wa v3 . NATIO N A* . ASSOCIATIO N O F CORROSIO N ENUt NEERS. "Con-v'Sio n 90 ' iniemanona i (orun . cevOlfe d t o protectio n an d pe'iorms^ e o fmaterial* . Bai'y% Hotel . La s Veaas . Nev. . Aor* ' 25-2 7 NATIONA L PETROLEU M REHNER S ASSOCIATION , en nua i meeting , conventio n cenic . Sar * Anionic . Ten Ma rjtt 25-27 ; inter ; »*t.s>ne

i oet'oc-tcmiw i conie*enca . conventio n center . Sa n Anion*) . Tex. . Aon ; 1-3 . PHARMACEUTICA L MANUFACTURER S ASSOCIATIO N O F MEXICO , E*p o Pnarm a '90 . iP m riternanona ' cuniOrtic n o l ih e prtarmaceutica l mouitry . Hoie t Mai - *o . Mexic o Cnv . M t rice . Fepruar v*i-2< . PrrrSBURG H CONFERENC E & EXPOSITIO N o n onoiyti co i cnemistryo n opptieS spectroscopy , Joco D K . Javit s Conventio n Center . NowYork . Marc h 5-9 . PLASTIC S INSTITUT E O F AMERICA , conlerenc e o n busines s opportunihe s m plastie s rocyd-ng . Msvftow vHotel . Washington . D. C Mav23-24 . POLYURETHAN E MANUFACTURER S ASSOCIATION . Spnn g meetmg , M>ano n m n Go « ft Tenni s Resott . Ho*-ey-ffvthO-HiliS . Fl*. . AOri l 2 1 -25 . PUL P CHEMICAL S ASSOCIATION . *3r o annua : meet.i v Sa n D«g o H<no^ Ho'e: . Sa n Diego . CoM. . Apri l 5-fl : 17 m interhat'ono ! nova ; sioro s mectinc . vVaiooH-Aston a Hcte: . Ne wY=t k

SeptemDc r2-32 5 SOA P ft DETERGEN TASSOCIATION . 63f O annua l meet m a en s convention . Boc a Rato n hote l 6 CluD . Boc a *ator . Fta. . c ebnjar y1- 4 SOCIETYO F CHEMICA L INDUSTRY . COntccftCO o n rocen t advance s m tn e determent inoustry . Un-ve-»n yot Cambridge . C8mDr.cpriSh.re . UK . Marc h 25-28 , SODET YO F TH E PLASTIC S INDUSTRY , 81'i'Cty.e i plas tics division . 18t h orinjc i cotiierenc e on o newproduc t

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