Refinery by- products include sulfur, carbon black oil, petroleum waxes, and petroleum coke. The complex also produces petrochemcial products such as lubricating oils, process oils, petroleum resins, benzene phthalic anhydride, methyl ethyl ketone, alkyl esters, alcohols, neo acids, isoprene, naphthenic acid, Vistalon Rubber, Exxon Bromobutyl, Escorez Cyclics, Jayflex Plasticizer, Exxate Solvents. Zone procedures would exempt the refinery from Customs duty payments on the foreign products used in its exports. The application indicates that the savings from zone procedures would help improve the refinery's international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board.
Public comment is invited from interested parties.
John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary.