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                                                                   Exhibit 10.75

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                             MASTER ASSET CONVEYANCE

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                           FACILITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT

                          Dated as of October __, 2002

                                     Between

                              BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC.

                                       and

           BORDEN CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

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ARTICLE I:   DEFINITIONS  .................................................................      2

ARTICLE II:   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  .............................................      4

    2.1.     Representations and Warranties of BCP ........................................      4

    2.2.     Representations and Warranties of BCI ........................................      5

    2.3.     No Other Representations or Warranties .......................................      6

ARTICLE III:   COVENANTS ..................................................................      6

    3.1.     Real Property Conveyances ....................................................      6

    3.2.     Other Asset Conveyances ......................................................      6

    3.3.     Utilities Conveyances ........................................................      6

    3.4.     Reciprocal Servitude Agreement ...............................................      6

    3.5.     Waste Water Assets  ..........................................................      7

    3.6.     Geismar Environmental Allocation Agreement ...................................      7

    3.7.     Environmental Servitude Agreement ............................................      7

    3.8.     Certain Fees .................................................................      8

    3.9.     Further Assurances ...........................................................      8

ARTICLE IV:   CLOSING .....................................................................      8

    4.1.     Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Parties ...............................      8

    4.2.     Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of BCI ................................      9

    4.3.     Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of BCP ................................      9

    4.4.     Closing ......................................................................      9

ARTICLE V:   TERMINATION ..................................................................     10

5.1.     Termination  .....................................................................     10

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ARTICLE VI:   MISCELLANEOUS ...............................................................     10

    6.1.     Notices ......................................................................     10

    6.2.     Severability .................................................................     11

    6.3.     Counterparts .................................................................     11

    6.4.     Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries ...............................     11

    6.5.     Governing Law ................................................................     12

    6.6.     Consent to Jurisdiction ......................................................     12

    6.7.     Assignment ...................................................................     12

    6.8.     Expenses .....................................................................     12

SCHEDULES
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Schedule 2.1(d)        Permitted Liens on BCP Exchange Property

Schedule 2.2(d)        Permitted Liens on BCI Exchange Property

Schedule 3.2           Methanol Maintenance Shop Tools and Equipment

Schedule 3.10          Terms of Conveyance Instruments

EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT A-1            Real Property and Improvements to be Conveyed to Bci

EXHIBIT A-2            Real Property to be Conveyed to BCP

EXHIBIT B              Utilities

EXHIBIT C              Operating Agreement and Lease

EXHIBIT D              Geismar Environmental Allocation Agreement

EXHIBIT E              Environmental Servitude Agreement

EXHIBIT F              Location of BCI Formaldehyde Pipeline

EXHIBIT G              Settlement Agreement
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                             MASTER ASSET CONVEYANCE
                                       AND
                           FACILITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT

         MASTER ASSET CONVEYANCE AND FACILITY SUPPORT AGREEMENT, dated as of
October __, 2002 ("Master Agreement"), between BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC., a New
Jersey corporation with an office at 180 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
(hereinafter "BCI") and BORDEN CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS OPERATING LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership with offices at Highway 73 and 30,
Geismar, Louisiana, 70734 (hereinafter "BCP").

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, on April 3, 2001, BCP filed a voluntary petition for relief
under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Sections 101-1330 (the
"Bankruptcy Code"), in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court") under case number 01-1268 (the "Bankruptcy
Case"); and BCP is continuing in possession or its properties and acting as a
debtor in possession pursuant to sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code;

         WHEREAS, BCP owns a chemical manufacturing and production facility
located in or near Geismar, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, consisting of
approximately 370 acres (the "Geismar Facility");

         WHEREAS, BCP previously used the Geismar Facility for the production of
certain chemical products;

         WHEREAS, BCP continues to own and operate certain assets at the Geismar
Facility, including water treatment assets used for treatment of process
wastewater and of certain storm water and groundwater associated with the
Geismar Facility;

         WHEREAS, BCI owns and operates (i) plants for the manufacture of
formaldehyde (ii) a methanol tank farm (iii) a barge dock and (iv) related
assets located at or near the Geismar Facility (collectively, the "Formaldehyde
Plant");

         WHEREAS, the Formaldehyde Plant has been afforded access to the support
assets of the Geismar Facility and the general facility support services
provided by BCP in connection with BCP's operation of the Geismar Facility;

         WHEREAS, on June 11, 1998, in United States v. Borden Chemicals and
Plastics Operating Limited Partnership, No. 94-2592-A-M2, the United States
District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana entered a consent decree
(the "Consent Decree") between BCP, the United States and the State of Louisiana
in resolution of certain environmental claims relating to the Geismar Facility;

         WHEREAS, although certain obligations under the Consent Decree have
been completed, certain obligations under the Consent Decree remain to be
performed;

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         WHEREAS, the parties wish to facilitate the orderly and efficient
implementation of the work at the Geismar Facility called for under the Consent
Decree;

         WHEREAS, this Master Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein
are subject to the prior approval of the Bankruptcy Court, after notice and
hearing in the Bankruptcy Case (the "Bankruptcy Court Approval"); and

         WHEREAS, upon Bankruptcy Court Approval, BCP and BCI desire to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Master Agreement in accordance
with the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in order to implement the foregoing and in
consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                             ARTICLE I: DEFINITIONS

         "Affiliate" means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control
with, a specified Person. For the purposes hereof, the term "control"
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling", "controlled by"
and "under common control with"), as applied to any Person, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of that Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

         "Bankruptcy Case" shall have the meaning set forth in the first whereas
clause above.

         "Bankruptcy Code" shall have the meaning set forth in the first whereas
clause above.

         "Bankruptcy Court" means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware.

         "Bankruptcy Court Approval" shall have the meaning set forth in the
tenth whereas clause above.

         "BCI" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble above.

         "BCI Exchange Property" means the real property set forth on Exhibit
A-2 hereof to be conveyed to BCP pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.1(b)
hereof.

         "BCP" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble above.

         "BCP Exchange Property" means the real property and improvements set
forth on Exhibit A-1 hereof to be conveyed to BCI pursuant to the provisions of
Section 3.1(a) hereof.

         "BCP Site" means the Geismar Facility, after giving effect to the
conveyances described in Section 3.1 hereof.

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         "Closing" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4 hereof.

         "Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4 hereof.

         "Consent Decree" shall have the meaning set forth in the seventh
whereas clause above.

         "Environmental Servitude Agreement" means the Environmental Servitude
Agreement entered into by BCP and BCI on the Closing Date substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

         "Formaldehyde Plant" shall have the meaning set forth in the fifth
whereas clause above.

         "Geismar Environmental Allocation Agreement" means the Environmental
Allocation Agreement entered into by BCP and BCI on the Closing Date
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

         "Geismar Facility" shall have the meaning set forth in the second
whereas clause above.

         "Governmental Authority" means any domestic or foreign, national,
federal, provincial, state, parish, municipal or other local government or body
and any division, agent, commission, board or authority of any
quasi-governmental or private body exercising any statutory, regulatory,
expropriation or taxing authority under the authority of any of the foregoing,
any domestic or foreign, international, judicial, quasi-judicial, arbitration or
administrative court, tribunal, commission, board or panel acting under the
authority of any of the foregoing.

         "Governmental Approval" means any approval, consent, license, permit,
waiver or other authorization issued, granted, given or otherwise made available
by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Law.

         "Law" means any law (including common law), statute, code, ordinance,
rule, regulation, authorization or other requirement of a Governmental
Authority.

         "Lien" or "Liens" means any lien, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust,
security interest, claim, lease, charge, option, right of first refusal,
easement, servitude, transfer restriction, encumbrance or any other restriction
or limitation whatsoever.

         "Master Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
above.

         "Methanol Plant" means the land leased by BCI to BCP pursuant to the
Ground Lease dated July 28, 2000.

         "Monochem Substation" means the main electrical substation operated by
Monochem on a 1.865 acre parcel of land it owns at the Geismar Facility .

         "Permit" means any approval, authorization, consent, license, permit,
franchise or certificate required by or issued by any Governmental Authority.

         "Permitted Liens" means those Liens described in Schedules 2.1(d) and
2.2(d).

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         "Person" means any individual, firm, unincorporated organization,
corporation (including any not for profit corporation), general or limited
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust,
association or other entity (including any Governmental Authority).

         "Reciprocal Servitude Agreement" shall mean the Reciprocal Servitude
Agreement and Assignment of Servitudes, dated July 28, 2000, between BCI and
BCP, as amended.

         "Settlement Agreement" means the Settlement Agreement to be entered
into by and between BCP, BCP Management, Inc., BCI, the United States on behalf
of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.

         "Shop Tools" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

         "Utilities" means those pipe racks, pipelines, utility lines, cables,
conduits, switchgear and feeders described in Exhibit B attached hereto.

                   ARTICLE II: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

2.1.     Representations and Warranties of BCP.  BCP hereby represents and
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warrants to BCI as follows:

         (a) Partnership Existence and Power. BCP is a Delaware limited
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partnership duly formed and validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware and upon Bankruptcy Court Approval shall have all
requisite partnership power and authority to execute this Master Agreement and
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

         (b) Authorization. Subject to Bankruptcy Court Approval, (i) the
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execution, delivery and performance by BCP of this Master Agreement and the
consummation by BCP of the transactions contemplated hereby are within BCP's
partnership powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership
action on the part of BCP and (ii) this Master Agreement constitutes, and each
other agreement executed and delivered or to be executed and delivered by BCP
pursuant to this Master Agreement will, upon such execution and delivery,
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of BCP enforceable against BCP
in accordance with its terms.

         (c) Conflicts. Subject to Bankruptcy Court Approval, none of the
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execution and delivery by BCP of this Master Agreement, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or compliance by BCP with any of the
provisions hereof will (i) conflict with, or result in the breach of, any
provision of the organizational documents of BCP; (ii) conflict with, violate,
result in the breach or termination of, or constitute a default under any note,
bond, mortgage, indenture, license, agreement or other instrument or obligation
to which BCP is a party or by which BCP or any of its properties or assets is
bound; (iii) violate any statute, rule, regulation, order or decree of any
Governmental Authority; or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon the
properties or assets of BCP other than those arising under or in connection with
the Operating

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Agreement and Lease, the Environmental Servitude Agreement or the Reciprocal
Servitude Agreement or the Liens referenced in Sections 3.4, 3.5 and 3.7 hereof.
Except as set forth on Section 4.1(b), no consent, waiver, approval, order,
Permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to,
any Person or Governmental Authority is required on the part of BCP in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Master Agreement, or the
compliance by BCP, with any of the provisions hereof.

         (d) BCP Exchange Property. BCP has good and marketable fee title to all
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BCP Exchange Property, free and clear of all Liens of any nature whatsoever
except (i) Permitted Liens set forth on Schedule 2.1(d), (ii) such imperfections
of title and Liens as do not materially detract from or materially interfere
with the use of the properties subject thereto or affected thereby, or otherwise
materially impair the business operations involving such properties.

         (e) Tangible Personal Property and Utilities. BCP (i) has good and
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marketable title to all tangible personal property and Utilities that are to be
conveyed to BCI pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 free and clear of all Liens and
(ii) upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Master
Agreement, BCI will obtain good and marketable title to, and be entitled to
continue to use all such tangible personal property and Utilities free and clear
of all Liens.

2.2.     Representations and Warranties of BCI.   BCI hereby represents and
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warrants to BCP as follows:

         (a) Corporate Existence and Power. BCI is a New Jersey corporation duly
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formed and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
New Jersey and has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute this
Master Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

         (b) Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by BCI of
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this Master Agreement and the consummation by BCI of the transactions
contemplated hereby are within BCI's corporate powers and have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of BCI. This Master
Agreement constitutes, and each other agreement executed and delivered or to be
executed and delivered by BCI pursuant to this Master Agreement will, upon such
execution and delivery, constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of BCI
enforceable against BCI in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that
such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other Laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally
and by general equitable principles.

(c) Conflicts. None of the execution and delivery by BCI of this Master
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Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or
compliance by BCI with any of the provisions hereof will (i) conflict with, or
result in the breach of, any provision of the organizational documents of BCI;
(ii) conflict with, violate, result in the breach or termination of, or
constitute a default under any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license,
agreement or other instrument or obligation to which BCI is a party or by which
BCI or any of its properties or assets is bound; (iii) violate any statute,
rule, regulation, order or decree of any Governmental Authority; or (iv) result
in the creation of any Lien upon the properties or assets of BCI other than
those arising under or in connection with the Operating Agreement and Lease, the

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Environmental Servitude Agreement or the Reciprocal Servitude Agreement or the
Liens referenced in Section 3.4 hereof. Except as set forth on Section 4.1(b),
no consent, waiver, approval, order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration
or filing with, or notification to, any Person or Governmental Authority is
required on the part of BCI in connection with the execution and delivery of
this Master Agreement, or the compliance by BCI, with any of the provisions
hereof.

         (d) BCI Exchange Property. BCI has good and marketable fee title to all
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BCI Exchange Property, free and clear of all Liens of any nature whatsoever
except (i) Permitted Liens set forth on Schedule 2.2(d), (ii) such imperfections
of title and Liens as do not materially detract from or materially interfere
with the use of the properties subject thereto or affected thereby, or otherwise
materially impair the use of the properties subject thereto or affected thereby,
or otherwise materially impair the business operations involving such
properties.

         2.3. No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the
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representations and warranties contained in this Article II, neither BCP nor
BCI, nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or
representatives, made any representations or warranties with respect to the
execution and delivery of this Master Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.

                             ARTICLE III: COVENANTS

         In consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants set forth
herein, each of BCP and BCI agree as follows:

         3.1. Real Property Conveyances. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions
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of this Master Agreement, BCP agrees that at the Closing it will convey to BCI
the BCP Exchange Property.

         (b)      Subject to the terms and conditions of this Master Agreement,
                  BCI agrees that at the Closing it will convey to BCP the BCI
                  Exchange Property.

         3.2. Other Asset Conveyances. At the Closing, BCP shall convey and
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deliver to BCI all of the methanol maintenance shop tools and equipment
described on Schedule 3.2 hereto (the "Shop Tools").

         3.3. Utilities Conveyances. BCP agrees that, at the Closing, BCP shall
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convey to BCI the pipelines, utility lines, cables, conduits, switchgear, and
feeders described in Exhibit B hereto (collectively, the "Utilities").

         3.4. Reciprocal Servitude Agreement. The parties hereby agree that at
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the Closing, they shall amend and restate the Reciprocal Servitude Agreement in
order to:

         a.       ratify and confirm the reciprocal servitudes granted by BCP
                  and BCI to each other, to ratify and confirm any servitudes
                  granted by BCP to BCI and to ratify and confirm any servitudes
                  granted by BCI to BCP;

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         b.       grant to BCI a servitude for the location of Utilities on the
                  BCP Site and to give BCI the right to operate, maintain,
                  alter, repair, replace, improve and remove the Utilities on
                  BCP's land and the right to use for this purpose, and maintain
                  alter, repair, replace and improve any and all pipe racks upon
                  which such Utilities are located;

         c.       acknowledge the new property boundaries between BCP and BCI
                  created by the real property conveyances described in Section
                  3.1 above;

         d.       grant to BCI a servitude for the location of one additional 4
                  inch pipeline for the conveyance of formaldehyde across the
                  BCP Site, at the approximate location shown in Exhibit F
                  hereof and to provide BCI the right to construct, operate,
                  maintain, alter, repair, replace, improve and remove such
                  pipeline for the conveyance of formaldehyde across BCP's land,
                  at the approximate location shown in Exhibit F hereof;

         e.       grant to BCI a servitude for the location of one electrical
                  feeder across BCP's land and running from the Monochem
                  Substation to the Formaldehyde Plant and to provide BCI the
                  right to construct, operate, maintain, alter, repair, replace,
                  improve and remove such electrical feeder across BCP's land
                  running from the Monochem Substation to the Formaldehyde
                  Plant;

         f.       provide that any purchaser of the Geismar Facility shall have
                  the right of access to and shared use of the Utilities as
                  necessary for the operation of the Geismar Facility and the
                  right to be allocated such portion of the capacity of the
                  Utilities as needed for such operation, subject to such
                  purchaser's agreement to pay its proportionate share of the
                  costs of operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing and
                  improving such Utilities; and

         g.       provide that all servitudes described in the Reciprocal
                  Servitude Agreement as amended shall have a perpetual duration
                  until abandoned by BCI and shall not terminate with the
                  cessation of the exchange of utility services between BCI and
                  BCP.

         3.5. Waste Water Assets. Each of BCP and BCI agree to enter into an
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Operating Agreement and Lease on the Closing Date substantially in the form of
Exhibit C hereto.

         3.6. Geismar Environmental Allocation Agreement On the Closing Date,
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each of BCP and BCI agree to enter into the Geismar Environmental Allocation
Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.

         3.7. Environmental Servitude Agreement On the Closing Date, each of BCP
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and BCI agree to enter into an Environmental Servitude Agreement substantially
in the form of Exhibit E hereto.

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         3.8. Certain Fees. BCI hereby agrees to bear all reasonable costs
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associated with the transfer or conveyance by BCP of any easement, covenant or
other right of way to BCI in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Master Agreement.

         3.9. Further Assurances. From time to time, and as and when requested
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by either party hereto, the other party shall execute and deliver, or cause to
be executed and delivered, all such documents and instruments and shall take, or
cause to be taken, all such further actions as such other party may reasonably
deem necessary or desirable to consummate and make effective the transactions
contemplated by this Master Agreement.

         3.10 Terms of Conveyance. The exchange of real property and the
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conveyance of tangible personal property and Utilities hereunder shall be made
without any warranties, express or implied, except as to the grantor's own acts,
but with full substitution and subrogation to all rights or cause of actions
against prior owners. To give effect thereto, the exchange of property and the
conveyance of other property between the parties hereto shall contain provisions
substantially as set forth in Schedule 3.10 hereto, and the conveyance
instrument for the exchange of property shall recite that the value of the BCP
Exchange Property is equal in value to the BCI Exchange Property, the Utilities
and the Shop Tools, coupled with the performance of obligations by BCI pursuant
to this Master Agreement.

         3.11 Discharge of Liens. Except for Permitted Liens, all Liens against
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the BCP Exchange Property, the Utilities and the Shop Tools shall be released
and discharged by the Bankruptcy Court in connection with such court's approval
of the Settlement Agreement.

                              ARTICLE IV: CLOSING

         4.1. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Parties. The respective
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obligations of each of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Master Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or waiver,
at or prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

         (a) No Injunction. At the Closing Date, there shall be no injunction,
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restraining order or decree of any nature of any court or Governmental Authority
of competent jurisdiction that is in effect that restrains or prohibits the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Master Agreement;
provided, however, that the party invoking this condition shall use its best
efforts to have any such injunction, order or decree vacated or denied (it being
understood that nothing in this Section 4.1(a) shall be construed as limiting or
affecting any provision of the Settlement Agreement).

         (b) Governmental Approvals. (i) Each of the United States Department of
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Justice, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality, as well as BCP, BCI and BCP Management,
Inc., shall have executed the Settlement Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit G,
and the Settlement Agreement shall have been approved by the Bankruptcy Court
and shall have become effective by its terms.

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         (i) This Master Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto)
shall have been approved by the Bankruptcy Court.

         4.2. Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of BCI. The obligation of
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BCI to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Master Agreement is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or prior to the Closing Date, of each
of the following additional conditions:

         (a) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
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warranties of BCP contained in this Master Agreement shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of such
date.

         (b) Performance of Covenants. BCP shall have complied in all material
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respects with all of its covenants and obligations contained in this Master
Agreement to be complied with by it prior to or on the Closing Date.

         (c) Certificate. BCI shall have received a certificate from BCP, dated
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the Closing Date, executed on behalf of BCP by [its chief executive officer/an
authorized signatory] to the effect that the conditions specified in paragraphs
(a) and (b) above have been satisfied.

         4.3. Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of BCP. The obligation of
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BCP to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Master Agreement is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver by BCP, at or prior to the Closing Date,
of each of the following additional conditions:

         (a) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
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warranties of the BCI contained in this Master Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of
such date.

         (b) Performance of Covenants. BCI shall have complied in all material
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respects with all covenants and obligations contained in this Master Agreement
to be complied with by it prior to or at the Closing Date.

         (c) Certificate. BCP shall have received a certificate of BCI, dated
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the Closing Date, executed on behalf of BCI by [its chief executive officer/an
authorized signatory] to the effect that the conditions specified in paragraphs
(a) and (b) above have been satisfied.

         4.4. Closing. (a) Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all of the
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conditions precedent set forth in this Article IV, the closing ("Closing") of
the transactions contemplated by this Master Agreement shall take place at the
offices of [ ] at 10:00am on a date specified by the parties in writing (the
"Closing Date") which will be no later than the 10th day following the
satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions precedent set forth in this
Article IV. At the Closing, the parties will cause each of the transactions
contemplated by this Master Agreement not already consummated to be consummated.
Subject to Article V, the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Master Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date shall not result in the
termination of this Master Agreement nor relieve any party of any obligation
under this Master Agreement.

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                             ARTICLE V: TERMINATION

         5.1. Termination. (a) General. This Master Agreement may be terminated
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and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned at any time prior to the
Closing (i) by mutual written consent of BCP and BCI, (ii) by either BCP or BCI
if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to the 120th day following execution
of this Master Agreement; provided, however, that the party seeking termination
pursuant to this Section 5.1(a)(ii) in not in breach of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Master
Agreement, or (iii) by either BCP or BCI if this Master Agreement shall have not
been approved by the Bankruptcy Court on or prior to the 90th day following
execution of this Master Agreement.

         (b) Termination Procedure. In the event of termination of this Master
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Agreement by any party hereto pursuant to this Section 5.1, written notice
thereof shall be given promptly to the other party in accordance with Section
6.1 hereof and the transactions contemplated by this Master Agreement shall be
terminated, without further action by any party; provided, however, that nothing
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herein shall relieve any party from liability for any breach hereof.

         (c) Survival of Certain Provisions. The provisions of this Article V
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and Section 6.8 shall survive any termination of this Master Agreement.

                           ARTICLE VI: MISCELLANEOUS

         6.1. Notices. All notices under this Master Agreement shall be in
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writing and shall be sent registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, addressed to the proper party shown below, unless the name or said
address shall have been changed by written notice:

         If to BCI:

                  BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC.
                  180 East Broad Street
                  Columbus, Ohio 43215
                  Attn: President

         with copies to:

                  BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC.
                  180 East Broad Street
                  Columbus, Ohio 43215
                  Attn: General Counsel

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         If to BCP:

                  BORDEN CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                  c/o BCP Management, Inc.
                  Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP
                  52 East Gay Street
                  Columbus, OH 43216
                  Attn: Joseph D. Lonardo

         with copies to:

                  Lemle & Kelleher
                  601 Poydras Street, 21st Floor
                  New Orleans, LA 70130
                  Attn: Mr. E. L. Edwards

                  and

                  Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
                  3500 SunTrust Plaza
                  303 Peachtree Street, N.E.
                  Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3242
                  Attn: Mr. Neil P. Olack

         6.2. Severability. The provisions of this Master Agreement and the
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Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto shall be deemed severable and the
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Master
Agreement or any Exhibit hereto, or the application thereof to any Person or any
circumstance, is found to be invalid or unenforceable in any forum having
jurisdiction, (i) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted
therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid or enforceable, such
provision and (ii) the remainder of this Master Agreement and the application of
such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such
invalidity or unenforceability, except to the extent of the mitigation provided
for in clause (i) nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the
validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any
other jurisdiction.

         6.3. Counterparts. This Master Agreement may be executed in one or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall,
taken together, be considered one and the same agreement.

         6.4. Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for any
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other agreements entered into by the parties on the date hereof, and except for
such prior agreements identified on Schedule 6.4 of this Master Agreement (the
"Ancillary Agreements"), which Ancillary Agreements shall not be modified,
altered or affected in any way by this Master Agreement or any of its Exhibits
or Schedules unless expressly provided by this Master Agreement or its Exhibits
or Schedules, this Master Agreement, together with its Exhibits and Schedules

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(i) constitutes the entire agreement as of the time of execution of this Master
Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written
and oral, among BCP and BCI with respect to the matters or conditions addressed
herein (including the matters and conditions addressed in the Schedules and
Exhibits hereto) and (ii) except as provided in the Settlement Agreement or the
Geismar Environmental Allocation Agreement, is not intended to confer upon any
Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
Enforcement of this Master Agreement and its Exhibits and Schedules shall be the
exclusive remedy of the parties with respect to any claim or cause of action
arising out of any such matters or conditions.

         6.5. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
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in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana.

         6.6. Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably
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submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court for the purposes
of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Master Agreement or
any transaction contemplated hereby. Each of the parties hereto further agrees
that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail
to such party's respective address set forth in Section 6.1 shall be effective
service of process for any action, suit or proceeding with respect to any
matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above in the
immediately preceding sentence. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and
unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit
or proceeding arising out of this Master Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby in the Bankruptcy Court, and hereby further
irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any
such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court
has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

         6.7. Assignment. Neither this Master Agreement nor any of the rights or
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obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the
prior written consent of BCI, in the case of any assignment by BCP, or BCP, in
the case of any assignment by BCI, as applicable. This Master Agreement will be
binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and
their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any attempted assignment in
violation of the terms of this Section 6.7 shall be null and void, ab initio.

         6.8. Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly specified elsewhere in
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this Master Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Master Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Master Agreement
shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers to be effective as of
the day and year first above written.

BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC.

By:  ____________________________

Its: _____________________________

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BORDEN CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS
OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: BCP Management, Inc., General Partner

By:  ______________________________

Its: ______________________________

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                                                                     EXHIBIT A-1

                         REAL PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS
                              TO BE CONVEYED TO BCI

1. 1.372 acres of land immediately north of the methanol maintenance building
(see attached metes and bounds description).

2. Four stainless tanks east of the formaldehyde plant and the approximately
0.25 acres of land area they occupy (the exact dimensions of which shall be
determined by survey).

3. Demineralized water storage tank and the approximately 40 ft. by 40 ft.
parcel of land area it occupies at the northeast corner of Formaldehyde Plant 3
with two pumps (the exact dimensions of which shall be determined by survey).

4. VE Flare and the 0.009 acres of land it occupies (as shown as Inset "D" on
"Map Showing Parcels 1, 2 and 3 Being a Portion of Borden Chemical and Plastics
Property Located in Sec. 11, T-10-S, R-2-E, Ascension Parish, Louisiana" drawn
be Neel-Schaffer, Inc., Brown & Butler Engineers, Planners, and dated July 6,
2000, revised July 20, 2000, July 25, 2000 and July 27, 2000).

5. The following improvements located on the Methanol Plant site previously
leased from BCI: (i) the methanol maintenance shop and (ii) carbon steel tanks
on south side of the Methanol Plant (four 350,000 gallon tanks and three smaller
tanks). These improvements will not be removed by BCP when it dismantles the
Methanol Plant.

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                          METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION
                                       OF
                  A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING
                  1.372 ACRES AND BEING DESIGNATED AS PARCEL 4
                              LOCATED IN SECTION 11
                        TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH - RANGE 2 EAST
                           ASCENSION PARISH, LOUISIANA

         A certain tract or parcel of land containing 1.372 acres and being
designated as Parcel 4, located in Section 11, Township 10 South - Range 2 East,
Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as follows:

         From a POINT OF REFERENCE being the intersection of the southerly right
of way line of LA Hwy. 73 and the westerly right of way line of Illinois Central
Railroad proceed North 58(Degree)17'16" West a distance of 25.41' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 4154.04-East 2000.72;

         thence proceed North 41(Degree)58'10" East a distance of 779.62' to a
point and corner;

         thence proceed North 42(Degree)25'10" East a distance of 1578.94' to a
point and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 4173.08-East 4359.39;

         thence proceed South 47(Degree)16'00" East a distance of 302.96' to a
set P-K nail at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3870.12-East 4359.39 and the POINT
OF BEGINNING.

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)13'57" E a distance of 237.19' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3872.19-East 4596.58;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)48'31" E a distance of 122.95' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3749.25-East 4597.73;

         thence proceed S 71(Degree)20'17" E a distance of 14.08' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3736.39-East 4603.47;

         thence proceed S 46(Degree)58'33" E a distance of 113.60' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3622.80-East 4602.90;

         thence proceed S 42(Degree)44'00" W a distance of 243.51' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3622.80-East 4359.39;

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         thence proceed N 47(Degree)16'00" W a distance of 247.33' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3870.12-East 4359.39; being the POINT
OF BEGINNING and containing 1.372 acres more or less and is more fully shown on
a map by Neel-Schaffer, Inc./Brown & Butler, dated June 13, 2000, revised thru
xxxxxxx, 2002 and titled "Map Showing Parcels 1,2, 3 & 4, Being a Portion of
Borden Chemical and Plastics Property, Located In Section 11, T10S-R2E,
Ascension Parish, Louisiana."

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                                                                     EXHIBIT A-2

                       REAL PROPERTY TO BE CONVEYED TO BCP

                          METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION
                                       OF
                  A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING
                 4.053 ACRES AND BEING DESIGNATED AS PARCEL 3-B
                              LOCATED IN SECTION 11
                        TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH - RANGE 2 EAST
                           ASCENSION PARISH, LOUISIANA

         A certain tract or parcel of land containing 4.053 acres and being
designated as Parcel 3-B, located in Section 11, Township 10 South - Range 2
East, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly described as
follows:

         From a POINT OF REFERENCE being the intersection of the southerly right
of way line of LA Hwy. 73 and the westerly right of way line of Illinois Central
Railroad proceed North 58(Degree)17'16" West a distance of 25.41' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 4154.04-East 2000.72;

         thence proceed North 41(Degree)58'10" East a distance of 779.62' to a
point and corner;

         thence proceed North 42(Degree)25'10" East a distance of 1578.94' to a
point and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 4173.08-East 4359.39;

         thence proceed South 47(Degree)16'00" East a distance of 747.92" to a
point and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3425.16-East 4359.39;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)42'52" E a distance of 242.51' to the POINT
OF BEGINNING at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3425.25-East 4601.89;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)42'52" E a distance of 484.10' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3425.40-East 5086.05;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'09" E a distance of 91.90' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3333.50-East 5086.05;

         thence proceed S 42(Degree)46'05" W a distance of 97.45' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3333.56-East 4988.60;

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         thence proceed S 47(Degree)23'57" E a distance of 220.79' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3112.78-East 4989.11;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)41'48" E a distance of 129.43' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3112.86-East 5118.54;

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         thence proceed S 47(Degree)06'21" E a distance of 52.67' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3060.19-East 5118.40;

         thence proceed S 42(Degree)11'09" W a distance of 5.97' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3060.13-East 5112.42;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)01'39" E a distance of 94.77' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 2965.36-East 5112.03;

         thence proceed S 42(Degree)41'53" W a distance of 429.98' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 2965.09-East 4682.05;

         thence proceed N 47(Degree)24'32" W a distance of 319.42' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3284.52-East 4681.25;

         thence proceed S 42(Degree)40'48" W a distance of 25.06' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3284.49-East 4656.19;

         thence proceed N 47(Degree)19'12" W a distance of 64.74' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3349.23-East 4656.13;

         thence proceed S 42(Degree)40'48" W a distance of 54.62' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates North 3349.18-East 4601.51;

         thence proceed N 46(Degree)56'16" W a distance of 76.06' to the POINT
OF BEGINNING containing 4.053 acres more or less and is more fully shown on a
map by Neel-Schaffer, Inc./Brown & Butler, dated June 13, 2000, revised thru
xxxxx, 2002 and titled "Map Showing Parcels 1,2, 3 & 4, Being a Portion of
Borden Chemical and Plastics Property, Located In Section 11, T10S-R2E,
Ascension Parish, Louisiana."

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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

                                    UTILITIES

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                                                                       EXHIBIT C

                          OPERATING AGREEMENT AND LEASE

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                                                                       EXHIBIT D

                   GEISMAR ENVIRONMENTAL ALLOCATION AGREEMENT

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                                                                       EXHIBIT E

                        ENVIRONMENTAL SERVITUDE AGREEMENT

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                                                                       EXHIBIT F
                      LOCATION OF BCI FORMALDEHYDE PIPELINE

                                  July 3, 2002

                          Metes and Bounds Description
                         of the Centerline of a Proposed
                 4" Formaldehyde Pipeline Across the Property of
                          Borden Chemicals & Plastics,
                             Located in Section 11,
                        Township 10 South - Range 2 East,
                           Ascension Parish, Louisiana

         The centerline of a proposed 4" Formaldehyde pipeline across the
property of Borden Chemicals and Plastics, located in Section 11, Township 10
South - Range 2 East, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, and being more particularly
described as follows: First:
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         From a POINT OF REFERENCE being a concrete monument located at the
intersection of the northerly right of way line of "E" Avenue and the westerly
right of way line of 40th Street at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1084.01 - E 3956.00
proceed along the westerly right of way line of 40th Street N 47(Degree)16'00" W
a distance of 1,975.95' to a point and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N
3059.96 - E 3956; thence proceed S 42(Degree)44'00" W a distance of 221.36' to
the POINT OF BEGINNING at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3059.96 - E 3734.64;

     From said POINT OF BEGINNING, thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a
distance of 22.93' to a point and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3059.96 - E
3757.57;

     thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 6.94' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3053.03 - E 3757.57;

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         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 10.36' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3053.03 - E 3767.93;

         thence proceed N 47(Degree)16'00" W a distance of 6.94' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3059.96 - E 3767.93

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 45.89' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3059.96 - E 3813.82;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 6.01' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3053.96 - E 3813.82;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 13.21' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3053.96 - E 3827.03;

         thence proceed N 02(Degree)16'00" W a distance of 26.98' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3073.04 - E 3846.11;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 13.96' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3073.04 - E 3860.08;

         thence proceed N 47(Degree)16'00" W a distance of 3.67' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3076.71 - E 3860.08;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 84.93' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3076.71 - E 3945.01;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 2.05' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3074.65 - E 3945.01;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 16.33' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 3074.65 - E 3961.34;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 100.91' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2973.74 - E 3961.34;

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         thence proceed S 42(Degree)44'00" W a distance of 1.55' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2973.74 - E 3959.79;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 204.30' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2769.44 - E 3959.79;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 7.24' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2769.44 - E 3967.03;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 8.52' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2760.93 - E 3967.03;

         thence proceed S 42(Degree)44'00" W a distance of 7.24' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2760.93 - E 3959.79;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 380.34' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2380.58 - E 3959.79;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 7.15' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2380.58 - E 3966.94;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 8.49' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N2372.09 - E 3966.94;

         thence proceed S 42(Degree)44'00" W a distance of 7.15' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2372.09 - E 3959.79;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 43.26' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2328.83 - E 3959.79;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 6.82' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2328.83 - E 3966.61

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 87.08' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2241.74 - E 3966.61;

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         thence proceed S 42(Degree)44'00" W a distance of 4.40' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2241.74 - E 3962.21;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 145.35' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2096.39 - E 3962.21;

         thence proceed N 87(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 14.30' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2086.28 - E 3972.32;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 77.15' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 2009.14 - E 3972.32;

         thence proceed S 02(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 15.47' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1998.20 - E 3961.38;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 87.19' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N1911.01 - E 3961.38;

         thence proceed S 42(Degree)44'00" W a distance of 6.20' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1911.00 - E 3955.19;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 61.00' to a point and
corner on the Property Line between Borden Chemicals and Plastics and Uniroyal
Chemicals Co. Inc. at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1850.00 - E 3955.19;

Second:
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         From a POINT OF REFERENCE being a concrete monument located at the
intersection of the northerly right of way line of "E" Avenue and the westerly
right of way line of 40th Street at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1084.01 - E 3956.00
proceed along the westerly right of way line of 40th Street N 47(Degree)16'00" W
a distance of 677.07' to the POINT OF BEGINNING at Plant Grid Coordinates N
1761.08 - E 3956;

         From said POINT OF BEGINNING,

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 7.36' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1761.08 - E 3963.36;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 39.87' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1721.20 - E 3963.36;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 6.48' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1721.20 - E 3969.84;

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         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 116.51' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1604.69 - E 3969.84;

         thence proceed S 42(Degree)44'00" W a distance of 6.17' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1604.69 - E 3963.67;

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         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 23.06' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1581.63 - E 3963.67;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 6.17' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1581.63 - E 3969.84

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 317.18' to a point
and corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1264.45 - E 3969.84

         thence proceed S 42(Degree)44'00" W a distance of 6.42' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1264.45 - E 3963.42;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 22.65' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N1241.81 - E 3963.42;

         thence proceed N 42(Degree)44'00" E a distance of 6.42' to a point and
corner at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1241.81 - E 3969.84;

         thence proceed S 47(Degree)16'00" E a distance of 131.81' to a point
and corner on the property line between Borden Chemicals and Plastics and
Uniroyal Chemical Co. Inc.at Plant Grid Coordinates N 1110.00 - E 3969.84

         The above description based on drawings provided the Surveyor by R & D
Consulting, Inc. and titled "Offsites 4" Formaldehyde Line to BASF - Plan of
Pipeline Centerline". Drawing Number SK-6672-01 through Drawing Number
SK-6672-04, dated June 2002.

                                          Gerald W. Middleton, Jr., P.L.S.

                                          LA Reg. No.  4856

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                                                                       EXHIBIT G

                              SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

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                                                                 SCHEDULE 2.1(d)

                    PERMITTED LIENS ON BCP EXCHANGE PROPERTY

Liens arising under of in connection with the Reciprocal Servitude Agreement and
Assignment of Servitudes, dated July 28, 2000, between BCI and BCP, as amended.

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                                                                 SCHEDULE 2.2(d)

                    PERMITTED LIENS ON BCI EXCHANGE PROPERTY

Liens arising under or in connection with the Reciprocal Servitude Agreement and
Assignment of Servitudes, dated July 28, 2000, between BCI and BCP, as amended.

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                                                                    SCHEDULE 3.2

                  METHANOL MAINTENANCE SHOP TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

One overhead five ton bridge crane currently installed in the methanol
maintenance shop.

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                                                                   SCHEDULE 3.10

                      TERMS OF EACH CONVEYANCE INSTRUMENTS

This exchange of property or conveyance of property, as the case may be, is made
and accepted (i) without any warranty as to title except against the act(s) of
each transferor, but with substitution and subrogation in and to all the rights
and actions of warranty which each transferor has or may have against all
preceding owners and vendors, and (ii) each conveyance is made and accepted "AS
IS, WHERE IS" without any warranties of any kind whatsoever as to the use or
condition of the property transferred or any of the component parts thereof or
the absence of apparent or hidden defects in such property, including, without
limitation, the environmental condition of such property. Each transferee hereby
waives (i) the warranty against hidden defects or redhibitory vices in the
property acquired otherwise imposed by Article 2475 of the Louisiana Civil Code
or other applicable law, and (ii) any rights it may otherwise have in
redhibition pursuant to Articles 2530 through 2548 of the Louisiana Civil Code
or other applicable law, and release the transferor of such property from any
liability which may otherwise arise out of such warranty and rights in
connection with the conveyance of such property. Each party hereto declares and
acknowledges that such waivers and release of liability constitute a material
part of the consideration for the exchange of property hereunder, that such
waivers and release of liability and the legal effect thereof have been
explained in detail, and that each party has voluntarily and knowingly agreed
thereto. Each party hereby acknowledges and confirms that it has had ample
opportunity to inspect fully the property acquired, has inspected such property
to the extent the transferee desires, is purchasing such property in its present
condition "AS IS - WHERE IS" with all defects, and does hereby waive and
relinquish, to the

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fullest extent permitted by law, any and all rights to void the exchange or to
claim damages or the return of the property transferred by the complainant on
account of any latent, hidden, or apparent vice or defect in the property
acquired.

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                                                                    SCHEDULE 6.4

                           PRIOR ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS

A.       January 26, 2000 Agreement to Sell and Purchase with respect to BCI's
         acquisition of land from BCP in or near Ascension Parish, Geismar,
         Louisiana.

B.       January 26, 2000 Act of Cash Sale by BCP to BCI with respect to the
         BCI's acquisition of land from the BCP in or near Ascension Parish,
         Geismar, Louisiana.

C.       January 26, 2000 Environmental Indemnity Agreement between BCI and BCP.

D.       January 26, 2000 Indemnity with Respect to Liens between BCI and BCP.

E.       January 26, 2000 Ticor Title Insurance affidavit of title of BCP.

F.       On June 27, 2000 Conveyance and Transfer Agreement between BCI and BCP
         with respect to BCI's acquisition of additional land from BCP at or
         near Geismar, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, including BCP's existing
         formaldehyde plants, dock and tankage.

G.       July 28, 2000 Act of Cash Sale between BCI and BCP with respect to
         BCI's acquisition of additional land from BCP at or near Geismar,
         Ascension Parish, Louisiana, including BCP's existing formaldehyde
         plants, dock and tankage.

H.       July 28, 2000 Utilities and Services Agreement between BCI and BCP.

I.       July 28, 2000 Barge Dock Agreement between BCI and BCP.

         J.       July 28, 2000 Ground Lease between BCI and BCP.

K.       July 28, 2000 Reciprocal Servitude Agreement and Assignment of
         Servitudes between BCI and BCP.

L.       July 28, 2000 Environmental Indemnity Agreement between BCI and BCP.

M.       July 28, 2000 Control Room Agreement between BCI and BCP.

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N.       July 28, 2000 Act of Declaration of Separate Ownership between BCI and
         BCP.

O.       July 28, 2000 Amendment to Intercompany Agreement among the BCP, Borden
         Chemical and Plastics Limited Partnership, Borden, Inc., BCI and BCP
         Management, Inc.

P.       July 28, 2000 Mutual Release and Termination Agreement between BCI and
         BCP.

Q.       July 28, 2000 Assignment and Assumption Agreement between BCI and BCP.

R.       July 28, 2000 Bill of Sale delivered by BCP to BCI.

S.       July 28, 2000 Bill of Sale (Pipelines) delivered by BCP to BCI.

T.       Mutual Aid Agreement dated October 31, 2000 between the BCI and BCP.

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.76

                                    EXHIBIT C

                          OPERATING AGREEMENT AND LEASE

         THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT AND LEASE ("Agreement") is made and entered
into as of the ___ day of __________, 2002, by and between BORDEN CHEMICAL,
INC., a New Jersey corporation with an office at 180 East Broad Street,
Columbus, Ohio 43215 (hereinafter called "BCI") and BORDEN CHEMICALS AND
PLASTICS OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership with
offices at Highway 73 and 30, Geismar, Louisiana, 70734 (hereinafter called
"BCP").

                                    ARTICLE 1

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

1.1     BCI owns that certain real property located in Ascension Parish,
        Louisiana (the "BCI Site") as described as Parcels 1, 2 and 3 and Tracts
        1, 2 and 3 and the BCI Plant on the "Map Showing Parcels 1, 2 and 3 and
        Tracts 1, 2, 3 and 4 Being a Portion of Borden Chemical and Plastics
        Property Located in Sec. 11, T-10-S, R-2-E, Ascension Parish, Louisiana"
        drawn by Neel-Schaffer, Inc., Brown & Butler Engineers, Planners, and
        dated July 6, 2000, revised July 20, 2000, July 25, 2000, July 27, 2000
        and ______________, 2002 which map is recorded with the Clerk of Court
        and Recorder of Mortgages for the Parish of Ascension, State of
        Louisiana as COB _____ Entry # _____ (the "BCI Plat").

1.2     BCP owns that certain real property located in Ascension Parish,
        Louisiana (the "BCP Site") as described as Tract 4 on the BCI Plat and
        _(here describe the remainder of BCP's Geismar Site)_.

1.3     BCP owns and operates within the BCP Site a wastewater treatment system
        (the "Wastewater Treatment Plant") consisting of the following
        components and the land areas they occupy:

        1.3.1 The shallow groundwater recharge and recovery system (the
              "Groundwater Recovery System"), including but not limited to the
              five (5) recovery trenches and seven (7) extraction wells
              identified on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof,
              and the groundwater recharge units ("GRUs") depicted upon Exhibit
              A.

        1.3.2 The biological treatment system depicted on Exhibit A.

        1.3.3 An air stripper (the "Air Stripper") at the approximate location
              shown on Exhibit A.

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        1.3.4 A steam stripper (the "Stream Stripper") at the approximate
              location shown on Exhibit A.

        1.3.5 Pipelines, pumps, culverts, ditches, swales, tiles, drains, dikes
              and outfalls used to manage, collect, discharge, divert or
              transport process wastewater, goundwater or storm water for, to or
              from the facilities and equipment listed in Sections 1.3.1, 1.3.2,
              1.3.3 and 1.3.4.

        1.3.6 An environmental engineering office at the south end of the
              engineering building depicted on Exhibit A and a wastewater
              laboratory located in the same building, including one GC mass
              spectrometer.

1.4     BCP and BCI are parties to a Utilities and Services Agreement dated July
        28, 2000 (the "Utilities and Services Agreement") pursuant to which,
        inter alia, the Wastewater Treatment Plant is operated by BCP and
        provides treatment services for both process wastewater and storm water
        generated or collected on the BCI Site.

1.5     On June 11, 1998, in United States v. Borden Chemicals and Plastics
        Operating Limited Partnership, No. 94-2592-A-M2, the United States
        District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana entered a consent
        decree (the "Consent Decree") between BCP, the United States and the
        State of Louisiana, which provides, inter alia, for the operation of the
        Groundwater Recovery System and GRUs for the purpose of removing and
        preventing the migration of hazardous wastes and hazardous constituents
        in shallow groundwater at the BCP Site.

1.6     The parties desire to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of
        establishing the rights and obligations of each of the parties with
        respect to the operation of the Waste Water Treatment Plant.

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions
contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, BCP and BCI agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                OPERATION BY BCP

2.1     Until the later of (i) four months following the completion of the
        decommissioning work described in Section 2.2.1, 2.2.3 and 2.2.4, below,
        and (ii) the date of completion of all decommissioning work described in
        Section 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3 and 2.2.4, below (hereinafter the "Transfer
        Date"), BCP, at its own cost and without contribution by BCI (except as
        provided in the Utilities and Services Agreement), shall operate the
        Wastewater Treatment Plant to manage and treat process wastewater and
        storm water for both the BCI Site and the BCP Site, and shallow
        groundwater recovered in Groundwater Recovery System. Until the Transfer
        Date process wastewater and storm water management and treatment
        services shall be provided by BCP to BCI upon the same

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        terms, conditions and costs as provided in the Utilities and Services
        Agreement. BCP will give BCI at least fifteen (15) days advance written
        notice of occurrence of the Transfer Date.

        2.2   Decommissioning of the BCP owned operating plants at the BCP Site
              shall be defined as:

        2.2.1 Removal of all catalysts, chemicals and lubricating oils from all
              equipment and piping in the BCP owned operating plants and removal
              of acetylene plant soot and soot filters;

        2.2.2 Removal of asbestos from all discontinued or abandoned piping or
              equipment, or repair of all asbestos on all piping or equipment
              remaining in use in the BCP owned operating plants;

        2.2.3 Unless sold to a third party, closure of all RCRA permitted
              equipment, including the Sphere Tank, Bullet Tank, VCR Day Tank
              and VCR Unit in accordance with BCP's RCRA Part B permit
              application covering such units and, to the extent applicable, any
              other legal requirements (if sold to a third party, only the
              Bullet Tank will require closure to satisfy this provision); and

        2.2.4 Closure of the deepwell system in accordance with Louisiana state
              laws and regulations and, to the extent applicable, any other
              legal requirements.

        2.2.5 The BCP owned operating plants shall consist of all operating
              plants at the BCP Site, excluding the formaldehyde plants, the
              Wastewater Treatment Plant and all Monochem facilities.

                                    ARTICLE 3

                       LEASE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

3.1     Effective on the Transfer Date, BCP does hereby lease to BCI and BCI
        does hereby lease from BCP, the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

3.2     The Wastewater Treatment Plant shall be operated by BCI for the purposes
        set forth in Article 4 of this Agreement.

3.3     BCP will, with the approval of transfer of the permits by the applicable
        regulatory authorities which the parties shall use their best efforts to
        obtain, assign to BCI the LPDES permit and other operating permits for
        the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

3.4     During the term the Wastewater Treatment Plant is so leased by BCI, BCI
        shall pay all

        3.4.1 Taxes, assessments, levies, charges, similar impositions, imposed
              by any authority having direct power to tax, including any city,
              country, state or federal government, as against any legal or
              equitable interest of BCP or BCI in the

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               Wastewater Treatment Plant, or any part thereof which is leased
               by BCI, but not BCP's federal state or local income or franchise
               taxes.

        3.4.2 License, permit and registration fees and similar charges
              connected with the ownership or operation of the Wastewater
              Treatment Plant; and

        3.4.3 Utilities used or consumed in, on or from the Wastewater Treatment
              Plant.

3.5     During the term the Wastewater Treatment Plant is so leased by BCI,

        3.5.1 BCI shall provide and maintain:

        (i)   "All Risk" insurance, with standard underground exclusion
              endorsements, in the full replacement value of all personal
              property and improvements forming part of the Wastewater Treatment
              Plant,

        (ii)  Worker's Compensation Insurance at Statutory limits under the laws
              of the state of Louisiana, and Employer's Liability Insurance with
              limits of not less than $500,000, and

        (iii) Comprehensive General Liability Insurance with bodily injury
              (including death) limits of not less than $2,000,000 for any one
              person and $5,000,000 for two or more persons in any one accident,
              and property damage limits of not less than $2,000,000 for any one
              accident.

        3.5.2 The insurance to be provided pursuant to this Section may be
              provided pursuant to blanket insurance policies or may be
              self-insured; provided, however, in no event shall the protection
              afforded by such blanket policies or self insurance be less than
              otherwise required hereunder; provided further that if BCI retains
              any part of the risks to be insured in this Section as a
              self-insurer or under such blanket policies BCI shall have the
              same liability as an insurer would have to the extent, if any,
              that such retention results in insurance for less than the full
              amounts required in this Section.

        3.5.3 Certificates of insurance evidencing the coverage required
              hereunder shall be delivered prior to the Transfer Date and
              replacement certificates shall be delivered within ten (10) days
              prior to the expiration of any of the insurance policies evidenced
              by such certificates.

        3.5.4 BCP shall be named an additional insured on all such policies of
              insurance as its interests may appear.

3.6     The obligations undertaken and the funds to be expended by BCI pursuant
        to Sections 3.4 and 3.5 and Article 4 shall constitute rent for the
        lease of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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                                    ARTICLE 4

                                OPERATION BY BCI

4.1     Commencing on the Transfer Date, BCI shall, pursuant to the lease
        created hereby, be the sole operator of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
        BCI shall, at its own cost and expense and without contribution by BCP,
        operate the Wastewater Treatment Plant to manage treat and discharge
        process wastewater from the BCI Site, storm water from both the BCP Site
        and the BCI Site and shallow groundwater recovered in the Groundwater
        Recovery System. Except on a transitional basis as provided in Section
        6.3, below, and except as may be separately agreed between BCI and BCP,
        or a successor owner or operator of the BCP Site, (i) BCI shall have no
        obligation to manage or treat process wastewater originating on the BCP
        Site and (ii) BCI shall have no obligation to manage or treat storm
        water originating from any portion of the BCP Site which has been
        acquired (whether by conveyance, lease or license) by any third party.

4.2     As operator, BCI shall have the following rights, duties and
        obligations:

        4.2.1 BCI shall itself, or through contractors or subcontractors,
              modify, operate, maintain and repair the Wastewater Treatment
              Plant and perform all other activities in order for BCI to comply
              with the terms of this Agreement. BCI shall have and is granted
              full power and authority to perform such actions and things as it
              deems advisable or expedient in connection with the operation,
              repair, governmental compliance, safety, maintenance, protection,
              expansion, alteration, modification, and use of the Wastewater
              Treatment Plant.

        4.2.2 BCI shall conduct the operation contemplated hereunder in
              accordance with BCI's own good operating practices. BCI shall
              conduct such operations in a lawful manner and in compliance with
              the LPDES permit and other operating permits for the Wastewater
              Treatment Plant and all other applicable governmental laws, rules,
              regulations and orders.

        4.2.3 The employees engaged in any phase of operations conducted
              hereunder shall be employees of BCI or of contractors engaged by
              BCI.

        4.2.4 BCI shall, at its own cost and expense, procure or furnish or
              cause to be furnished all materials, equipment, services,
              supplies, utilities and labor which it deems necessary or
              desirable for the operation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

        4.2.5 Employees of BCI or of any contractor engaged by BCI shall have
              free access to the BCP Site for activities deemed necessary or
              desirable in connection with the operation of the Wastewater
              Treatment Plant, subject only to observance of BCP's standard
              security, safety and loss control rules.

        4.2.6 BCI shall have the right to transport across the BCP Site such
              utilities as are necessary or desirable for the operation of the
              Wastewater Treatment Plant, including but not limited to water,
              air, telephone, electricity, steam, nitrogen and natural gas, and
              for such purpose shall have the right to utilize the existing
              utility

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              lines which service the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the right
              to make repairs, replacements or improvements to such utility
              lines.

4.3     BCI shall have the right and servitude to manage, collect, divert and
        transport storm water on the BCP Site, including the right to make civil
        engineering improvements to the BCP Site, to construct dikes, ditches or
        swales, to install and operate drains, tiles, pipelines and pumps and to
        otherwise do such things as it deems necessary or desirable in order to
        efficiently manage the storm water of the BCP Site.

                                    ARTICLE 5

                                  FORCE MAJEURE

5.1     Neither party shall be responsible or liable for delay or failure to
        perform any covenant or obligation hereunder, if occasioned by or in
        consequence of any act of God, strike, lockout, act of the public enemy,
        war, blockade, insurrection, riot, landslide, earthquake, fire, storm,
        flood, washout, civil disturbance, explosion, breakage or accident to
        machinery, equipment or pipelines, inability to obtain fuel, power,
        utilities, machinery, equipment or materials, act of government,
        governmental regulation or law, whether local, state, or national, or
        any other cause or circumstance, whether of the kind enumerated above,
        or otherwise, not within each party's reasonable control by the exercise
        of due diligence such party is unable to prevent or overcome.

5.2     In the event of any such force majeure, the party affected shall use its
        best efforts to continue in the performance of its obligations hereunder
        and bring to an end such force majeure provision as soon as reasonably
        possible.

5.3     Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall be required to settle any
        labor matter against its own best judgment.

                                    ARTICLE 6

                                      TERM

6.1     The initial term of the Agreement shall commence as of the date hereof
        and continue for an initial term of ten (10) years. Following the
        expiration of the initial term, BCI shall have the right to renew the
        term of this Agreement for up to two (2) successive ten (10) year
        renewal terms, provided BCI gives BCP written notice of intent to renew
        not less than six (6) months prior to the expiration of the initial term
        or first renewal term, as the case may be, and provided further that BCI
        is not at that time in material breach of any terms or conditions of
        this Agreement.

6.2     Notwithstanding the term stated in Section 6.1 above, in the event the
        BCP Site is sold by BCP to any third party, BCP or its successor shall
        have the right, upon three (3) months prior written notice to BCI, to
        terminate BCI's lease with respect to all portions of the Wastewater
        Treatment Plant other than the Groundwater Recovery System and GRUs

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        and BCI's rights to operate all portions of the Wastewater Treatment
        Plant other than the Groundwater Recovery System and GRUs (hereinafter
        a "Partial Termination"), provided such Partial Termination is
        conditioned upon the new third party owner having entered into an
        agreement with BCI, on terms reasonably acceptable to BCI, whereby such
        new owner agrees for the remaining duration of the term of this
        Agreement, including renewal periods hereof, including without
        limitation (i) to operate the Wastewater Treatment Plant to treat
        process wastewater and storm water from the BCI Site and groundwater
        recovered from the Groundwater Recovery System at costs and upon terms
        similar to those costs and terms set forth in the Utilities and
        Services Agreement and (ii) to give BCI separate alternate access to
        and use of the Air Stripper and Steam Stripper at reasonable costs to
        treat an appropriate portion of BCI's process wastewater, storm water
        and recovered groundwater.

6.3     Upon the effective date of such Partial Termination BCI shall, with the
        approval of transfer of the permits by the applicable regulatory
        authorities which the parties shall use their best efforts to obtain,
        reassign to the new owner the LPDES permit, and other operating permits
        for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. BCI will work with the new owner in
        good faith on an orderly transfer of the operation of the Wastewater
        Treatment Plant, so that no party is deprived of wastewater treatment
        services during any transitional period.

6.4     BCI's lease with respect to the Groundwater Recovery System and the GRUs
        and BCI's rights with respect to operation of the Groundwater Recovery
        System and the GRUs shall survive any such Partial Termination.

                                    ARTICLE 7

                                   LIMITATIONS

7.1     Neither party makes any representations or warranties with respect to
        the Wastewater Treatment Plant or the services to be provided hereunder
        other than the limited warranty that all services shall be rendered in
        accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

7.2     In no event whatsoever shall any party be liable to the other, whether
        in contract, tort or otherwise, for any special, indirect, punitive,
        incidental or consequential damages with respect to any claim arising
        out of the performance or non-performance of this Agreement or with
        respect to the relationship created hereby.

                                    ARTICLE 8

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

8.1     Assignment. Neither party may assign its rights or obligations hereunder
        to any non-affiliated third party without the other party's prior
        written consent; which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
        provided, however, that BCI may assign its rights and

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        obligations under this Agreement without the consent of BCP if the
        assignee acquires all or substantially all of BCI's right, title and
        interest in and to the BCI Site.

8.2     Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
        be sent registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
        addressed to the proper party shown below, unless said address shall
        have been changed by written notice:

         If to BCI:

                  BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC.
                  180 East Broad Street
                  Columbus, Ohio 43215
                  Attn: President

                           with a copy to:

                  BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC.
                  180 East Broad Street
                  Columbus, Ohio 43215
                  Attn: General Counsel

         If to BCP:

                  BORDEN CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                  C/o BCP Management, Inc.
                  Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP
                  52 East Gay Street
                  Columbus, OH 43216
                  Attn: Mr. Joseph D. Lonardo

                  with a copy to:

                  Lemle & Kelleher
                  601 Poydras Street, 21st Floor
                  New Orleans, LA 70130
                  Attn: Mr. E. L. Edwards

                  and

                  Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
                  3500 SunTrust Plaza
                  303 Peachtree Street, N.E.
                  Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3242
                  Attn: Mr. Neil P. Olack

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8.3     Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified or changed, except
        by written instrument executed by a duly authorized officer of both of
        the parties hereto.

8.4     Applicable Law. The place of performance of this Agreement is the State
        of Louisiana, and the laws of said state shall govern the rights of the
        parties hereto.

8.5     Invalidity of Particular Provisions. If any term or provision of this
        Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall
        to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this
        Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to persons or
        circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or
        unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term and
        provision of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the
        fullest extent permitted by law.

8.6     Provisions Binding; No Third Party Beneficiaries. All rights and
        liabilities herein given to, or imposed upon, the respective parties
        hereto shall extend to and bind the several and respective successors
        and permitted assigns o said parties. Nothing contained in the Agreement
        in intended or shall be construed to afford any person, other than a
        party here, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in
        respect of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

8.7     Captions. The captions and headings used throughout this Agreement are
        for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the
        interpretation of this Agreement.

8.8     Relationship of Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
        deemed or construed by the parties hereto, or by any third party, to
        create the relationship of principal and agent or of partnership or of
        joint venture or of any association whatsoever between BCP and BCI, it
        being expressly understood and agreed that no provisions contained in
        the Agreement, nor any act or acts of the parties hereto, shall be
        deemed to create any partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship
        between BCI and BCP.

8.9     Consent to Jurisdictiona. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably
        submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District
        Court for the Middle District of Louisiana for the purposes of any suit,
        action or other proceeding arising out of this Master Agreement or any
        transaction contemplated hereby. Each of the parties hereto further
        agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S.
        registered mail to such party's respective address set forth in Section
        8.2 shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or
        proceeding with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to
        jurisdiction as set forth above in the immediately preceding sentence.
        Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any
        objection to the laying of venue of any

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         action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the
         transactions contemplated hereby or thereby in the United States
         District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, and hereby further
         irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim
         in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in
         any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers to be effective as of
the day and year first above written.

Witnesses:                                           BORDEN CHEMICAL, INC.

____________________                        By: ____________________________

____________________                        Its: _____________________________

                           ---------------------------------
                                      Notary Public

Witnesses:                                  BORDEN CHEMICALS AND
                                            PLASTICS OPERATING LIMITED

                                            PARTNERSHIP

                                            By: BCP Management, Inc., General
                                                Partner

_____________________                       By: ______________________________

_____________________                       Its: ______________________________

                           ---------------------------------
                                      Notary Public

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