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# --,-LMICA L PROFIL E PROPYLEN E Novembe r13.198 9 

### SUPPL Y PRODUCE R CAPACITY ' Amoco , Chocolat e Bayou , Tex

. (E , c,p ) 80 0 Amoco , Texa s City , Tex

. (R , c , p ) 60 0 Amoco , Whiting , Ind

. (R , p ) 30 0 Ashl8nd , Catletlsburg , Ky

. (R , r ) 50 0 B P America , Lima , Ohi o (R , c ) "

. 34 0 |B P America , Toledo , Ohi o (R , c ) 12 0 Champlin , Corpu s Christi , Tex

. (R , r ) 17 4 Chevron , Ced8 rBayou , Tex . (E , p ) 80 0 Chevron

. E l Segundo , Calif

. (R , r ) 11 0 Chevron , Philadelphia , Pa

. (R , r ) 18 0 Chevron , Por t Arthur , Tex

. ( E an d R , p ) 45 0 Chevron , Richmond , Calif

. (R , r ) 19 0 Citgo , Lak e Charles , La

. (R , p ) 24 0 Clark , Blu e Island , III

. (R , r ) 7 0 Clark , Woo d River

. III

. (R , r ) 6 5 Coastal

. Corpu s Christi , Tex

. (R , r ) 8 0 Coastal , Westville , N.J

. (R , r ) 5 5 Diamon d Shamrock , Sunray , Tex

. (R,r ) 24 0 Diamon d Shamrock , Thre e Rivers , Tex . (R , r ) 9 0 Dow , Freeport , Tex

. (E , p ) 40 0 Dow , Plaquemine

. La

. (E , p ) 70 0 D u Pont

. Orange , Tex

. (E

. c ) 10 0 Eastman , Longview , Tex

. (E , p ) 65 0 Exxon , Bato n Rouge , La

. ( E en d R , r , c ) 1,20 0 Exxon , Baytown , Tex

. ( E an d R , p , c ) 1,20 0 Exxon , Bayway , N.J

. (R , p ) 40 0 Fina

. Bi g Spring , Tex

. (R , c ) 6 0 Fina , Por t Arthur , Tex

. (R , c , r ) 14 0 B F Goodrich , Calver t City , Ky

. (E , c ) 13 0 Hil l Petroleum , Texa s City , Tex

. (R , c ) 18 0 Hil l Petroleum , Houston , Tex

. (R , c ) 37 5 Hil l Petroleum , Krot z Springs , La

. (R , r ) 19 0 K^ch , Corpu s Christi , Tex

. (R , r ) 20 0 Lyondell , Channelview , Tex , (E , c , p ) 2,10 0 Lyondell , Houston , Tex

. (R , r ) 27 0 Mobil , Beaumont , Tex

. (E , p ) 30 0 Mobil , Houston , Tex

. ( E an d R , p ) 19 0 Occidental , Chocolat e Bayou , Tex

. (E , c ) 70 0 Occidental , Corpu s Christi , Tex

. (E , p ) 65 0 Occidental , Lak e Charles , La

. (E , p ) 20 0 Phillips , Sweeny , Tex

. ( E an d R , p ) 57 5 Quantum , Clinton , Iow a (E , c ) 6 0 Quantum , Morris , III

. (E , p ) 20 0 Ques L Mon t Belvieu , Tex

. (R , p ) 98 0 Rexene , Odessa , Tex

. (E

. p ) 18 0 Shell

. Dee rPark

. Tex

. ( E an d R , r , c ) 1,70 0 Shell , Norco , La

. ( E an d R , p , c ) 1,40 0 Shell , Woo d River , III

. (R , r ) 25 0 Sun , Marcu s Hook , Pa

. (R , p ) 46 0 Sun , Toledo , Ohi o (R , r ) 12 5 Su n .Tulsa , Okla

. (R

. r ) 9 3 Texaco , Delawar e City

. Del

. (R , r ) 14 0 Texaco , E l Dorado , Kan

. (R , r ) 5 5 Continue d o n Pag e 3 5 

# PC B Gain s

Cite d b y G l InNewYor. . G E scientist s sai d las twee ktha tunex pectedl y rapi d progres s ha s occurre d o n th e proble m o f

detoxifyin g polychlori nate d biphenyl s (PCB's) . Th e compan y ha s ha d alongstandin g proble m wit h th e chemicals , alarg e quantit y o f whic h i t dumpe d int o th e Hudso n Rive ran d it s environ s ove raperio d o f years . According to th e scientists , progres s in ac celeratin g th e natura l biodegradatio n o f PC B s in th e laboratory make s possibl e test ing i n th e Hudso

n within 2

4 months—mor e tha n ayea rahead o

f schedule . Th e company describe d th e accelerate d biodegradation . a s wel l a s th e its timetabl e fo rcappin g land-based deposits o f PC B s las t Wednesday , th e da

y afte rth e US Environ mental Protectio n Agency ordere d i tto im plemen tit s cappin g pla

n in th e FortEdward . NY. , area . "A l the tim e thatth e 11 5 millio n researc h effor twa s launched |o n Ihe dispo s I prob lem! , commo n wisdom held tha tPC B s wer e indestructibl e an

d promised to be with u s for centuries. " say s DrStephen B Hamilton . GE s manage rforenvironmenta l scienc e an d technology . "Now , we kno wtha tnatura l bacteri ai n the sediment s o

n the floo ro

f th e Hudso n Rive rare 'feeding ' o

n PCB' s an

d w e ca n accelerat e th e rat e atwhich i l happens . Thi s proces s would eliminat e PCB' s from th e environment , no

tjus tmov e them someplac e else . DREDGIN G UNPRODUCTIVE Som e o f thi s researc h effortwa s funde d b y EPA . Dr. Hamilto n notes . AnotherGE scientist . Dr. Danie l A . Abrmowicz . adds , "Ironically , i ti s possibl e that dredgin g tb e rive rsediment s would actuall y preserv e PCB' s an

d exten d thei rlifetim e b y inlerf ering with th e natural bacteri aactivit y alread y underway. " D rAbramowicz an

d bi s colleague s sa y thei rlaboratory experiment s have demon strate d lhatdechlorinatio n o f PCB' s b y natu ra l anaerobi cbacteri acan occu rin justfou r to eigh tweeks . I

n test s lastin g 2

3 weeks , concentration s o

f tb e mos thighl y chlori nated PCB s i n "Auroclo r1242" . th e mos t commo n typ e in th e upperHudso n River , wer e reduce d b

y mor e tha

n 90 percent . The company' s scientist s ar e sai d t o hav e shown tha

tPCB' s ar e attacke d an

d degraded i n nature b

y bot h aerobi can

d anaerobi cbac teria . Tbe anaerobe s attac kth e mor e highl y chlorinate d PC

B s . strippin g chlorin e atom s fro m th e molecules . Thi s make s them more susceptibl e to attack—an d tota l destruc tion—by aerobi cbacteri aonce Ihe molecule s getwashe d ou

to f the sedimen tan

d into th e wate rron

e where oxyge n i s presen t GE plans t

o us e thi s complementar y activ it y to develo p atwo-ste p sequentia l proces s 

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.... . cu , MIHS U me uegraaatio n tim e forth e mos theavil y chlorinate d PCB's . The nextste p will be the constructio n o f physical rive rmodel s to simulat e th e Hudso n This wil l b

e done unde

rIhe supervisio n o f Timothy M Vogel , aprofesso ro f environ menta l engineerin g atth e Universit y o f Michiga n in An n Arbo rOn e model wil l bese t u p i n Dr . Vogel' s laborator

y in An n Arbor. A secon d will be buil

tal GE' s RA D cente ri

n Schenectady . N.Y . Eac h wil l consis i o

f aclea rplasti ctan

k containin g Hudso

n rive rsediment s wit

h wate rcirculatin g abov e them Aide d b y thes e reactors , Dr. Voge

l an d Ih e GE scientist s will examin e th e parameter s importantto th e biodegradatio n o

f PC B s Finding s fro m thes e studie s will be use

d i n the desig n o

f th e Hudso n Rive rbioremediatio n syste m 

# Unileve rUni t Buy s Gifford-Hil l Chemica l Unileve rUnited State s In cs subsidiar

y Cormi - In

cha s acquire d th e asset s o f Gifford-Hil l Chemical Company , asubsidiary o f Giflord-Hill Company , whic h u par to f th e Beaze rGrou

p Gifford-Hill Chemical s operate s i n th e U S constructio n chemical s marke tan d make s a rang e o f concret e admixture s a s wel l a s grouts , sealant s an

d floorin g compound s Corml x say s Gilford' s extensiv e distributio n facilitie s will accelerat e its entry into th e US marketfo

rconstructio n an

d repai rchemi cals . 

# Hexamin e Uni t Slate d Nemesi s Chemica l Internationa l ln r Piano , Tex. , plans a14 millio n t o I S millio n hexamethylenetetramin e plan ti n Natchi toches . L aGroun d breakin g l

aschedule d fo

r thi s mont h an d initia l production is planned forlate summe ro

f 199 0 The hexamin e plant , whic h will bav e a

n annua l capacity o

f 2 0 millio n pounds , wil l be locate d in th e Re d Rive rport-of-entr

y development , aproject whic h will lin kNatchitoche s rive rtransport t o th e Gul f o f Mexico . 

# Nationa l Starc h Acquire s Alc o National Starch & Chemical Corporatio n aUnileve rcompany havin g 1988 sale s I n ex- ' ces s o f 8 1 4 billio n has acquire d Alc o Chemi cal . Chattanooga , Tenn Alco manulaciure s specialty water-solu bl e polymer s an

d microbiocide s an

d reports worldwid e sale s o

f som e 835 millio n 

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## THI S MONT H AMERICA N CA S INSTITUTE , Mv - annu a commenc e 0 « m e natura l pa t an d aiecin e utiMy mouttna. . lorrti y aoonwe c »m n EOf C Eiecronstitin e Ru i Canto n Hole ! Houaio n Te » . Novemoe-29-Deeembe r1 . 

## DECEMBE R AMERICA N CHEMICA L SOCIETYO-vw r o l Owmca l •n«'»et»i g en e economie s no-da y w*»ho e •Fro m Ratee'Cf i i o Marne i t o Reiea'c r" Tun * Bay Hno n HOI * Oefl u Ha* a Decenoe ' 14-1 6 198 9 internetene i cname a co ' ytn

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s Hon&u M H»«.i rDer»m6e t 17-2 2 AMERICA N INDUSTRIA L HEALT H COUNCIL . arm* meetin g HaaR ran d Environmen t r > tn * 90 1 Um g Soano * toBu * Coneenaut. ' Ww wHote l WaaNng lo n DC . Oecerroe' 6 AMERICA N PWrTUT E O F CHEMICA L OtOINURS . conferenc e o n poaut« n preventio n lo rth e 199 0 I . J WMrnorHote ' Wesr«ngio n DC . Decembe r4-5 CHE M SHOW , -.r a cftemea ' txoce n ndutme a expoerw, ja-.o C J , Javt i Conventio n Center . NewYOTK . DecemDe , *-7 . CHEMICA L MARKETIN G RESEARC H ASSOCIATION . serine * o f"Wasfangio n an o th e Cnenaee i mauatry — Panrte n « i Woo d Traoe. " Hya n Regency Hotel . Waarnr^io n D C . Decembe r-• * CHEMICA L SPECIALTIE S MANUFACTURER S ASSOCI ATION . 76t h annua l meetin g Mamof l Haiter Beac h Re«r L Fo n Lauded-* . Fi t Decembe r3-7 . •NSTTrUT E O F GA S TECHNOLOGY , 2n d evematona ! eymposw m o n gas . o

a an d coa l Caoteennctoo y Roya l Sonett a Hotel . Ne * Onaan s LA . Decembe r11-1 3 SALE S ASSOCIATIO N O F TM E CHEMICAL INDUSTRY , 69i n annua l Cmsrma s pan y Mrro n Marqu * hotel . Ne wvor vDecembe r1 4 

## LATE R O N ASSOCIATIO N O F BIOTECHNOLOG YCOMPANIES . loun n r>tama«in_ l ooiecnnoiog. ' meetin g Haticu r Casfl * West n Hote l Toront o Omen o Canada . Ma y 23-2 5 CHEMICA L MARKETIN G RESEARC H ASSOCIATION . Write rmeeting . ' Facin g tn e '9 0 t Speoanm . B- > MCA . Agricultur

e an o tn e Environment.' ' Hya n Urao n Souart . Sa n Franoso o CalH. . Februa' y 5- 7 CHEMICA L MANUFACTURER S ASSOCIATION , ana l meetai g Tn e G'aenbner . Wfvi a Sulphu rSpring s W va . Jurat74

. CHEMICA L SPECIALTIE S MANUFACTURER S ASSOCI ATION , md-yea rmeetng . Mamo n Hotel . CNcago . Apr w29-Ma y 2 , CHLORIN E INSTITUTE , amua l meeting . Weatt n Galen a Hate ' Houston , Te n . Mart n 4-J J CONFERENC E BOARD , 199 0 taanaai ouuoo k conferenc e WaWorlAston * Hotel . Ne wYork . Februar y 14 - 15 . FEDERATIO N O F SOCIETIE S FO R COATINQ 5 TECH NOLOGY , semna ro n ' Coating s Teermowg y n tn * 199G I .Ga.1Hou*eHot « LouftnB e K y Ma y 16-1 7 5 8 CHEMICA L MARKETIN G REPORTE R Novembe r13,19B 9 

# Novembe r13,198 9

NATIONA L ASSOCIATIO N O F CORROSIO N INO I NEERS , "Ccrroac n 9 0 internationa l toru m oevote d I O protectio n an o pedormano * o > maiane n Ba*y a Hote l La t Vaga i Ne vAp m 23-2 7 NATIONA L PETROLEU M REFINER S ASSOCIATION , e n nua l meetin g con»ent< m center . Se n Antcn o 'a . Marc h 25-27 . memationa ' pet»oo>em*« l tcr.tereno . eonventa n oemer . Sa n Antone . Te a . Apn l 1-3 PHARMACEUTICA L MANUFACTURER S ASSOCIATIO N O F MEXICO , _»p o Pnarm a 9 3 19tt i aitamationa i eatvCxtc n o * tn * oharmaeeutca l mauatr y Hote l Mea ico . Mejuo o Cit

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# CHE-ViaCA L PROFIL E PROPYLEN E Novembe r13,198 9 Continue d fro m Page 5 6 Texaco , Por t Arthur , Tex . (E , c ) 65 0 Texaco , Por t Neches , Tex . (E , c ) 30 0 Unio n Carbide , Seadrift , Tex . (E , c ) 11 0 Unio n Carbide , Taft , La . (E,c ) 55 0 Unio n Carbide , Texa s City , Tex . (E , c ) 19 5 Unio n Texas , Geismar , La . (E , c ) 3 5 US X(Maratho n Petroleum) , Detroit , Mich . (R , c ) :... . 14 4 US X(Maratho n Petroleum) , Garyville , La . (R , c j 12 0 US X(Maratho n Petroleum) , Texa s City , Tex . (R , c ) 14 4 Vista , Lak e Charles , La . (R , c ) 2 0 Tota l 24,22 5 •Million s o l pound s pe r yea rfo r chemica l uses : E , fro m ethylen e units ; R , fro m refiner y operations ; r, refiner

y grade ; e , chemica l grade ; p , polyme rgrade . B P i s considerin g divertin g u p to 60 0 millio n pound s a yea ro f propylen e fro m gasolin e t o chemica l uses a

t Alliance , La . Diamon d an d Fin a are Jointl y puttin g u p 60 0 millio n pound s o

f polyme rgrad e capacit y fro m refiner

y materia l at Mont Belvieu , Tex. , I n Apri l o f nex t year . Do

wwil l hav

e anothe r60 0 millio n pound s o f capacit y b y 1993 , mostl y fro m it s ne

wethylen e cracke rat Freeport . Exxo n wil l ad d 60 0 millio n pound s o fpolyme rgrad e capacit y fourt h quarte rnex

t yea ra t Baytown . Koc h i s expandin g its plan t b y 6 0 millio n pound s i n mid-1990 . Lyondel l complete d a n expansio n s t Chan nelvie wlast summer . Quantu m wil l ad d 40 0 to 50 0 millio n pound s fourt h quarte rnex t yea rwit h its ne

wDee rPark , Tex. , olefin s uni t Su n i s considerin g a n increas e i n polyme rgrad e capacit

y o f 25 0 millio n pound s at Marcu s Hoo k i n th e secon d quarte r o f1990 . Profil e las

t publishe d 11/3/86 ; thi s revision , 11/13/89 . 

### DEMAN D 1988 : 19. 0 billio n pounds ; 1989 : 19. 4 billio n pounds ; 1993 : 22. 5 billio n pounds . (Include s exports , bu t not imports , whic h totale d 63 5 millio n pound s last year. ) 

### GROWT H Historica l (1979-1988) : 3. 3 percen t pe r year ; future : 3. 5 percen t pe r yea r throug h 1993 . 

### PRIC E Historica l (1974-1989) : High , 26c . pe r pound , polyme rgrade , f.o.b . Gul f Coast ; 24c . pe r pound , chemica l grade , sam e basis . Low , 3.3c . pe r pound , polyme rgrade , sam e basis ; 875c . pe r pound , chemica l grade , sam e basis . Curren t 16.5c . pe rpoun d polyme rgrade , sam e basis ; 15.5c . pe rpound , chemi ca l grade , sam e basis . 

### USE S ^ Polypropylene , 3 8 percent ; acryinnitrii P 1 4 pr.rr.fnt ; propylen e oxide , 1 1 percent ; cumene , 10 perent ; ox o alcohols , 8 percent ; isopropanol , 6 percent ; oligomers , 5 percent : acryli c acid , 3 percent ; export , 1 perent ; othe r4 percent . 

### STRENGT H Despit e a shak

y year , fundamenta l derivative s deman d remain s strong . Monome rimpon s thi s yea rar e one-thir d o f las t year' s level , an d export s ar e u p more tha n 10 percent . 

### WEAKNES S Price s have falle n precipitousl y fo r propylen e a s wel l a s fo r polypropylene , whic h i s currentl y sufferin g fro m a wea k marke t brough t o n b y temporary overcapacity an d overpricin g earlie ri n th e year . 

### OUTLOO K Pricin g i s expecte d t o recove ri n th e firs t hal fofnext year , a s i s th e healt h ofth e polypropylen e market . Th e curren t roun d o f capacity expansion s wil l preven t price s fro m regainin g thei rnear-recor d high s o f las t spring , bu t stead y deriva tive s growt h shoul d kee p th e marke t balanced .



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