The main products currently manufactured at the plant are Diuron Technical and Linuron Technical bulk herbicides and Trometamol, a pH buffering agent for pharmaceutical and industrial applications and a custom- manufactured herbicide intermediate for a global agricultural chemical producer. Some 50 percent of the Cedar-brand products are exported. Zone procedures would exempt Cedar from Customs duty payments on foreign materials used in production for export. The application indicates that the savings from zone procedures will help improve the international competitiveness of Cedar and its customers. 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.
The closing period for their receipt is April 1, 1996. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary.