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# Naphthalen e Robus

t i n 198 9 A s Phthali c Outle

t Perform s Th e caphtbaleo e Industr y L » robus tI

n 1989 . Majo r derivativ e phthali c anhy drid e i s performin g well , an d sale s vol ume s t o bot h emergin g an d matur e smalle r marke tsegment s ar e meetin g positive - expectations . Steady growt

h in demand fo

r purifie d naphthalen

e ha s prompte d Allied-Signa

l Inc . t o pla n a -O.OOv-mctric-lo

n facility a

tIt s Ironton , Ohi o ta r distillatio n plan

t(CMR , 3 / IS/89 , pf . 4) . Petroristic s Inc. . a consultin g fir m I n Irv ington . N.Y. , l

a releasin g a report

, "U S Naph thalene Marke

tOpportunities " projtctln g a marke d rite I n naphthalen

e consumptio

n b y the phtiialic anhydrid

e industr y I n tb e 1990's . Sinc e the earl y 1980s , al

l U S phthali c an hydrid e producer

s excep tHoppe

r Industries , whic h supplie s itsel f

wit h naphthalene , hav

e devote d their feedstoc

k arrangemerrt

s exclu sivel y t o orthoxylene . Bu tL i the late 1980's . orthoxylen e cost s hav e increase d substantially an d ar e widel y expecte d t

o remai n a thiLg b level s lotg-tenn . whil e m pc'J-elen

e costs hav

e bee n fairl y sta bl e a ta significantl y lowe r level . DUA L FEE D CAPABnjT Y Industr y source s indicat

e tha tseveral , i

f no tmos tU S phthali c jnhydrid e makers ar e beginnri g t

o seriousl y evaluate the neces sar y step s fo

r successfull y achievin g dua l naphtb-Jene/orthc-ylen e feedstoc k capabil it y in the comin g decade . A phthali c anhydrid e manufacture r in Italy svritche

d ove r a fe

w year s ag e t o dua

l feed , an d thi s ha s contribute

d t o bet-tb y US naphthalen

e expor tsales . Source s sa

y tha tsuc h a move requires tb e installatio n o

f a ne r catalyst , an

d thatth e naphthalen

e use d Deed s t o b e mod-fitd , possi bl y b y i n evaporator . Th

e dua l fee d syste m I s sai d t o b e highl y flexibl e in term s o

f napfathaleoe/orthoxyle_e percentag e mix , a s tb e tw o ar c blende

d togethe r prior t o bein

g fe d int o a F reduction uni t Indartiy source s not

e tha ta majo r ques tio n mar k fo r intereste d partle i i n th e phthali c anhydrid

e industr y i s the availabil it y o f Uurg e enoug h supplie s o

f naphthalen

e t o meettli e potentia

l ris e in demand . A majo r poin to f the Petrogistic s study , say s a naphthalen

e producer

, "appear s t o h. * drumnin g u

p interes tamon g petroleu m companies log o ou

tan d recove r naphthalen

e potentiall y availabl e i

n thei r stream s lo w tha ti s no tbeing recovered. " Petrogistic s say s I

tenvisions pHroleu- i naphthalen

e productio

n fro m stea m crac

k . T pyrolysi s i s ga s oi

l an d refiner y flui d nalyti c cracke r ligt tcycl e oi l becoming the bac-t»?o e o f futur e U S naphthalen

e supply . Fm-jberrnore

, Petrogistic s say s tiia

t"fore seeabl e domesti c naphthalen e chemical de man d an d oversea s expor

toperations coul

d b e supplie d fro

m underutillxed/ldle d U S toluen

e bydrodralkylatlo

n unit s converte d t o naphthalen

e operation. " Th e rupbtbalen

e make r benefittin

g perhaps the roostfro

m the presen

tsituatio n i s Koppers . whic

h I s enjoyin g a substantia

l competitiv e edg

e agains tIt

s phthali c anhy

drid e competitors , mos

to f who m ar e no t bark-integrate

d t o orthoxylene . O f the naphthaleo

e consume d outside th

a 

# PRIC E TR_.NDUi.E S WEE KENDIN G APRI L 7.198 9 

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W pMhali c lKJastry. a atxeeN * portio n b s c counte d fo r b y the Insecticide earbary

L produce d I n th e U S b

y Rhooe-Pouler c A naph

thalene supplier say s tha

tthe generally ma tur e marke tfo r carbary l an d relate d prod

uct ! appear

s t o b e neede

d fo r a relativel y stron g year . Saperplastici-ers , a for

m o f naphthalen

e sulfocate-formaldefayd

e condensates taxe

d la concrete additive- , ar e de-nonstratlag th e mos tdramati c ris e amon

g naphthalen

e en d markets . Source s pe

g a lO-to-lS-percen t growt h rat e o n thes e product

s fo r thi s yea r an d posnibi y th e nex tsevera l The

y ar e markete d principall

y b y W.R . Grac e A Oo . aa d Her-te l Corporation

, Stron g expor tdeman d refectin g exchange rate s ia reported . Deman d fo r othe r napC__aJen

e sulfonate s a s syntheti c tannin

g agent s an d I n varioo s surfactan tan d dispersan

tchemical s i s de

scrlbe d a s hemlthy

. Mot h repellento n i s sai d tob e satisfactory . Petrogistics ' repor

tdiscusse s selecte d naphthalen

e produc topportunitie

s tncladln g the following : tajtrahydioastaraqa-wne/aa thraquinooe prodoetio

n fo r paper/pulp , dye

a an d specialt y chef-dea l marttets ; beta-oaph tho l product-O

B fo r the dye-tuf

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, fo r exam ple . "Wt i hav e no tsee n • marke

tnee d t o ru n a ta hlglie r severity, " b e Mys. Th e ipokesma

n ali o emphatically denie s ith e sperulatlo n tha

tth e E H Dorado , Kan. , re finer y woul d b e uneconomica

l t o ru n I n tbe futur e becaus e o

f It s location . "Ou

r multimll llo n dolla r Investmen

tint o contro l no d Instrumentation improvement s I n th e solvent s secto r ther

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w ou r commitmen

ta t tha ts i ta. " ISOPROPY

L ALCOHO

L - Lis tan d offlis tpricing fo r Isopropy

l slcobo l move

d u p b y 2c . pe r gallo n o n Apri l 1 a tmos tproducers . Source * M

y thi s Increase stil l does no tmak e u p fo r increase d propylen

e costs . Europea

n materia l ha s bee n high-priced , no

ta n alter nativ e source , becaus e propylen e I s lighte r an d mor e expensive there . Producer ! expect the I P A Increas

e t o b e accepte d becaus e al ternativ e coating s solvents , suc h u ethanol , ar e stil l makin

g n p margins squeezed b

y ethylen e costs . PROPYLEN

E —Exxo

n Chemica

l Compan y h u announce

d plan s t o construc ta 800 - milllon-poun

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# AROHATEC

S Ccn-nue d frce

n Pag e 1 2 chemica l markets ; naphthalen

e diisocyanat

e productio n a s a premiu

m intermediat

e fo r premiu m orethao e elastomer s o r a s a toluen ; diisocyanat

e substitute ; tetrali o an

d relate d naphthalen

e derivative s productio

n i n a n enhance d role i n the bea ttransfe r fluid s markets . A join tventur e betwee n Hoechs tCelanes e Corporatio

n an d Karen * Cb-mica

l Industr y Compan y o f

Tokyo , Japao-t o produc e Kurefca' s KMC-11

S diisopropy

l naphthalene baae d odorles s solven ta tBocks , Ala . coul d creat e a sizeabl e outle ther e fo r napethalene i n the carbonles s copying paper Industry. However, the projec

tha s bee n i n a holdin g patter n fo r severa l months . Lis tpricing : fo

r coa!tar-base

d naphthalen

e i s reporte d t o b e be'.ww

n I S cents pe r poun d an d 20 cent s pe

r poun d Petroleum-derived lis tpricin g ha

s recentl y bee

n assaye d s t3 1 cents pe r poun d A ruanufacture

r o f the forme r grad e My s tha toff-lis tpricin

g ha s bee n Increiiso d slifhtl y thi s year , reflectin g th e market' s strength . BT X —Spo tbenzen e i s quote d betwee n f 1.5 0 an d 11.5 2 pe r gallo n Contrac

tpostings ar e a t11.5 5 pe r gallon . Tb

e benzen e marke t ha s bee n fairl y stabl e in recen tweeks . However , toluen

e spotpricin g ha

s risen t o betwee n $1.2 2 an d 11.2 5 pe r gallon , o p fro m 11.1 1 pe r gallo n the previous week . Toluene' s strengt h reflects the gasolin e marke t Spi txylen e i s quote

d a t11.4 7 pe r gallon . Contract s thi s mont

h ar e Mi d t o b e S1.4

S pe r gallon , dow

n 5 c pe r gallo n fro

m March . PAKAXYl__rV

E —A quarterl

y pric e increas e ha s bee n nominate d A range o

f 31 c pe r poun d t o 3 1 Vi c pe r poun

d i s quoted . Firs t quarte r pricing wa

s 2 8 Vic . pe r pound . S1YRJEN E —Producer

s M y they ar e en deavorin g t

o maintai n pric e stabilit

y o n do mesti c sale s despit

e the recen tweaknes s I

n oversea s markets . "Styrene pricin g her e wil l com e dow n eventually. " coocede s a manufacturer, "ho tI don' tthin k i twil l dro p a s soo n u b y a s muc h u som e peopl e thin

k " A representativ e larg e volume contrac t postin g o f 49c . pe r poun d I s reported , highe

r tha n a n expor tquotatio n o f 46 c pe r poun d For al l o t1938, expor

tpricing ra

n wel l abov e domesti c levels . Whil e producer

s M y tha tsevera l mainte nanc e outage s schedule d I n th e comin g month s shoul d serv e t o forestall a

n oversup pl y situatio n I

n the US , a weakenin

g I n over sea: ) market

s coul d ultimatel y bac

k produc t u p her e a s the Incentiv

e t o shi p declines . Chie f styren e derivativ e polystyren e i s facing stif f competitio n I

n variou s en

d market s wit h polypropylene . "Som

e polypropyl en e people ar e willing t

o d o anything " t o mak e a Mle , My

s on e styrene/polystyTeo e maker. H e note s tha

tcertai n grade s o

f poly propylen e ar e going fo

r abou thal f the pric e o f polystyren e 

# Superconducte r

Demonstrate d B y Bellcor e R& D Research?! * fro m Bellcore . Rutger s Universit y an d Japan' s Nippo n Electri c Compan y lis twee k reporte d depositin g superconductin g thi n film s o n silico n an d registerin g critica l curren tdensitie s 30 0 time s highe r tha n thos e o f previou s attempts . Tb e oe w film s becom

e superconductiv

e a t 8 7 degree s Kelvin , 1

0 degree s abov

e lis * tem peratur e o f liqui d nitrogen , an

d h a v e critical curren tdensitie s wel l abov

e the minimu

m considere d practica l fo r applications- . "Superconductive thi

n film s o n silico n wit h critica l curren

tdensitie s u hig

h a s thes e wil l hav e significan

tapplications t

a futur e productio

n o f Wgb-spee

d el<xtror_

e devices. " My

s Venk y VerJulesaa . the Bell cor e researcher wh

o le d the team . Bellcor e use d pulsed-laser technoiof

y i t pioneere d I n th e las ttw o year s l o la y a yt trium-barium-copper-oxid e film 00 silico n wafers havin

g buffere d layers . Th

e tea m firstdeposite

d a superconductin

g fil m di rectl y 00 silico n a yea r ago . Thre e problem s ba d t o b e overcom e t

o pro duc e qualit

y film s o n silicon . Superconductiv e film reacts chemicall y agains tthe sili co n substrat e a ttb e 65

0 decre e Ctetrl_T_de temperatur

e neede d t o deposi

tthe film . I

a addition , superconductiv

e film s wer

e pron e t o cr?ck . an

d researcher s ha

d difficult y puttin g propcrlyoriente d film

s oo si!icon . A tea m a tNippo

o Electric . le d b

y Yoteh i Miyasaka. develope

d a buffe r laye r betwee n tb e film an

d tb e substrat e Th

e buffe r con sist s o f magnesiu m aluminat

e grow n directl y o n silico n b y chemica l vapo r deposition an

d a subsequen tlaye r o

f bariu m Utanal e de posite d b y sputtering . 

# IC I Widen s Scop e I n Biochemica l Are a I Q i s widening it s interes tin biotechnol og y wit h the acquisition o

f Cambridg

e Re Marc h Biocbemical s Ltd

. (CRB) . Th

e Cam bridge-base

d supplier o

f peptides , a-Ubodie

a an d othe r biocbemical s wil l becom e par to f Id' s biologica

l product s buxine n I

n BilUnfham-<»-Te_ssiae , whic

h exploit s tb e prod

ucts o f biotechnolos y i

n iDternsfiooa

l markets . CRB' J 60-stroeg staf

f wil l continue t o wor

k fro m Cambridg

e an d ther e ar e plan

s t o ex pan d tbe company' s ew e Ixmoes s in prptlde . an d antibodies .

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