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# 15 ) II-I-6 4 Docket Number: 

# A-90-1 9

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# ! STYREN E

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m Augus t 14,198 9 

### SUPPL Y PRODUCE R ; . . - • . •CAPACITY * Amoco , Texa s City , Te x goo Arco , Channelview , Te x 1,31 0 Chevron , St . James , L a 62 5 Dow , Freeport , Te x 1,50 0 Fin a Oi l & Chemica l (Cos-Mar) , Carville , La...;.-......... . 75 0 G E Plastic s (Cos-Mar) , Carville , La . .v........;.....'; : 75 0 Hoechs t Celanese , Bayport , Te x 1,00 0 Rexen e Products , Odessa , Tex....'.-....... . • ; 32 0 Sterlin g Chemicals , Texa s City , Te x 1,50 0 Total . 8,65 5 •Million s o

f pound s annually . Do

wi s erectin g a one-billion-pound-a-yea r plan t a t th e Texa s Gulf , probabl y Freeport , by 1993 . Arc o i s buildin g a styrene/propylen e oxid e plan t wit h styren e capacit y of 1JI 5 billio n pounds , schedule d fo r 199 1 o r 1992 , als o a t th e Gulf . Th e Cos-Ma r plan t wil l b e expande d b y 40 0 millio n pound s i n th e firs t quarte r next year , t o b e evenl y divide d betwee n th e tw o partners . Chevro n i s addin g 90 0 milio n pound s o

f capacit y a t it s St . Jame s sit e i n th e fourt h quarte r next year . Polysa r ha s recommissione d a n Idle d 200-million-poun d uni t i n Sarnia , Ontario , Canada , whic h shoul d b e i n ful l operatio n b y th e en d ofthi s month . Polysa r an d Deltec h ar e restartin g a n idle d Bato n Roug e plan t wit h capacit y o f 90 0 millio n pounds , du e fo r start u p i n lat e 1991 . Las t year , E l Pas o Product s becam e Rexene , an d Borg-Warne r chemical s divisio n wa s bough t by GE . Arc o ha s a 225-million poun d uni t i n Beave r Valley , Pa. , whic h i t bring s o n an d shut s of f accordin g t o marke t conditions . Hoechs t Celanes e ha s agree d t o sel l it s styren e facilit y t o Huntsma n Chemica l i n Marc h 1991 . Meanwhile , Hoechs t i s operatin g th e plan t exclusivel y fo r Huntsman , whic h market s tn e material . Taiwan-base d Tait a Chemica l i s considerin g buildin g a smal l styren e plan t i n th e US . Profil e las t publishe d 8/4/86 ; thi s revision , 8/14/89 . DEMAN D 1988 : 8,58 0 millio n pounds ; 1989: 8,70 0 millio n pounds ; 1993 : 9,95 0 millio n pounds
. (Include s exports , bu t no t imports , whic h totale d 47 0 millio n pound s las t year. ) " 

### GROWT H Historica l (197S-1988) : 1^5

_percen t per^ear ; future : 3 percen t pe ryea r throug h 1993
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### PRIC E : 

### T" " • Historica l (1954-1989) : High , 50c
. pe rpound , tanks , f.o.b. , works ; low , 6.6c
. pe rpound , tank s dlvd
. Current : 36V_c
. pe rpound , tanks , f.o.b. , works
. 

### USE S Polystyrene , 5 5 percent ; acrylonitrile-butadiene-styren e (ABS) , 1 0 percent styrene-butadien e rubber(SBR) , 5 percent ; styrene-butadien e latex , 5 percent ; unsaturated polyeste rresins , 5 percent ; miscellaneou s uses , includin g othe r copolymer s an d styrene-acrylontitrile (SAN) , 7 percent ; exports , 1 3 percent . 

### STRENGTH Tw o verystron g year s fo rstyren e derivative s hav e raise d averag e deman d levels
. Th e polystyren e marke t ha s grow n appreciably , an d AB S continue s t o w demonstrat e shar p growth
. Capacit yutilizatio n rate s hav e bee n clos e t o 10 0 percent . —-•- S*-

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# Issu e fo r90' s Addressin g the Nationa

l Conference o f State Legislature s i

n Housto n las t week , Willia mD . Ruckelshaus , chair

manan dchief

executiv e officer

o f Browning-Ferri s Industrie s Inc . (NYSE : BFI) an dtwic e administrato r

o f the U S EPA , stresse dtha

t w e hav e i nthi s coun

try the technica

l solution s t

o the wast e problem , bu

t lac k the necessar

y politica l solutions . "Th e proble mo

f wast e in America, " he said , "i s no t

tha t we d o no t know ho w t o solv e it.. . i t ha s t o d o wit hvalues , publi c prioritie s an dtrade-offs . I t

i s a nintersectio n problem , inwhichprivat e enterpris e i s tryin g t o mes h wit hase t o f publi c processes , an dther e i s san di n th e gears. " Mr . Ruckelshau s believe s tha t whil e wast e increase s an ddisposal capacit y decreases , "i t i s difficul t

t o exaggerat e th e difficult y today o f sitin g any facility havin g t o d o wit h th e disposal o

f soli dwaste. " H e say s tha t whil e w e mus t

recycl e an dw e mus t

reduc e wast e a t th e source , we stil l mus t fac e u p t o th e presen t

necessity for

disposa l capacity . "We nee dsaf

e disposal facilitie s regardles s o f how muc hwast e we canreduc e o r recy cle, " h e said .

SITINGA PROBLEM W e hea r o f th e difficultie s o

f sitin g disposal facilitie s every day . But , he says , "w e hav e to understan dtha t

i n orde r t o ge t anythin g don e i nafre e society thre e thing s ar e needed. " H e cite s firs t th e nee dfo

r ase t o f values , o f a publi c consensu s tha t

ther e i s agoal worth pursuing . Next , he says , i s ase t

o f incentive s tha t

wil l rewar dsociety for

pursuin g th e goals , an d finall y th e institution s tha t ca n"adop t

th e values an dadministe r

th e incentives. " Mr . Ruckelshau s says , "Ou r

multi-layere dsys te mo f governmen t

ha s faile dt o develo p an institutiona l solutio nt o th e wast e problem. " He warn s tha t

simpl y treatin g th e disposal industry like autility andsubjectin g i t to rat e regulatio ni s awors e erro r tha nsupposin g w e can d o withou t mor e disposal capacity . He cite s Ne w Jersey , astat e tha t

ha s aggres sivel y pursue dth e publi c utilit y option , wher e th e numbe r

o f wast e hauler s ha s de

cline dfro m2,30

0 t o fewer

than 650 , wher e muc ho f thei r wast e i s no

w goin g ou

t o f state , an dwher e arecen t

governor' s tas k

forc e ha s recommende dderegulation . "Fre e market s ar e not

perfect, " Mr . Ruck

elshau s says , "bu t

the y ar e efficient

alloca

tor s o f services . A loo

k aroun dth e worl d today show s u s natio n afte r natio ndesper

atel y tryin g t o establis hfre e marke t system s afte r year s o f publi c secto r

monopoly . Inth e wast e disposal syste mo

f thi s country, " h e says , "w e hav e suchafre e marke t system. " "Ther e ar e n

o quic k fixes, " h e emphasizes ; H-IU J .^uwmmmim ^ •JMBXymFPU |ggE5ia«--a-M-- g '

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# STYREN E Augus t 14,198 9 Continue d fro m Pag e 4 6 WEAKNES S Price s hav e falle n 13 1 /
. cent s pe rpoun d sinc e thei rrecor d high s a t th e beginnin g o f th e year , du e primaril yt o fallin g worl d price s an d weakenin g 4 benzene
. OUTLOO K Deman d shoul d remai n stead ythroug h th e res t o f thi s yea ran d beyond , althoug h th e spectacula rgrowt h o f 198 7 an d 198 8 ar e behin d th e industr ynow . Growt h thi s yea rwil l b e slight , les s tha n 2 percent , bu t th e five-yea raverag e fro m 198 8 shoul d b e 3 percent . Ther e i s roo m fo rfurthe rpric e erosio n short-term ; i f al l o f th e announce d capacit yexpansio n project s ar e realized , operatin g rate s "an d price s wil l drop
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# Generic s Continue d fro m Pag e 7 Dr . Youn g ha s tol dCongres s he expect s mor e indictment s withi n th e agency . In addition , Rep . Joh n Dingel l (D-Mich.) , chairma n o

f aHous e oversigh t

& investiga

tion s subcommittee , ha s accuse dBola r Phar

maceutica l Company o

f als o fraudulentl y submittin g SmithKlin e BeechamCompany' s "Dyazide " i

n plac e o f it s ow n versio n i

n a n effor t t o wi n FDA approva l —acharg e Bola r ha s denied . FDA' s action s las t

week see mcontrar y t o th e positio n th e agenc y took whe n it testifie d befor e Rep . Dingell' s subcommitte e las t month . Dr . Youn

g sai dth e agenc y lacke d legal authority t o withhol dproduct s mad e b y companie s involve di n wrongdoin g o r b y firm s whos e employee s hav e bribe dofficial s t o spee du p o r slow dow

n application s for dru g approvals . Face dwithth e threa t

o f litigation , Dr . Young sai dCongres s shoul dpas s legislatio n tha t wouldenabl e FD

A t o bar companie s involve di ncorruptio no

r t o revoke o

r refus e t o approv e application s fro mcompanie s fo r acertai n perio do

f time . A s aresul t o f thes e recen t

events , it

ap pear s th e $1. 4 billio ngeneri c dru g industry i s certai n t o fac e increase dgovernmen t regula

tio na s wel l a s publi c suspicio nabou t th e safet y an deffectivenes s o

f it s products . Th e questio ni s whethe r

allegation s agains t

afew firm s ca ndampe n th e entir e industry' s prospects . Under amajo r chang e inFedera l law in 1984 , generi c dru g manufacturer s ar e not require dt o carr y out

th e clinica l test s tha t cos t research-based , brand-nam e manufac

turer s million s o

f dollars . Instead , the y mus t prov e onl y tha t the y hav e mad e exac t

c o f brand-nam e drug s tha t hav e los t paten t protection . Becaus e thei r

researc han ddevelop overhea di s muc hsmaller , generi c ma r turer s can pric e thei r

product s wel l ! competin g brand-nam e drugs . A s ar th e industry ha s grow n dramaticall y a n account s fo

r 30 percen t

o f ne w prescri p an d8 percen t

o f th e $1 8 billio npresc r market . 

# D u Pon t Continue d fro m Pag e 9 velopmen t

enginee r fo r D u Pont Auto r Products . Th e agreemen t

betwee n D u Por . Show aDenk

o continue s arapidl y g r worldwid e tren dtowar dth e us e o f pTi . replac e stee l i

n fue l tanks . Accord Show aDenko , plasti c tank s offer gre a sig n flexibilit

y fo r adde dfue

l capac i A patente dD

u Pon t proces s allow s rie r resi nt o b e dry blende dwit hhigh- t polyethylen e an dblow-molde di n a ste p t o produc e afue

l tank wit ha n i i lamina r barrier . Du Pon t als o ha s agreement * Kuhlman Corporatio n o

f Troy , Mitsui chemica l Industrie s Ltd . o f Japa n a n Industrie s o

f Finlan dcoverin g th e sa n nology . 

# AR S Test s Continue d fro m Pag e 9 plains , wouldallo w mor e type s o f pro c b e pre-slice dan dpackaged . Tha t wc goodnews , he adds , fo

r bus y cons * cook s at restaurant s an dother s i nt h industry . Futur e coating s may hav e othe r po uses , he notes . They might com e i n ha ; keepin g filling s in pizza s o r preventi : fromsoakin g th e crust . A new , casein-derive dcoatin g n th e thre e requirement s o f a n idea l coating , say s Joh n M. Krochta . forme i 

# f CENTRIFUGE S PM7500 0 Sharpies , 31 6 S/S . Like-Ne w PM3000 0 Sharpies , 31 6 S/S . UNUSE D PM2000 0 Sharpies . 31 6 S/S . UNUSE D P540 0 Sharpies , 31 6 S/ S RECONDITIONE D P340 0 Sharpies . 31 6 S/S . (3 ) P85 0 Sharpies , 31 6 S/S . UNUSE D P-66 0 Sharpies , 31 6 S/ S 40 " x 60 " Bird . 30 4 S/S . reconditione d b y mfr . 32 " x 50 " Bird , 30 4 S/S , 1 0 degree s contou r NX21 0 AHa-Laval , 31 6 S/S , complet e BSAG44 0 Veronisi , S/S , 3 way , complet e SA18-00-0Q 6 Westf alia , 3 way , sanitary S/ S 48 " Sharpie s "Sludge-Pak " Mode l SP-6500,31 6 S/S 48 " x 24 " Tolhurs t "Batch-Master" , R/L (2) 48 " x 20 " Tolhurs t "Batch-Master , S/ S 40 " Tolhurst , cente r slung , rubber-line d PC-3 0 Dorr-Olive r Merco , S/ S 15 0 H.P^5 ) 

## DRYERS/COOLER S 32 ' dia . Niro Spray Dryer , 31 6 S/S , UNUSE D 10 ' dia . Niro Flui d Be d Dryer , 30 4 S/S , UNUSE D 7'6 " Nir o Spra y Dryer , S/S , complet e syste m 4 ' Niro Utilit

y Spra y Dryer , S/S . complet e 30 " Bowe n # 1 Towe r La b Spra y Dryer , S/S A-.f.-nonnebar e rotary . S/S (2 ) 

## REACTORS-KETTLES-TANK S 600 0 gal . Noote r Kettle , S/S , jacketed , agitate d 500 0 gal . Kettle . Inconel . coil , agitato r (2) 300 0 gal . Alloy Craft , 316 L S/S , 15#/75 # 250 0 gal . Koven . Nicke l Clad . 125 * ,'6 2 * 120 0 gal . Nooter . Hast . "B " 60#/90 # 100 0 gal . Plaudler , G/L , 25#/75 # (3) 50 0 gal . Brighton , 30 4 S/S , 500#/150 # 20 0 gal . Pfaudler , G/L , 25#/75 # 2 0 gal . Pfaudler , G/L . 150#/115 # 5 gal . Pfaudlei , 31 6 S/S , 600#/150 # 

## NE W PURCHASE S 12 " x 24 " Bethlohe m La b Flaker , chrome , like-ne w RA28-K12 2 Riet z Disintegrator , sanitary , S/ S 3 ' x 10 ' Stake s Rotar

y Vacuu m Dryer , 31 6 S/S , 1 5 H.P . FA15 0 FiUpatric k

Flui d Be d Dryer , S/S (2 ) FA7 5 Filzpatric k

Flui d Be d Dryer , sanitarvS/ S 10,50 0 gal . Tanks , S/S , vertical , 10'x16 ' (10 ) 15 0 gal . Hamilto n Kettle , S/S , doubl e motio n 4 5 gal . S.S . Product s Co . Reactor , S/S . 40#/60 # 3 0 gal . Pfaudle r Reactor , G/L . 30#/105 # 2 0 gal . Pfaudle r Reactor , G/L . 150#/105 # 12- H Shut z O'Nei l Pulverizer , complet e 13 5 cu . ft . Paddl e Mixer , S/S , jacketed , (2) 36 " x 14'6 " Strong-Scot t Solidair e Dryer , hastallo y 24 " x10 ' Strong-Scott "Solidaire " Drye r 4 3 sq. f 33sq. f CT 9 Al l
40 0 c u 25 0 cu , 9 0 cu . 15 0 cu 7 5 c u 6 9 c u 3 0 cu 30 0 ga 2C0g a 10 0 ga 12 5 ga 12 5 6 a 6 0 g c 5 0 g a 5 0 g p .7 5 g r FK M