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OAR Box 1878 

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Document Number: 

66) 11-1-45 

Docket Number: 

A-90-19 

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SUPPLY 

PRODUCE* cuPAcmr 

336-009 CopohfTT»er,k5itOfiRou9t,Lt.(B)..... .,•. .........1S0OO' 

° % T^' 0fc s Fre » P ^ Ttx.5 Oetos Pwvy» Com ; Mkfiond, 

Mlch.jPrrtt)bur«,C«W.(X) ....... . .7.... . 175,000 

rTrwtorre, Lake Chsrfts, la. (8) 120,000-

GsnC^Potymef.Moo^dore.Ortoa) ...............$,00 0 

Qsn Corp Porymtr, Mogadore, Ohio QQ...... ,i................. . 10,500 

Qtf)CorpPotyitw, Mogadore,Ohio(P)....*».» 6,000 

General Tiro, Odessa, Tex. (I) .....00,000 

Qoodyear,Akron,Ohio(L) 3,000 

Qoodyear, Calhoun, (fern ...........................45,00 0 

Ooodywr,Calhoun,Ot.(P). 6,000 ., 

QoodyMr, Houston, Tex. (B)..... . 305,000 f 

Qoodyear, Houston, Tex. (L)..... ,..,26,000 

W.R.Qrtw.Cwtnaboro.K^jBoi^ Acton. Ms»».(L) 12,500 

Polysar Latex, Monaoa, Pa.(X>. ...........25,00 0 

PoiVstvUtox,ChsttatiooQa,Ttnn.pQ..,. 45,000 

PolyMrUtox,Critttanoog«.Ttnn.(L).... .22,600 

fteiehhoW, Chsswoid, Del.; Konslngton, OJ . (X) 105,000 

Un<xsl,ChsrtQtt«,N.C.;Lsl^«io,Csaf.(X)... 39.000 

TOTAL I^TMOO^ 

AKwfCmul*rOTi)o*yTnsft2Sdt^T«niW>«'(I) 855,000^ 

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 ^8oiiiii^*poiVmsftet4soi1*njbbor(8) 120,000«r 

LsMx8M(non^rf)Oxy<ttod)(L) 07,000 

Csrt»Kyitrt<xJt«ttn(X).......... 621,500 

Pyridine vftirllalex(R) 10,000 

*M«trio font per year af atmJeton (HJ and eeJutfon (9) porymarUad ee*d •tyrana 

butsdiafwmbbar(8W).8BHtefttt(L),csibox 

9BA lata 1 (P). Dry rubbtr figures include extender oB», but not carbon Msok. 

Goodyear alao has 20,000 metrio tons of solution potyrnerf^ 8BJVPOtyfcrt*ito* 

swing eaptoKy tt Beaumont, Tax., wWcfi H rum oTacrtttooarirv for esptrvt use. 

Amariewi Svrrtfiatte Rtibbar Con)pa^ 

eapScHy on standby in LOuievUe, Ky.IASP AO arises ^ W^sUO-otmdlsttw 

diviiion on Jury 1. Oonorai Tift Cttnpsny was botiQntWConoWTt^OAirtYi^Wsrkt 

AQ Itttyatr. Airiarlpo^SYripoiit|o<r% 

flits, which merged to 1959. ha total Mrrttplstt taoJudss somo amuWotHMlymtr. 

feed poiybuttditrtt/seR ctptofty, not hdudtd stove. Copolymer sfso has sdo> 

tfonal awing nKr»o/9BA cspoctty at Baton ROUft. not Included above, wttchla 

currently dadiosted to nitres production. Ffr>etona,saotUtiorH)orT^nertitdCtpsoSy 

can alao be run to product ooMxrtadieoe. Tne company cutranw d*W W tit 

lio.wo-matrtc-ton Orange, Tax* ptoifgp^ohrPlSSlltnt production. Pew ptanTto 

1 product POrVputtdiana. Tne company c 

spoony oy i*i* owougn atooosctie^ajng, 

wt^febRkTjLaa^aiaiJWa^kji BbAeaai 

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increase its istax cai 

year. Profits last pubSentd, 4/29/15$ thta rcvtaton, 5/27/99. 

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1997:072,000 metric torn of dry SBH; 42^000 metrio tons gf non-cartxwytated and pyridine vinyl latex; 454,000 metrio tone of carboxytated latex 190JK 

885,000 metric tone of dry 88R; 42,000 metric tone of norvorboxytated end 

pyridine vinyl latex; 466,000 metrio tons of earboxyieted latex. 1982:880,000 

metric tons of dry 8BR; 48,000 metric tone of rron-cartwxylated andpynone 

vinyl latex; 526,000 metrio tons of carboxyiated latex. Al figures exclude Imports 

butlndude exports. 

Contjnusdon 0V€K 

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euyiaot oxioe capacity wui M derived from 

debotUenechings and catalyst changes, the 

project is very flexible and will be market 

demand drives, not project driven, and only 

Implemented as Deeded. 

The least flexible part of the project is the 

new ethylene oxide unit Carbide plans for the 

balance of the new capacity. For that, the 

company Is looking at construction la the 

mld-1990'i, anywhere from 199! to 1996, according to the spokesman. The company has 

not fully decided where the unit will be built, 

although it will be st one of <ha company's 

existing sites. 

A cooperative agreement Is also possible, 

end the company Is looking at ventures with 

olefins makers, ethylene oxide customers 

and with financial backers. 

Overall plans currently call for some debotttenecking, followed by construction of 

the new unit, then more debottlenecking. 

Carbide Is not yet saying how much 

ethylene glycol capacity will be built with the 

new oxide capacity. However, the company 

is looking at EO and EQ derivative markets 

as fast growing outlets for the new oxide — 

mainly polyethylene terenhthalate resins 

and polyesters, especially in less developed 

countries. Carbide does expect exports to 

play a significant role ia its future EO/EG 

plana, 

EO LIMITS SUPPLY 

The initial 1S5 million pound EO debottlenecking will not involve new EG capacity: 

current US ethylene glycol supply is con* 

strained by EO, sot EG, capacity, the 

spokesman notes. 

The spokesman says that Union Carbide 

has a well defined ethylene feedstock plan as 

well, to back up Itt planned oxide investment. 

He says the first phase of UCCs ethylene 

program la the already announced restart of 

idled capacity at Taft 

In addition to the new EO capacity, Union 

Carbide la also planning to introduce a new 

family Of rubbeMlke polyethylene products 

it calls "Flexomers." these products will be 

produced In a 325 million pound polyethylene 

lector at Adrift which will be converted to 

"Flexomer" production while retaining the 

capability to produce FB. According to • 

spokesman, the conversion will take place 

toon after the mid-1989 start-op of additional 

PE capacity at Seadrift, now under construe* 

Uon. 

He said the new products will extend the 

company's "very low density" PE product 

Una significantly with even lower modulus 

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redacts and will be a first step toward 

CCs entry into the BP rubber and other 

elastomers businesses. Displacement of 

ethylene vinyl acetate and other non-PE 

products is envisioned. 

Union Carbide Is also constructing a W* 

million-pound "state-of-the-art" compounding facility at Seadrift for medium and high 

voltage semiconductlve products for the 

power cable market These products will 

complement a new generation of medium 

voltage insulation products Carbide is currently introducing, when the facility Is completed by late.1989. Combined, the "Flex-
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GROWTH 

Historical (1078-1W7): minus 3 percent per yesr for dry end ncrHxwisoxy. 

lated Ifitex; 3 percent per year for carboxylated ietex; future: 1 percent per year 

for dry and fwn-carboxylated latex; 2 to 3 percent per year for carboxytated latex 

through 1992. 

PRICE 

Historical (1953-1985): Htoh, 60c. oer pound, dry SBR. tyoa 1712. OH «r. 

tended, f.o.b. works.; low, 2lc. per pound, same basle. Current Ket 54c. per 

pound, dry SBR. same basis. Market price range, 42c. to 46c. per pound, dry 

SBR, same basis; 63c to 65c. per pound, carboxylated Ietex, paper coeting 

grade, bulk, f.o.b. works. 

USES -;4 

Dry SBR rubber-tires and tire products, 61 percent; mecnanica/ and inouairtsi, 

16 percent; exports 12 percent; automotive, 8 percent; other 3 percent. Get* 

boxyiated latex-carpet backing, 36 percent; paper costing and treating, 36 

percent; adhesives, vinyl finishing and spedartjes, 21 percent; exports, 4 percent; textile treating, 2 percent 

STRENGTH / 

Dry SBR sales have been buoyed by a revitalized US tire industry, through 

Western European and Japanese Joint ventures onshore. Tire sates have been 

strong this year, and tire production plants are being expanded. Consumer 

preference for higher performance, not necessarily longer-lasting tires, has 

strengthened sales and the rising cost of natural rubber is driving some reformulation, Increasing SBR used per tire. Carboxytated latex demand grew by a 

dramatic 12 percent last year, due to record paper industry growth and the 

Introduction of new staln-rtpeflant carpet fibers. Paper industry carboxylated 

latex sales have remained strong this year. 

WEAKNESS 

Dry SBR continues to lose ground to nitrite, EP and EPDM etostomere (n both 

automotive jjnder-ttie-hood and wire and cable applications reo^ririohlgh heat 

resistance. In the carboxylated latex area, most of the textile market has moved 

offshore, and carpet Industry safes are expected to fail from last year's heights. 

Monomer supplies have been tight this year, capping production of both rubber 

and latex. 

OUTLOOK 

Despite the continued preference for reotaJs, the tire market for SBR and 

non-carboxylated latex should remain fairfy strong, growing by about 2 percent 

per year through 1692. Lower carpet and specialty sales of cartwxyletad 8B 

latex should be balanced by strong paper industry sales, pushing GNP-growth of 

2.8 to 3 percent over the next four years. SuppHes should ren^tig ^ until new 

rrx>oomerc^adtycc<TO8We1reamarrjund1990. 

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