CONSTRUCTION DIGEST 1958 - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry

CONSTRUCTION DIGEST 1958 / - \ s I/EC's Construction Digest goes to press this year, the smoke is starting to clear, and a fairly good picture of what happened to the chemical industry during the recession of 1957—58 is emerging. One thing stands out. The chemical industry fared somewhat better than manufacturing industry as a whole. The Security and Exchange Commission's estimates for spending in the chemical industry in 1958 total about $1.4 billion compared to $1.7 billion in 1957 and $1.45 billion in 1956. But manufacturing industry as a whole is down from $16 billion in 1957 to $12 billion (estimated) in 1958. This is about $3 billion less than what was spent even in 1956. Chemical industry spending will probably decline for the next year or so, too. Du Pont probably will shave its $240,000,000 figure by about 1 0 % ; Allied Chemical expects to lower its capital spending; Dow expects to cut its capital spending in half; other chemical companies are predicting similar slashes. A significant trend in the 1958 Construction Digest is the number of research centers under construction or completed during this year. Some companies investing in research centers in 1958: General Electric, Diamond Alkali, Electro Metallurgical, Escambia Chemical, W. R. Grace, Hooker, Monsanto, Socony Mobil Oil, Stauffer, and Union Carbide. There can be no doubt that the money spent on research centers this year will send the chemical industry on a new expansion spree in the not-too-distant future. Among the fastest-growing products for 1958 has been caprolactam. Du Pont, Commercial Solvents, and Allied Chemical have announced plans to increase capacity. Word received just before I / E C went to press indicates that the construction plans of Ohio River Chemical (formed by Spencer Chemical and Industrial Rayon) are now being re-evaluated. While there is a slight shortage now, the aggregate expansion may result in oversupply for a few years—until markets for Nylon 6 catch up with the expanded capacity.

Although there is construction activity affecting a number of basic industrial chemicals such as sulfuric acid, methanol, phthalic anhydride, chlorine, soda ash, and ammonia, this activity has slowed up in 1958, with output capacity exceeding demand for a number of these chemicals. Next year may see a further slowing up of construction activity in these areas. While expansion in basic chemicals may have slowed down in 1958, it has picked up in various specialized areas of the industry. For example, Union Carbide has expanded facilities for making fluorinated hydrocarbons, epoxies, and ethylene oxide; U. S. Industrial Chemicals has 30,000,000 pounds per year sebacic acid isomers capacity; Waverly Chemical Co. has built a new plant to make emulsifiers, dispersants, and wetting agents; Du Pont started construction of an ethanolamine plant in September ; silicon metal is getting a boost from several companies; Monsanto has a new methyl parathion plant; and rare metals and rare earths capacity has been expanded. Plastics continue to expand, but not as fast as 1957. Low pressure polyethylene plants under construction in 1957 began coming on stream last year. Other leaders in expansion in this group are polystyrene, vinyl chloride, and poly (vinyl acetate). Liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon continued to be responsible for great expansion during 1958. As in 1957, industrial factors are the dominant factors, but increasing emphasis on rockets is probably a contributing factor of some importance. There can be no doubt that the brisk sales competition that the chemical industry has seen in the past few years has contributed to the industry's current excess capacity, consequently slower capital spending. But chemical leaders are not too concerned. Competition has led companies to anticipate future growth, and perhaps in so doing, have constructed facilities in excess of actual requirements. But the feeling is that the near future will continue to see a strong growth rate.

Notes on Using l/EC's Construction Digest Information on construction is contained alphabetically by company or division name. In addition, plant construction of one company at several locations is listed alphabetically by geographic location. The product index refers to the directory itself. Numbers in the product index refer to the number-

letter combination found on the left side of the table. For example, 90a is given as the key number-letter for acrylic acid. For plant construction information on acrylic acid, locate 90a in the table (B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co.). Subdivision a shows that this is a new plant at Calvert City, Ky.

Cost,

Millions

Item

No.

Company and Location

of Dollars

Research center addition, program

1. Abbott Laboratories, No. Chicago, 111. 2.

3.

Air Products, Inc. a. Aliquippa, Pa.

6.5

b. c.

Allentown, Pa. Chicago, 111.

4 4

d. e.

Clairton, Pa. Granite City, 111.

3.2

f. New Johnsonville, Tenn. g. Phoenixville, Pa. Air Reduction Co., Inc., Murray Hill, N. J.

Products and Remarks

3

Part of $20 million, 5-year development

230 tons per day gaseous and liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon facility New office and manufacturing facility. Occupied in 1958 Gaseous and liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon for new oxygen converter at Acme Steel Co. Completion due early 1959 High purity liquid and gaseous oxygen to be completed early 1959 60 million cubic feet per month oxygen, nitrogen, and argon facility completed mid-1958 Liquid and gaseous oxygen, nitrogen, and argon High purity, high pressure oxygen gas generator completed early 1958 Research and development laboratory. Completed October 1958 VOL 51, NO. 1 ·

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4.


Cost, Millions of Dollars

Air Reduction Chemical Co. a.

Bound Brook, N. J.

b.

Calvert City, Ky.

c. Calvert City, Ky. 5. Air Reduction Pacific Co., City of Industry, Calif. 6. Air Reduction Sales Co. a. Acton, Mass. b. Butler, Pa.

12 7.5

e. Lorain, Ohio 7. Alco Products, Inc., Schenectady, Ν. Υ. 8. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., Brackenridge, Pa. 9. Allied Chemical Corp. a. Metropolis, 111. b. South Point, Ohio

Elemental fluorine plant completed October 1958 Urea plant with capacity of 110,000 tons per year. tion date December 1958

10. Aluminum Co. of America a. Massena, Ν. Υ.

b. Point Comfort, Tex. c. Point Comfort, Tex. 11. American Alcolac Corp., Baltimore, Md. 12. American Cyanamid Co. a. Bauxite, Ark.

45 1

b. Bound Brook, N. J.

4.5

c. Bridgeville, Pa. d. Farmville, N. C.

5

e.

New Castle, Pa.

f.

New Orleans, La.

35

g.

Santa Rosa, Fla.

25

h. Savannah, Ga. i.

13

Wallingford, Conn.

j . Willow Island, W. Va. 13. American-Marietta Co., Harbor Island, Wash. 14. American Oil Co., Texas City, Tex. 15. American Potash & Chemical Corp., Aberdeen, Miss. 16. American Smelting and Refining Co., South Plainfield, N. J. 17. Anlin Co. of Illinois, Wood River, 111. 18. Apache Powder Co., Benson, Ariz. 19. Armour Research Foundation of Illinois a. Chicago, 111.

6 1 4.5

2 1 plus 1.25

b. Chicago, 111. Atlantic Refining Co. a. Philadelphia, Pa. b. Port Arthur, Tex.

3

20.

21.

Atlantic Research Corp., Fairfax County, Va.

1

22. Atlas Powder Co. a. Joplin, Mo. b. Wilmington, Del.

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Babcock & Wilcox, Inc., Lynchburg, Va.

INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY

Pilot plant to support production and sales of poly(vinyl alcohol) resin from Calvert City, Ky. Construction started September 1958 Vinyl stéarate plant with capacity of 2 million lb./yr. completed August 1958 Poly(vinyl alcohol) resin unit with capacity of 20 million lb./yr. 75 tons per day liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon plant. Completed January 1958 75 tons per day liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon plant. Now under construction 120 tons per day oxygen plant pipelined to Armco Steel Corp. Construction announced September 1958 Liquid oxygen and nitrogen plant Replacement of present facilities with 5 million cu. ft./mo. oxygen production equipment Expansion of existing facilities from 40 to 100 tons per day oxygen Nuclear research laboratory completed February 1958 Laboratory for research on stainless electrical tool, and other alloy steels and special metals. One building completed 1958, another under construction

c. Denver, Colo. d. Kansas City, Kan.

23.


4.5 3

Expected comple-

54,000 tons per year aluminum plant. First phase of $25 million modernization and expansion program to utilize power from St. Lawrence Project. Completed September 1958. Additional 42,000 ton capacity still under construction. By end 1959, total capacity will be 150,000 tons Increase of 20,000 tons of aluminum per year to give total annual capacity of 140,000 tons Alumina plant with 500,000 tons per year capacity High molecular weight alkyl amines plant completed early in 1958 Calcining plant for bauxite to make better quality alumina from Arkansas ores. Completed November 1958 Activated sludge sewage treatment plant. Provides sewage treatment at cost to neighboring municipalities and Cyanamid's chemical operations Maleic anhydride plant, capacity of 14 million lb. annually 40 million square feet of flakeboard per year. Completion early 1959 Modernization and moderate expansion of industrial explosives and ammonium nitrate plant. Completed September 1958 Acrylonitrile plant capacity to reach 100 million lb. per year. Completed December 1958 Creslan acrylic fiber plant with capacity of 27 million pounds of staple and tow per year Titanium dioxide expansion to 72,000 tons per year completed October 1958 Product development lab and pilot plant for plastics and resins divisions completed December 1958 Catalytic aniline plant with capacity of 24 million lb. per year Expansion of basic and applied research facilities Dltraformer, desulfurization unit with daily capacity of 21,000 barrels. Completed April 1958 Sodium chlorate production. New plant completed December 1958 New lab in research center for basic research on asbestos and asbestos applications. Completed spring 1958 Sulfur recovery plant with capacity of 150 tons per day. Expected completion date mid-1959 Anhydrous ammonia plant with 30 tons per day capacity completed March 1958 Metals research building completed September 1958. Part of 10year expansion program started 2 years ago Chemical research building to be completed June 1960 Vacuum flash unit with 40,000 barrels per day capacity Alkylation unit with capacity of 2100 barrels per day completed April 1958 Expansion and consolidation of present offices and laboratories to be completed early 1959 Explosives production Technical center to house chemical research and product development departments ; 70,000 sq. ft. of floor space Research and test reactor to study behavior of reactor cores at operating temp.

Cost,

Millions

Item Company and Location

No.

of Dollars

24. Barrett Div., Allied Chemical Corp., Frankford, Pa. 25. Bay Refining Co., Bay City, Mich. 26. Beckman Instruments, Fullerton, Calif. 27. The Beryllium Corp., Hazelton, Pa. 28. J. Bishop & Co., East Whiteland, Pa. 29. Bituminous Coal Research, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. 30. Borden Co., Chemical Division, Fayetteville, N. C. 31. Brown Co., Berlin, Ν. Η.

Naphthalene purification facilities completed August 1958

1.5 multi1

20

33.

Calcasieu Chemical Corp., Lake Charles, La.

12

34.

California Ammonia Co., Lathrop, Calif.

5.7

35.

California Spray-Chemical Corp., Kennewick, Wash. Callery Chemical Co. a. Lawrence, Kan. b. Muskogee, Okla. Carborundum Co., Niagara Falls, Ν. Υ. Celanese Corp. of America a. Belvidere, N. J.

4.6

37. 38.

4 38

b. Pampa, Tex. c. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48.

Shelby, N. C.

Central Farmers Fertilizer Co., Georgetown, Idaho Chemoil Corp., New Orleans, La. Chemstrand Corp. a. Decatur, Ala. b. Pensacola, Fla. Cities Service Refining Co., Lake Charles, La. Clark Oil & Refining, Blue Island, 111. Coastal Chemical Corp., Pascagoula, Miss. CBS Laboratories, Div. of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., Stamford, Conn. Columbia Southern Chemical Corp., Subsidiary of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Bartlett, Calif. Commerce Oil Refining Corp., Jamestown, R. I. Commercial Solvents Corp. a. Peoria, 111. b.

Sterlington, La.

51.

c. Sterlington, La. d. Terre Haute, Ind. Continental Carbon Co., Ponca City, Okla. Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assoc, Lawrence, Kan. Copolymer Corp., Baton Rouge, La.

52.

Corning Glass Works, Big Flat, Ν. Υ.

53. 54.

Cosden Petroleum Corp., Big Spring, Tex. Cryovac Division, W. R. Grace & Co., Simpsonville, S. C. Cumberland Chemical Corp., Calvert City, Ky. Davidson Chemical Co., Div. of W. R. Grace & Co. a. Bartow, Fla.

49. 50.

55. 56.

b. Erwin, Tenn. 57. Dayton Rubber Co., Springfield, Mo. 58. Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp., near Moab, Utah 59. Derby Refining Co., Wichita, Kan. 60.

Dewey & Almy Chemicals, Owensboro, Ky.

750 barrels per day added capacity for ethylene and butadiene linear polyethylene Research and development building completed February 1958 Beryllium metal plant completed July 1958. Bulk of output goes to nuclear market Platinum group metals and chlorides and chemicals. Also, small diameter stainless steel tubing nickel and nickel alloy, exotic and super alloy tubing. Plant expansion and relocation Coal research center completed mid-1958 Technical service laboratory completed mid-year of 1958

32. Buckeye Cellulose Corp., Foley, Fla.

36.


16 35

7.3 7.5 1 5 55

8

1 5.5 6

1 10 1.5 2 20 4

Conversion of 400 tons per day Burgess sulfite mill to magnesiumbase pulping; 80 to 85% of magnesia and 90% of sulfur recovered Cellulose pulp and paper-grade pulp at the rate of 200,000 tons per year Ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol plant completed September 1958. Annual capacity of 8 million gallons Anhydrous ammonia plant completed December 1958. Capacity of 125 tons per day Fourth Cal-Spray plant established in Washington State. Production includes high analysis nitric phosphate complex plant foods New plant for boron chemicals and high energy fuels New plant for high energy boron fuel in tonnage quantities Boron carbide plant completed September 1958 Poly(vinyl acetate) emulsions plant with capacity of 20 million lb. per year Double existing capacity of acetic acid production. New total 240 million lb. per year or 15% of total U. S. requirements 40 million lb. per year polyester fiber plant to be jointly owned by I. C. I. and Celanese Elemental phosphorus, phosphoric acid, triple superphosphate from 35,000-kw. furnace. To be completed May 1959 Refinery with capacity of 40,000 barrels per day 45 million lb. per year acrilan plant completed second quarter 1958 114 million lb. per year nylon plant completed second quarter 1958 Butane isomerization. Completed November 1958 Cracking and alkylation units completed June 1958 100,000 tons high analysis fertilizer per year from plant completed January 1958 Research lab for solid state physics, optics, and electronics completed October 7, 1958 Soda ash and sodium sesquicarbonate plant now in operation 100 octane gasoline, No. 2 fuel oil, residual fuel, petroleum coke, elemental sulfur on the basis of 40,000 barrels per day Caprolactam production. New plant slated for completion January 1959 Expansion of methanol and nitrogen products facilities completed August 1958 Expansion to pelleted carbon black capacity Methylamines Carbon black plant expansion to 75 million lb. per year New urea plant and expansion of ammonia plant to be completed September 1959 Butadiene and GR-S rubber plant expansion. Will raise butadiene capacity to 38,000 and rubber capacity to 95,000 tons annually. Completed December 1958 New plant for production of laboratory glassware. Began production February 1958 20 million lb. polystyrene per year. Completed May 1958 Cryovac packaging materials. Completed early 1958 Materials for floor coverings and other building construction products. Vinyl chloride and new plasticizer Addition to triple superphosphate plant, which does not raise over-all production, completed March 1958 Plant completed February 1958 turns out thorium and uranium products for commercial nuclear power industry Rubber plant construction started October 1958 Potash recovery plant in planning stage Hydrofluoric acid alkylation. 1700 barrels per day plant started November 1958 Chemicals for paint, paper, adhesives, and storage batteries. Con struction started April 1958 to double capacity VOL. 5 1 , NO. 1

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Item No.

61.



Diamond Âlkali Co. a. Concord, Ohio b. Deer Park, Tex. c.

2-3

Deer Park, Tex.

62.

Dixon Chemical Industries, Paulsboro, N.J.

63.

Dow Chemical Co. a. Cleveland, Ohio b. Freeport, Tex. c. Freeport, Tex. d. Freeport, Tex. e. Freeport, Tex. f. g.

Freeport, Tex. Freeport, Tex.

h. Lee Hall, Va. i. Lee Hall, Va. j . Midland, Mich. k. Plaquemine, La. 64.

5

10

E . I . du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. a. Beaumont, Tex. b. Belle, W. Va. c.

Carney's Point, N. J.

d. Deepwater Point, N. J. e. Ecorse, Mich. f. Gibbstown, N. J. g. Memphis, Tenn. h. New Johnsonville, Tenn. i.

Niagara Falls, Ν. Υ.

j. k. 1. m. η. ο.

Old Hickory, Tenn. Parkersburg, W. Va. Parkersburg, W. Va. Richmond, Va. Transylvania County, N. C. Victoria, Tex.

20 plus 3

5 plus

65.

Duquesne Light Co., Shippingport, Pa.

66.

The Eagle-Picher Co., Lovelock, Nev.

67. Electrometallurgical Ν. Υ.

Co., Niagara

2 Falls,

68. Eli Lilly and Co. a. Greenfield, Indi b. Indianapolis, Ind.

c. Lafayette, Ind. 69. Enjay Co., Inc., Linden, N. J.

4. S 3.25

4.6

70. Escambia Chemical Corp. a. Pensacola, Fla. b. Milton, Fla. c. 71.

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Research center. Work to be started spring of 1959 Vinyl chloride monomer plant with capacity of 50 million lb. per year completed June 1958 Copolymer and paste resin plant with 25 million lb. per year capacity completed August 1958 Largest sludge decomposition plant of its kind in existence. Con struction started October 1958 New plant for polystyrene film production New plant for acetylene production planned New plant for acrylonitrÛe production Ethanolamine plant completed September 1958 Methyl chloride and methylene chloride addition to bring capacity up by 20% completed 1958 Polyethylene glycols and propylene glycols expansion Expansion of synthetic glycerol plant with capacity of 36 million pounds per year, completed spring 1958 Zefran synthetic fiber plant completed July 1958 Textile laboratory completed in 1958 Iminodiacetic acid and other chemicals. Completed September 1958 Caustic soda, chlorine, chlorinated solvents, and other industrial chemicals. Completed mid-1958. New plant in new Louisiana Division Caprolactam. To begin construction early 1959. Capacity 50 million pounds per year Adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine. Processing coal to natural gas as raw material for ammonia plant and nylon intermediate. Completion in 1959 Sodium carboxymethylcellulose. Addition of refined grades extends range of applications to include food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, textile, paper, and oil industries. Completed late 1958 Viton fluorocarbon rubber. Product is a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropylene ; use seen in aircraft, automotive, and chemical process equipment field. Completed March 1958 New sulfuric plant completed March 1958 Anhydrous ammonia, aniline, diphenylamine, hydrogen plant to be completed late in 1959 Sodium plant to boost company-wide capacity by 50% Titanium dioxide plant to produce 125 tons per day. Completion due early 1959 Research and development lab for sodium vinyl products and peroxygen compounds. Completed fall 1958 Dimethyl terephthalate plant to be completed mid-1959 Delrin acetal resin plant to be completed mid-1959 Teflon 100-X F E P fluorocarbon resin plant to be completed mid-1959 Heavy denier nylon. Capacity of 40 million pounds per year for tire cord and other industrial products. Completed January 1958 50,000 lb of semiconductor grade silicon and 20,000 lb. of solar cell grade per year Adiponitrile plant completed February 1958 to increase capacity by one third Atomic power station. 60,000-ekw. output. Westinghouse designed and developed plant Diatomaceous earth plant completed October 1958. 36,000 tons of natural and filtered aids annually New analytical laboratory to serve company and develop new analytical methods required for production of pure metals on commercial scale. Completed June 1958 Pharmaceuticals and biologicals. Expected completion date April 1959 Pharmaceuticals and biologicals, fine chemicals, veterinary medicinals and supplies. New control building to be occupied by the analytical and microbiological testing departments. Completion 1960 Pharmaceuticals and biologicals plant completed July 1958 New 30,000 square foot plastics wing at Enjay Laboratories to be completed summer 1959 16.5 million gallon methanol plant completed March 1958 Methanol unit with 16 million gallons per year capacity. Completed first quarter 1958 Research and development lab for pharmaceutical intermediates, materials for the plastics industry, and synthetic organic chemicals completed early in 1958 Engineering studies and process research work. Three buildings to be completed fall of 1959

Wilton, Conn.

Esso Research & Engineering Corp., Florham Park, N. J. 72. Esso Standard Oil Co. a. Baton Rouge, La. b. Linden, N. J.


46

Powerformer, ethylene purification unit, and alkylation unit are major projects completed in 1958 Alkylation unit completed February 1958


Item

No.

73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

81. 82.


Ethyl Corp. a. Baton Rouge, La. b. Pittsburg, Calif. Fibers Products Research Beaver Falls, Ν. Υ.

84.

85.

Inc.,

The Flintkote Co., Arrolius, Nev. Food and Drug Research Laboratories, Maspeth, Ν. Υ. Food Machinery & Chemical Corp., Buffalo, Ν. Υ. Foote Mineral Co., Exton, Pa. Foster Grant Co., Inc., Manchester, Ν. Η . Fremont Minerals, Inc. a. Riverton, Wyo.

Girdler Construction Division, Chemetron Corp. a. Institute, W. Va. b. c.

Longview, Tex. Moa Bay, Oriente Province, Cuba

d.

Model City, Ν. Υ.

e.

Muskogee, Okla.

12

2 over 0 . 5 21

1

3.4 20 2

B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co. a. Calvert City, Ky. b. Calvert City, Ky.

3

Henry, 111.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Apple Grove, W. Va. W. R. Grace & Co., Clarkesville, Md. Grain Processing Corp., Muscatine, Iowa Grand Central Rocket Co., Redlands, Calif. Gulf Oil Corp. a. Port Arthur, Tex.

Vinyl chloride monomer unit completed March 1958 Ethyl antiknock compounds plant completed June 1958 Research for six sponsoring companies in making and converting paper and developing new products and processes. Construction to be completed July 1959 Quicklime plant completed May 1958 Research, testing, and consulting laboratory completed February 1958 Expanding chemical research and development for armed forces at company's chemical research lab at Becco Chemical Transistor grade silicon metal plant completed December 1958 Plant for production of 3 million lb. of nylon-6 completed July 1958 550 tons per day uranium concentrates plant completed December 1958 100 tons per day sulfuric acid plant completed December 1958 Anhydrous hydrogen chloride plant completed March 1958 Aromatic chemicals. Expansion to increase capacity by 21 million gallons per year. Completed March 1958 Benzene, toluene, xylene, and heavier aromatics. Plant capacity of 15 million gallons per year. Completed May 1958 Nuclear research and development. Completed August 1958

Sulfuric acid plant including most modern spent acid decomposition facilities available in Pacific Northwest. Completed June 1958 Sulfuric acid plant completed January 1958 Emulsifiable insecticides formulation plant completed May 1958 Hydrofluoric acid plant to be completed June 1959

Glidden Co. a. Baltimore, M d . b. Cleveland, Ohio c. Jacksonville, Fla. d. Port St. Joe, Fla.

c.

95.

10

Waterford, Ν. Υ.

88.

92. 93. 94.

0.8

b. Elizabeth, N. J. c. Minneapolis, Minn. d. Nitro, W. Va. General Electric Co. a. Pleasanton, Calif.

General Mills Co., Kankakee, 111. Georgia-Pacific Co., Portland, Ore.

91.

3.75

Buffalo, Ν. Υ.

86. 87.

90.

1.5 1

General Atomic Division, General D y namics Corp., San Diego, Calif. General Chemical Division, Allied Chemical Corp. a. Anacortes, Wash.

b.

89.

2

b. Riverton, Wyo. Frontier Chemical Co., Wichita, Kan. Frontier Oil Refining Co., Division of Ash land Oil & Refining Co. a. Buffalo, Ν. Υ. b.

83.

Center,


1 1.725

'

New research and development center for peaceful uses of atomic energy. N e w plant to be completed December 1958. Also in cluded is one of first large-scale nuclear reactors to be financed and constructed by private industry Cyanosilicon rubber. Facilities include laboratory, process develop ment, and manufacturing capacity. Completed March 1958. Part of $5 million extension program Fatty nitrogen derivatives. Expansion completed May 1958 Kraft pulp, paper and container board. Completed March 1958 with capacity of 250 tons per day Expansion of crumb rubber plant of Goodrich-Gulf Chemicals. Com pleted November 1958 Expansion of polyethylene plant completed 1958 60 ton per day liquid hydrogen sulfide plant and 1.5 million cubic feet per day hydrogen plant for ore-concentrating facilities. Completed 1958 Hydrogen plant to supply high energy fuel plant of Olin Mathieson. Completed June 1958 Hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide plants completed September 1958 Titanium dioxide plant addition to triple capacity completed in 1958 Plastics research and development lab completed September 1958 Synthetic menthol plant for completion in 1960 Tall oil, crude, and refined. Expected completion late 1958. Ca pacity of 48 million pounds per year of tall oil Glacial acrylic acid. N e w plant completed February 1958 Carbopol polymer plant completed September 1958. Capacity of 70,000 lb. per month Antiozonant chemicals for rubber and petroleum to be in production by spring 1959 Polyester laminating film (Videne) and polyester resin (Vitel)· Plant to be completed by March 1958 Washington Research Center completed early 1958 Wet milling corn processing plant completed January 1959 Test units, offices, propellant mixing, and rocket assembly plants. 1 million lb. per month solid propellents. Completion due March 1959 Benzene plant to be completed second quarter 1959 VOL. 51, NO. 1 ·

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b. 96. 97. 98. 99.

100. 101. 102.

104.

105. 106. 107.

Toledo, Ohio

Gunnison Mining Co., Gunnison, Colo. H a n s o n - V a n W i n k e l - M u n n i n g Co., M a t a wan, N. J. H a r s h a w Chemical Co., Cleveland, Ohio

H o d a g Chemical Co., Chicago, 111. H o m e s t a k e Mining Co., G r a n t s , Ν. Μ. H o o k e r Chemical Corp. a. Columbus, M i s s .

1

G r a n d Island, Ν . Υ. Niagara Falls, Ν . Υ.

a.

Baytown, Tex.

b.

Baytown, T e x .

c.

Baytown, Tex.

d. Ideal a. b. c.

Houston, T e x . . C e m e n t Co. Ada, Okla. Albuquerque, Ν. Μ . Houston, Tex.

2000 barrels per day alkylation plant to be completed second quarter of 1959 200 ton per day u r a n i u m concentrate plant completed F e b r u a r y 1958 Expansion in electrochemical a n d mechanical labs completed August 1958 Anhydrous hydrofluoric acid. Combination of expansion a n d integra tion. P a r t of facility is n e w fluorspar drying plant sufficient to m e e t entire n e e d s of plant. Completed J u n e 1958 Urea plant with 20,000 ton per year capacity completed October 1958 50 ton per day nitric acid pilot plant employing n e w concentrating process completed J u n e 1958 Surface active chemicals. P l a n t completed D e c e m b e r 1958 U r a n i u m concentrate plant. 750 tons p e r day Sodium chlorate plant addition. Completed July 1958, brings capacity up to 22,00 tons per year New research center to be completed early 1959 Installation of four silicon power rectifiers to replace obsolete rotary converters. To be completed spring 1959 Butadiene plant expansion to bring production up to 65,000 short t o n s per year. Completed April 1958 Butyl r u b b e r plant expansion to 57,000 long tons per year. Com pleted J u l y 1958 Ethylene plant with capacity of 80 million pounds per year completed J u n e 1958 Expansion of plant producing heat-indicating paints

22 12 12

Industrial Reactor Laboratories, Inc., • Plainsboro, N . J. Jefferson Chemical Co., Inc., Port Neches, Tex. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. a.

Belpre, Ohio

b.

Gramercy, La.

c.

Gramercy, La.

d.

Ravenswood, W . Va.

e.

Ravenswood, W . Va.

109.

K e r m a c Nuclear Fuels Corp., G r a n t s , Ν. Μ .

110.

Kolker Chemical Corp.

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H u m b l e Oil & Refining Co.

Kaiser Steel Corp., F o n t a n a , Calif.

113. 114.

1.2

0.75

108.

111. 112.

2 0.04

H e r c u l e s P o w d e r Co. a. H e r c u l e s , Calif. b . Wilmington, Del.

b. c. 103.


a.

Newark, N . J .

b.

Newark, N. J .

c.

Newark, N. J.

Koppers Co., Port Reading, N. J. Lakeview Mining Co. a. Bluewater, N. J . b . Lakeview, Ore. Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co., Toledo, Ohio Linde Company, Div. Union Carbide Chem icals Corp. a. Aurora, Minn. b . Belle, W . Va. c.

Coatesville, P a .

d.

F o n t a n n a , Calif.

e.

Gary", I n d .

f. g.

Linden, N . J . Middletown, Ohio


2 70 (b & c)

200 (d & e]

214 16

Portland cement plant to be completed by mid-1959. Capacity of 3.5 million barrels per year 1 million barrels cement per year. To be completed early 1959 N e w plant m a k e s 2.8 million barrels of c e m e n t per year. Completed early 1958 R e s e a r c h reactor completed D e c e m b e r 1958. R e s e a r c h a n d experi m e n t a l reactor for 10 m e m b e r companies Ethylene oxide a n d ethylene glycol ; caustic-chlorine ; propylene oxide a n d propylene glycol plant to be completed mid-1959 New foil-processing plant already in operation a n d installation of foilprocessing equipment completed at end of 1958 New alumina plant with capacity to produce 430,000 tons per year to be completed early 1959 Caustic-chlorine plant with capacity to produce 40,000 tons of caustic soda a n d 36,000 tons of chlorine per year completed M a r c h 1958 New reduction plant m a n u f a c t u r i n g primary a l u m i n u m . Two potlines with capacity to produce a total of 72,000 t o n s annually were completed in 1958. Two m o r e potlines will be completed in 1959 New rolling mill producing a l u m i n u m sheet, plate, a n d foil. Com pletion due late 1959 Steel, coke, a n d coke oven by-products. P l a n t to raise capacity to 2933 million ingot tons per year 3300 ton per day u r a n i u m concentrates plant completed D e c e m b e r 1958 Dimethyl a n d diethyl phthalate plant completed J a n u a r y 1958. Capacity 3,000,000 lb. per year Phthalic anhydride plant to be completed in mid-1959. Capacity 12 million lb. per year Anhydrous methyl chloride plant completed February 1958 with capacity of 9,000,000 lb. per year Ziegler process polyethylene plant completed J a n u a r y 1958. Capac ity 30 million l b . per year

2.6 1.35

Uranium recovery with 1500 ton per day ore capacity Uranium recovery with capacity of 210 tons per day Technical facilities d u e completion April 1959 High-purity oxygen plant with capacity of 65 tons per day Sale through pipeline of low-purity oxygen to one customer. E x p a n sion completed late 1958 Oxygen unit for L u k e n s Steel. Capacity 80 million cubic feet per month Liquid a n d high-purity g a s e o u s oxygen. Expected completion in late 1958 High-purity oxygen unit completed September 1958. Capacity 94 million cubic feet per m o n t h for U. S. Steel High-purity hydrogen unit completed J u l y 1958 High-purity oxygen for Armco Steel. Completion due mid-1959. Capacity 130 tons per day

Cost,

Millions

Item

No.

115. 116. 117. 118.

119.


h.

P i t t s b u r g , Calif.

i.

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Lucky M o Uranium Co., G a s Hills District, F r e m o n t County, W y o . A. R . M a a s Chemical Co., Division of Victor Chemical W o r k s , Richmond, Calif. M a r b l e h e a d Lime Co., Belle, U t a h M e r c k & Co., I n c . a. Albany, G a . b . Danville, P a . e.

Danville, P a .

d. e.

Danville, P a . Rahway, N. J.

.

Minneapolis G a s Co. a. Minneapolis, M i n n . b . New H o p e , M i n n .

120.

Mississippi Chemical Miss.

121.

M o n s a n t o Chemical Co. a. Anniston, Ala. b. c. d. e.

122. 123. 124. 125. 126.

127. 128. 129. 130. 131.

133.

El D o r a d o , Ark Everett, M a s s . M i a m i s b u r g , Ohio M o n s a n t o , 111.

f.

M o n s a n t o , 111.

g.

Nitro, W . Va.

h.

Springfield, M a s s .

i.

St. Louis, M o .

j.

St. Louis, M o .

k. St. Louis, M o . 1. St. Louis, M o . m . St. Louis, M o . Morningstar, Nicol, I n c . a. Allwood, N . J . b . H a w t h o r n e , N . J. N a r m c o I n d u s t r i e s , I n c . , S a n Diego Calif. National Aniline Co., Division of Allied C h e m . Corp., Hopewell, Va. National Carbide Company, A Division of Air Reduction Company, I n c . , Calvert City, Ky. National Cylinder G a s Division, Chemetron Corp. a. Compton, Calif. b . Erie, P a . c. Philadelphia, P a . National R e s e a r c h Corp., Cambridge, M a s s . Northwest Refining & Chemical Co., Spok a n e Valley, W a s h . Norton Co., Worcester, M a s s . Norwich P h a r m a c a l Co., Norwich, Ν . Υ. Olin M a t h i e s o n Chemical Corp. a. H a n n i b a l , Ohio b. Marcus Hook, P a . c. d. e.

132.

Corp., Yazoo City,

Model City, Ν. Υ. N e w H a v e n , Conn. Niagara Falls, Ν . Υ.

f. Saltville, Va. O r m e t Corp. a. Burnside, La. b . H a n n i b a l , Ohio Ott Chemical Co., M u s k e g o n , Mich.

of Dollars

7 1 plus 3 4 . 5 invest ment 5

1.6 1 1.8

1


Liquid oxygen for rockets a n d missiles. Full capacity when com pleted J u n e 1959, 220 million cubic feet High-purity oxygen plant d u e completion early 1960. Capacity 1000 tons per day Uranium concentrate plant. Completed F e b r u a r y 1958. Capacity 750 t o n s per day Phosphoric acid a n d phosphoric catalyst plant completed J u n e 1958 N e w plant for d e a d - b u r n e d dolomite completed J u n e 1958 Chlorothiazide plant expansion completed April 1958 Monosodium glutamate plant completed s u m m e r 1958. To m a k e m o n o s o d i u m g l u t a m a t e u n d e r license from Kyowa F e r m e n t a t i o n Industry, J a p a n 25,000 l b . per year of electronic grade silicon from plant completed in S e p t e m b e r 1958 Steroid facilities expansion completed N o v e m b e r 1958 R e s e a r c h l a b expansion completed N o v e m b e r 1958. F o r cancer a n d other drug r e s e a r c h Liquid propane plant to b e completed in 1960 Liquid propane for standby duty for n a t u r a l gas customers of M i n n e apolis G a s Co. Nitric acid a n d a m m o n i a facilities expansion. Completed J u n e 1958 for nitric acid a n d N o v e m b e r 1958 for a m m o n i a . Capacity 150 tons per day nitric acid, 30 tons p e r day a m m o n i a Niran a n d methyl parathion. Replacement a n d expansion of pre vious facilities a t Nitro, W . Va. Urea unit. 100 ton per day capacity. Completion due fall 1958 Di- a n d trichloroisocyanuric acids for dry bleaches H i g h explosives development l a b . Construction s t a r t e d J a n u a r y 1958 Amines. 5 0 % expansion of existing facilities after completion late 1959 Nitrochlorobenzene expansion. Completion d u e mid-1959 Fatty acids, refined tall oil. Refinery capacity of 3000 t o n s per m o n t h of c r u d e . Completed J u l y 1958 Rubber-modified s t y r è n e s . Doubles capacity for m e d i u m a n d high impact formulations by improved process. Completed August 1958 E x p a n s i o n of facilities for petroleum chemicals application research. To b e completed mid-1959 F u m a r i c acid unit to double previous capacity. Completion date April 1959 Agricultural research lab expansion. Completed August 1958 Toluenesulfonylchloride, toluenesulfonamide. Completed mid-1958 Trichlorocarbanilide plant completed M a r c h 1958

1 1 0.5

Liquid adhesives, latex, r e s i n s . Completion d u e D e c e m b e r 1959 Natural g u m a n d specialty starch products. Triple capacity. Completed July 1958 Labs a n d office building additions Caprolactam m o n o m e r plant to b e completed J a n u a r y 1959

2

Calcium oxide plant due completion in fall of 1958

1.75

Liquid oxygen, nitrogen, a n d argon unit. Completion d u e early 1959 Oxygen unit with capacity of 7.5 million cubic feet per m o n t h Liquid oxygen, nitrogen, a n d argon unit. Capacity of 65 t o n s per day H i g h purity t a n t a l u m m e t a l plant with capacity of 30,000 l b . per year completed early 1958 W a r e h o u s e for zinc sulfate, zinc oxide, a n d a m m o n i u m sulfate. Completed N o v e m b e r 1958 Special refractories plant completed April 1958 Hydroxyethyl hydrazine plant completed April 1958

3

1.5 1 65 46 4 4.5 1 55 110

Aluminum mill products. P l a n t to b e completed spring 1959 Urea plant with 73,000 tons per year capacity a m m o n i a will come from Sun Oil existing unit ; plant will m a k e its own carbon dioxide Organoboron-based high energy fuel plant completed M a y 1958 Metallurgical research center to b e completed by middle 1959 O r g a n o b o r a n e - b a s e d high energy fuel ( H E F - 2 ) . First full-scale plant in w e s t e r n world completed M a y 1958 D e n s e soda a s h plant completed F e b r u a r y 1958 Alumina plant to b e completed J a n u a r y 1959. Capacity 350,000 t o n s per year P r i m a r y a l u m i n u m plant. Completion d u e J a n u a r y 1959 P h a r m a c e u t i c a l s a n d fine inorganic i n t e r m e d i a t e s . Completed M a y 1958 VOL. 5 1 , NO. 1

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134. Parke, Davis & Co., Ann Arbor, Mich. 135. Penn-Ohio Fertilizer Co., Youngstown, Ohio 136. Pennsalt Chemicals Co. a. Calvert City, Ky. b. Portland, Ore. c. Portland, Ore. d. Tacoma, Wash. e. Wyandotte, Mich. 137. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corp., West Elizabeth, Pa. 138. Petroleum Chemicals, Inc. a. Lake Charles, La. b. Lake Charles, La. 139. Petro-Tex Chemical Corp. a. Houston, Tex. b. Houston, Tex. 140. Charles Pfizer & Co., Inc., Groton, Conn. 141. Phillips Petroleum Co., Grants, Ν. Μ. 142. Pitman-Moore Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 143.

145.

12.5

20 12.5

200 million lb. per year ethylene plant completed September 1958 100,000 tons per year anhydrous ammonia plant completed May 1958

..... 9.5 1.5

3 multi-

d. Springdale, Pa. Reichhold Chemicals Inc. a. Ballardvale, Mass. b. Elizabeth, N. J.

5

c.

6

Hampton, S. C.

d. Kansas City, Kan. 146. Reynolds Metals Co., Louisville, Ky. 147. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., WinstonSalem, N. C. 148. Richfield Oil Corp., Watson, Calif. 149. 150. 151. 152.

Riker Laboratories, Inc., Northridge, Calif. St. Eloi Co., Cincinnati, Ohio E. H. Sargent & Co., Springfield, N. J. Schering Corp. a. Union, N. J. b. Union, N. J. 153. Scott Paper Co., Chester, Pa.

3 2 6.5 1.5

1.5 0.7

154. Shell a. b. c. d. e. f. 155. 156.

Chemical Corp. Houston, Tex. Martinez, Calif. Norco, La. Norco, La. Norco, La. Norco, La. Dominguez, Calif. Houston, Tex. Shell Development Co., Emeryville, Calif. Shell Oil Co., Wood River, 111.

157.

Sherwin-Williams Co. a. Coffeyville, Kan. b. Garland, Tex.

158.

Socony-Mobil Oil Co. a. Paulsboro, N. J. b. Princeton, N. J.

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Medical research lab to be completed January 1960 Chemical fertilizer and allied products plant to be completed January 1959 Hydrofluoric acid plant completed late 1958 Ammonium perchlorate plant completed October 1958 Sodium chlorate plant completed February 1958 Chlorine, caustic plant completed December 1958 Methylamine plant completed October 1958 Hydrocarbon resins and aromatic solvents. Completed March 1958

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. a. Crestline, Ohio b. Detroit, Mich. c. Shelby, N. C.


multi-

Pittsburgh Coke and Chemical Co. a. Neville Island, Pa. b. Pittsburgh, Pa. c.

144.


Sulfuric acid alkylation unit to be completed early 1959 Isobutylene plant to be completed December 1958 Chemical and biochemical research building. Late 1959 expected completion date 1725 ton per day uranium concentrates plant completed July 1958 Research center to be completed April 1959. Windowless unit to be devoted to pharmaceutical research and product development Phthalate ester plasticizer plant expansion completed June 1958 Coke and coal chemicals. Completed August 1958. Reconstruc tion of four coke oven batteries Fumaric acid. Now second company in the U. S. to produce this chemical from its own basic raw materials Glass tempering and fabricating. Completion due end of 1959 Polyester resin for urethane foams. Completed June 1958 25 million lb. per year glass fiber yarn plant to be completed February 1959 Development building for Paint and Brush Division Epoxy resin plant completed April 1958. Capacity 10 million lb. per year Phthalic anhydride. 30 million lb. per year capacity. Completion due 1959 Formaldehyde plant completed July 1958. Capacity of 30 million lb. per year Poly(vinyl acetate) emulsions. Completion due April 1959 Aluminum foil plant completed August 1958 Addition to research lab for work with radioisotopes ; also greenhouse for producing isotopically labeled plant constituents Benzene, toluene unit completed May 1958. Capacity of 18 million gallons per year of toluene and 18 million gallons per year of nitra tion-grade benzene Ethical pharmaceutical plant completed November 1958 Rare metals and rare earths plant completed September 1958 New plant to house eastern division completed August 1958 Microbiological pilot plant due completion June 1959 Biological and sterility control lab to be completed December 1959 Polyurethane foams and polystyrene containers. Expansion com pleted December 1958 Phenol plant Market development unit. Completed December 1958 Hydrogen peroxide plant completed early 1958 Acrolein plant Glycerol. Completion due last half of 1959 2-stage expansion at three plants to be completed by last half of 1958

0.5 11

Process development laboratory under construction New units with tie-ins to existing facilities for lube oil manufacture. To be completed June 1959

1 4

High grade barium monohydrate plant to be completed early 1959 Paint, varnish, and lacquer plant completed March 1958. Largest integrated plant in Southwest Coke, gasoline, and fuel oil plant due for completion early 1959. Capacity, 17,000 barrels per day delayed coker; 800 tons per day coke Nuclear research center will contain 2 m.e.v. Van de Graaff accelera tor. Completion due middle 1959

Item No.

159.



Solvay Process Division, Allied Chemical Corp. a. Baton Rouge, La. b.

Moundsville, W. Va.

160. 161.

L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc., Petrolia, Pa. Southern Oxygen Co., Bladensburg, Md.

162.

Spencer Chemical Co. a.

Ashland, Ky.

0.7S

10

b. Henderson, Ky. c. 163. 164.

Standard Chemical Products, Inc., Charlotte, Ν. C. Standard Oil Co. of Indiana a. Seymour, Ind. b. Whiting, Ind. c.

165.

166. 167.

168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173.

Orange, Tex.

b. Cleveland, Ohio c. Cleveland, Ohio d. Toledo, Ohio Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, Calif. Stauffer Chemical Co. a.

Hammond, Ind.

b.

Henderson, Nev.

c. Niagara Falls, Ν. Υ. d. Richmond, Calif. e. Richmond, Calif. Steen Resin & Chemical Co., Chicago Heights, 111. R. J. Strasenburgh Co., Rochester, Ν. Υ. Sunoco Products Co., Hartsville, S. C. D-X Sunray Oil Co. a. Duncan, Okla. b. Tulsa, Okla. Sylvania Electric Products Co., Towanda, Pa. The Texas Co. a. Anacortes, Wash. b.

Beacon, Ν. Υ.

c.

Port Arthur, Tex.

d. Port Arthur, Tex. 174. Texas Natural Gasoline Corp., New Orleans, La. 175. Union Bag-Camp Paper Co., Hoboken, N. J. 176. Union Carbide Chemicals Co., Division of Union Carbide Corp. a. Institute, W. Va. b. Institute, W. Va. c.

Putnam County, W. Va.

d. South Charleston, W. Va. e. South Charleston, W. Va.

Dense soda ash plant expansion to double previous capacity com pleted February 1958 Vinyl chloride monomer plant expansion to more than double capacity. Completed March 1958 Microcrystalline wax plant expanded by 25%. Completed April 1958 Liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon plant with 25 ton per day capacity completed January 1959 Caprolactam plant originally scheduled for 1960, but construction plans now being re-evaluated. Capacity 20 million lb. per year Liquid and solid urea plant expansion. Capacity 100 tons per day. Completed December 1958 Polyethylene plant with capacity of 90 million lb. per year completed fall 1958 Research lab expansion completed May 1958 Expansion of research and development facilities. Solid propellent fuel research and development. Completion due January 1959 Gasoline, distillate and asphalt base stocks. 140,000 barrel per day two stage crude oil distillation unit will replace several obsolete crude running units Gasoline, distillate and asphalt base stocks. Completion due March 1959

Wood River, 111.

Standard Oil Co. (Ohio) a. Cleveland, Ohio


2.4 0.76 3.2 41.5 2.25

1 plus

1 0.5 10 1

Petroleum and petrochemical research center completed February 1958 Petroleum development laboratory to be completed March 1959 Alkylation unit completed May 1958 New refining facilities completed July 1958 Laboratories and offices for research activities in fields of industrial economics. Completed August 1958 Sulfuric acid sludge regeneration unit completed November 1958. Probably longest unit of its kind in the country Trithion plant with multimillion lb. per year capacity. Completed March 1958 Changeover from 25- to 60-cycle power. To be completed fall 1959 Pelleted superphosphate fertilizer plant completed June 1958 New development lab completed August 1958 Resins, acids, anhydrides, alcohols, solvents, and reactive monomers. Completed October 1958 Pharmaceutical specialties plant completed May 1958 Paper pulp, paper. Recovery operation yields acetic and formic acids from paper wastes. Completed July 1958 Unifining unit completed May 1958 Unifining, alkylation, butane isomerization platformer, and LPG recovery unit. Completed June 1958 Research lab for chemical and metal applied research for Sylvania's Chemical and Metallurgical Division. Completed October 1958 New refinery completed November 1958. Capacity: 45,000 barrels per day Radiation lab. Cobalt-60 source (29,100 curies), 6 to 10 million volt linear electron accelerator and 3 million volt positive-ion Van de Graff accelerator Expansion of catalytic reforming unit to be completed in first quarter of 1959. Capacity 20,000 barrels per day. Udex unit capacity 28,000 barrels per day Expansion. Crude unit 80,000 barrels per day. Catalytic cracking unit 60,000 barrels per day; increased capacity of alkylation unit 2000 barrels per day. Also added 15,000-kw.-hr. power plant Natural gasoline recovery of 380,000 gallons per day. Completed December 1958 Packaging research lab. Completed July 1958 for research on in dividual packaging problems Fluorinated hydrocarbons. Completed late 1958 Epoxide chemical plant. 10 million lb. per year capacity. To be completed mid-1959 Ethyl and isopropyl alcohols and ethylene oxide. Plans deferred mid-1958 Engineering building completed December 1958 Development laboratory and engineering technical center completed December 1958 VOL. 5 1 , NO. I

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Cost, Item No.

Millions Company and Location

177. Union Carbide Corp. a. Institute, W. Va. b. Tarrytown, N. Y.

Acrylonitrile plant completed August 1958 to double capacity Office and lab facilities to house chemicals customers service lab. Completion due early 1960

178. Union Carbide Nuclear Co., Division of Union Carbide Corp. a. Grand Junction, Colo. b. Rifle, Colo.

Laboratory under construction Uranium concentrate plant, 1000 tons per day. Completed January 1958 Nuclear and ore research laboratory. To be completed mid-1959

c. Sterling Forest, Ν. Y. 179. Union Carbide Plastics Co., Division of Union Carbide Corp. a. Institute, W. Va. b. Marietta, Ohio 180. 181.

United Rubber & Chemical Co., Baytown, Tex. U. S. Industrial Chemicals Co., Division of National Distillers & Chemical Corp. a. Cincinnati, Ohio b. Houston, Tex. c.

0.57 !

Tuscola, 111.

182. Valley Nitrogen Producers, Inc., Helm, Calif.

9

183. R. T. Vanderbilt Co., Norwalk, Conn. 184. Vickers Petroleum Co., Wichita, Kan.

3.6

185. Vitro Uranium Co., Salt Lake City, Utah

1.2

186. Waverly Chemical Co., Affiliate of Robinson Wagner Co., Cold Spring, Ν. Υ. 187. Westvaco Mineral Products Division of Food Machinery and Chemical Corp. a. South Charleston, W. Va. ι b. South Charleston, W. Va. 188. West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., Luke, Md. 189. Witco Chemical Co., Chicago, 111. 190. Wyandotte Chemical Corp. a. Geismer, La. b. Geismer, La. c. Wyandotte, Mich.


of Dollars

0.5 plus 50

11 26

Ziegler-type polyethylene plant completed February 1958 Liquid epoxy resins plant to be completed early 1959. 15 million lb. per year capacity Synthetic rubber plant completed 1958

Pilot plant for tantalum and niobium. Completed spring 1958 Polyethylene plant with 75 million lb. per year capacity to be com pleted spring 1959 Sebacic acid isomers. Completed December 1958. 30 million lb. per year capacity New ammonia, ammonium sulfate plant. Capacity of 150 tons per day anhydrous ammonia and 200 tons per day ammonium sulfate Rubber research laboratory expansion and modernization. To be completed by end of 1958 Extraction plant for benzene, toluene, xylene, and higher boiling pure aromatics. Completed June 1958 Uranium concentrate plant expansion. Raise capacity to 660 tons per day. Solvent extraction Surface active agents. Capacity of 12 million lb. per year of emulsifiers, dispersants, penetrants, and wetting agents 6 million lb. per year of dicnlorocyanuric acid and its sodium salt. Completed December 1958 Carbon bisulfide and carbon tetrachloride plant completed mid-1958 Expansion of present paper mill. Doubles capacity to 800 tons paper yearly. First machine expected by April 1959 Phthalic anhydride plant with capacity of 20 million lb. per year. To be completed January 1959 40 million lb. per year of ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol. Completed June 1958 Caustic and chlorine plant to be completed January 1959 Propylene oxide plant completed July 1958

:ANADA 191. Alaska Pine and Cellulose, Ltd., Port Alice, B.C. 192. Alberta West Forest Products, Ltd., Edmonton, Alta. 193. British-American Oil Co., Ltd. a. Moose Jaw, B. C. b. Pincher Creek, Alta. c.

Port Moody, B. C.

194. British Columbia Forest Products, Ltd., Crofton, B. C. 195. Canada & Dominion Sugar Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont. 196. Canadian British Aluminum Co., Ltd., Baie Comeau, Que. 197. Canadian Industries, Ltd. a. Beloeil, Que. b. Beloeil, Que. c. Chatham, Ont. d. Copper Cliff, Ont. e. Dawson Creek, B. C. f.

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Edmonton, Alta.


14

Expansion of chemical cellulose and paper pulps to 300 tons per day

25

300 tons per day pulp and paper plant

4 25

Catalytic reforming unit with an output of 5400 barrels per day New plant for natural gas processing and for making propane, butane, and sulfur. Completed 1958 New refinery completed late in 1958 with capacity of 20,000 barrels per day New plant completed January 1958. Capacity: 500 tons per day bleached, semibleached, and unbleached sulfate pulp New cane sugar refinery with capacity of 2000 tons per week. Ex pected to be completed in spring 1959 New plant for aluminum ingots. By mid-59 capacity will be 90,000 short tons per year

25.5 46 13 77

0.6 0.5

Expansion of explosives manufacturing facilities, completed late in 1958 New plant for sulfuric acid and oleum. Capacity: 150 tons per day. Completed late 1958 New plant for granular fertilizers completed September 1958 New sulfuric acid plant completed in 1958 New plant for gaseous oxygen, nitrogen, and acetylene completed in 1958 Expansion of polyethylene manufacturing. Capacity doubled to 40,000 tons per year

Item No.



g. Hamilton, Ont. h. Ingersoll, Ont. i. Nobel, Ont. j . Shawinigan, Que.

.....

k. Toronto, Ont. 1. Vancouver, B. C.

1.5 1

198. Canadian Liquid Air Co., Ltd. a.

Dawson Creek, Β. C.

b. Vancouver, B. C.

0.5 1

199. Carbide Chemicals Co., Div. of Union Carbide Canada, Ltd., Montreal, Que. 200.

Carling Breweries, Ltd., Montreal, Que.

201.

Celgar Ltd., Castlegar, B. C.

202.

Columbia Cellulose Co., Ltd., Prince Rupert, B. C. Cryovac Div.—W. R. Grace & Co., Toronto, Ont. Cyanamid of Canada, Ltd., Port Robinson, Ont. Electric Reduction Co. of Canada, Ltd. a. Buckingham, Que.

203. 204. 205.

206.

2.5

1.2 1 1

Calgary, Alta.

b. Edmonton, Alta.

17 1.1

c.

Samia, Ont.

28.5

d.

Sarnia, Ont.

4.5

e.

Sarnia, Ont.

5.4

207 208

209. 210. 211.

212.

Imperial Oxygen, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. International Minerais & Chemical Corp., Esterhazy, Sask. Interprovincial Cooperatives, Ltd., St. Boniface, Man. Lafarge Cement of North America, Ltd., Richmond, B. C. Linde Air Products Co., Div. of Union Car bide Canada, Ltd. a. Hamilton, Ont. b. London, Ont. c. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. d. Shawinigan, Que. MacMillan & Bloedel Ltd., Port Alberni, B. C.

213.

New granular fertilizer plant completed late 1958 Granular fertilizer plant completed November 1958 Nitric acid facilities expanded in 1958 Expansion (by 30%) of solid anhydrous caustic soda. Completed mid-1958 Expansion of paint and varnish production completed in spring 1958 New plant for liquid and gaseous oxygen and nitrogen. To be com pleted in 1959 Medical and industrial oxygen, nitrogen, and acetylene. New plant ready to serve Peace River area, December 1958 Medical and industrial oxygen, nitrogen, and acetylene. To be com pleted March 1959 Polyethylene expansion. Doubled original polyethylene production in June 1958, will increase existing capacity by 50% in spring 1959, and by July 1959 will have new customer service and product development lab. New shipping and fermenting building expected to be completed in 1958 Pulp and lumber. New plant to produce 300 tons per day bleached kraft pulp. Expansion of sulfite pulp mill to 375 tons per day New plant for making transparent film packaging products previously imported from the U. S. Completed May 1958 New aureomycin chlortetracycline plant planned New plant to produce organic phosphates completed in May 1958 ; Doubled capacity of sodium chlorate plant—September 1958 Sodium chloride capacity increased by 50% in March 1958

b. Vancouver, B. C. Imperial Oil Ltd. a.


1 20

15

80

Merrill Island Mining Corp., Chibougamau, Que. 214. Potash Co. of America, Saskatoon, Sask.

1 20

215.

Rayonier, Inc., subsidiary of Alaska Pine and Cellulose, Port Alice, B. C. 216. Rio Tinto Dow, Ltd., Blind River 217. Shell Oil of Canada, Ltd. a. Montreal East

14

b. Montreal East c. North Barnaby, B. C. 218. Sherwin-Williams Co. of Canada, Ltd., New Westminister, B. C. 219. Thurso Pulp & Paper Co., Thurso, Que. 220. Union Carbide Plastics Co., Div. of Union Carbide Canada, Ltd., Belleville, Ont. 221. Western Gypsum Products, Ltd. a. Calgar, Alberta b. Vancouver, B. C.

1

Refinery being modernized and capacity increased to 14,700 barrels per day. Completion expected by summer 1959 New plant for roofing and paving asphalts. To be completed February 1959 Ethylene, propylene, butylène, butadiene, and aromatics. New plant completed September 1958 New plant for petroleum solvents. 600,000 barrels per year. Completed June 1958 Additions to refinery distillation and cracking units. Capacity raised from 78,800 to 94,000 barrels per day Expansion of acetylene, oxygen, liquid oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and hydrogen facilities completed 1958 New mine shaft for potash. Expected completion date : late 1959 2,3-diamine and M.C.P. amine produced from basic acid. Expansion completed 1958 New portland cement plant. Capacity: 1,500,000 barrels per day. Completed early 1958 New oxygen and acetylene plant completed December 1958 Expansion of oxygen and acetylene facilities completed August 1958 New plant for tonnage oxygen and liquid oxygen completed September 1958 New hydrogen plant completed December 1958 Expansion. Newsprint—600 tons per day ; kraft paper and board— 200 tons per day; increase in unbleached pulp faculties to 500 tons per day Copper concentrates plant completed February 1958 New potash plant with capacity of 1.5 million tons per year of ore. Completed November 1958 Expansion of chemical cellulose capacity to 125,000 tons per year New thorium plant construction started in July 1958

4 1 16

0.5 2

New plant: detergent alkylate—400 barrels per day; gasoline alkylate—1500 barrels per day New plant for epoxy resins completed May 1958 New petroleum solvents plant completed June 1958 Expansion of paint, varnish, emulsion, and industrial products completed November 1958 New kraft pulp plant—200 tons per day Production capacity of phenolic resins expanded by 60%. Completed January 1958 Expansion to plaster mill and plasterboard plant completed in 1958 New wall plasters and gypsum wallboard. Expected completion date 1959 VOL. 5 1 , NO. 1

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