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# ICAL PROFILE. PARAXYLEN E August 7,198 9 SUPPL Y PRODUCE R CAPACITY * Amoco , Decatur , Al a 1,07 7 Amoco , Texa s City , Te x1,20 0 Chevron , Pascagoula , Mis s 52 5 Exxon , Baytown , Te x75 0 Koch , Corpu s Christ! , Te x45 0 Lyondell , Houston , Te x35 0 Mobil , Chalmette , L a 140 Phillips , Guayama , P. R 60 0 Tota l 5,74 2 'Million s o f pound s annually
. Chevro n adde d 2 5 millio n pound s ofcapacitya t th e beginnin g o f thi s year . Phillip s expande d fro m 47 0 millio n pound s i n Jun e 1988
. Koc h wil l expan d it s plan t t o on e billio n pound s bylat e 199 1 o r1992
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t u p a 400-million-poun d plan t i n Eas t Montreal , Quebec , thi s quarter . Th e facilit yis incorporatin g larg e portion s o fa uni t move d ther e fro m Puert o Rico
. Profil e las t publishe d 9/1/86 ; thi s revision , 8/7/89
. DEMAN D 1988 : 5,60 0 millio n pounds ; 1989 : 5,80 0 millio n pounds ; 1993 : 7,00 0 millio n pounds
. (Include s exports , bu t no t impons , whic h totale d 22 0 millio n pound s las t year. ) GROWT H Historica l (1979-1988) : 3. 3 percen t pe ryear ; future : 4. 5 percen t pe ryea r throug h 1993
. PRIC E Historica l (1973-1989) : High , 33c
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