1957 Construction Digest - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry (ACS

1956

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1957 Construction Digest

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s THE information for I/EC's annual Construction Digest A began to pour in, one thing became readily apparent—the squeeze on profits, the mild economic decline, the "interim period," or anything you want to call it, was not having sig nificant effect on new plant construction and expansion in the chemical and allied fields. In fact, estimates based on first three quarters' expenditures indicate that there were actually more dollars spent for construction and expansion during 1957 than in 1956. These estimates are based on the Securities and Exchange Commission's quarterly surveys of manufacturing firms, of which some 400 are chemical companies. While generally, there was more money spent for expansion in 1957, including new plants for producing uranium concen trates, the uranium picture will change next year. Such familiar phases as "no contract," "work has not started," or "contract canceled," (and these are verbatim quotations), kept running through the uranium survey forms, so that in 1958, uranium plant construction will be considerably reduced compared to 1957. But this has been expected. The AEC's uranium program has been in high gear for a number of years, and the supply is catching up with the demand. This is the simple basic reason why the AEC has said they are no longer interested in expanding production of uranium concentrates.

IN THE chemical industry, the most dynamic expansion is in polyethylene—and most significantly, in low-pressure poly ethylene. Development chemists and chemical engineers can remember it was only a few short years ago that chemical salesmen called on them in their research laboratories. They left 5- or 10-pound samples of a new resin with an old name— polyethylene—made by a new low-pressure process. The salesmen said articles molded from the newer resins would be rigid and have excellent resistance against sterilization and high temperatures. But the development chemists and chemical engineers were doubting Thomases. It sounded too good. When they ran a handful of the sample pellets through their fingers these pellets didn't feel much different than regular polyethylene. Moreover, there were technical prob lems. New cycles had to be worked out in laboratory injection and extrusion machines before being trusted to production batteries. Chemical resistance tests had to be run. Now several years later, the doubting Thomases aren't doubting anymore, and the resins users are ready. The nomenclature and classification picture is getting better, and this year's Construction Digest indicates the resins makers are ready too. This hand-in-glove situation should add up to the biggest market expansion ever seen by the plastics industry. With the boost in low-pressure polyethylene production came a subsequent need for more ethylene. Leaders in ethyl ene expansion have been Gulf Oil Co., Esso Research & Engineering Co., Phillips Petroleum, Humble Oil & Refining, and Petroleum Chemicals, Inc. It is predicted that, by 1965, chlorine production will reach 7,000,000 short tons annually. This would mean an annual increase of about 200,000 tons annually for the next 8 years. New construction and expansion of chlorine manufacturing plants during 1957 doesn't quite measure up to this yearly increment, but it comes respectably close. In 1956, 3,797,702

14 13 12 1 1

All Industry (durable and non-durable)

ΙΟ

Increase 7%

9 8

e

J

7 6

5 4 3

1

Increase 20%

Chemical Industry

1

1.75

1.45

G r o w t h Continues tons of chlorine were produced. In 1957, an estimated 3,940,000 tons. The increase is 142,298 tons. Companies leading the chlorine and caustic soda expansion today and who will very probably be the leading producers in 1965 are Dow Chemical, Olin Mathieson, Stauffer Chemical, Solvay Process Division of Allied Chemical and Dye, and Wyandotte Chemi cals. Gasoline production was another area of tremendous expan sion during 1957. The first gasoline from Gilsonite became a reality during 1957 at American Gilsonite's Fruita, Colorado, plant. The plant, first of its type, works 700 tons of Gilsonite per day, putting out 1300 barrels of gasoline and 260 tons of calcined coke per day. Companies reporting major construc tion and expansion were American Oil Co., Cities Service Oil Co., El Paso Natural Gas Products Co., Phillips Petroleum Co., Socony Mobil Oil Co., Standard Oil of California. Standard Oil of Ohio, Texas Co., and Tidewater Oil Co.

w,

HILE industrial factors are primarily responsible for the increase in production of liquefied gases, it appears that the emphasis on rockets and earth satellites is also a contribut ing factor. The Linde Co., Division of Union Carbide Corp., leads in the expansion and construction of facilities for liquefied gases. Air Reduction Sales has completed major expansions in 1957, with more in store for 1958. Air Prod ucts, Inc., perhaps showing in which direction expansion will be for the future, completed a new liquid oxygen plant in 1957. The output will go for testing rocket motors. Also on the most active list for 1957, with a well-established trend to continue in 1958, are ammonia and urea. The bulk of'the ammonia will go to the explosives industry, but new industrial uses of ammonia are certain to support the increased production in 1958. For example, there is a growing utiliza tion of ammonia in the bisulfite pulping of wood. And am monia is now being used to make ammonium nitrate blasting agents, called the most important development since the development of dynamite by Alfred Nobel. Increased urea production will help supply the always increasing demand for thermosetting resins and agricultural uses. VOL. 50, NO. 1 ·

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I/EC Construction Digest 1957 Notes on Using l/EC's Construction Digest I n f o r m a t i o n on construction is c o n t a i n e d alphabetically by c o m p a n y or division n a m e . I n addition, p l a n t construction of one c o m p a n y a t several locations is listed alphabetically by geographical location. T h e p r o d u c t index refers to t h e directory itself. N u m b e r s in t h e p r o d u c t index refer to the n u m b e r - l e t t e r c o m b i n a t i o n found on t h e left side of t h e table. F o r e x a m p l e , 130a is given as t h e key n u m b e r letter for calcium h y p o c h l o r i t e . F o r p l a n t construction information on calcium hypochlorite, locate 130 in t h e t a b l e (Olin M a t h i e s o n Chemical C o r p . ) . Subdivision a shows t h a t this is a n expansion of the c o m p a n y ' s p l a n t at Baltimore, M d .

Item

No. 1.

2. 3.

4.

5. 6.

Company and Location

9.

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Products and Remarks

Abbott Laboratories a.

North Chicago, 111.

b.

North Chicago, 111.

Acheson Dispersed Pigments a. Orange, Tex. b . Xenia, Ohio Air Products Inc. a. Boran, Calif. b . Cape Canaveral, Fla. c.

Littleton, Colo.

d.

Los Angeles, Calif.

e.

Sacramento, Calif.

Air Reduction Chemical Co., Division of Air Reduction, Inc.

..... 1.6

..... ..... 3 3 2.8 5.5 4

a.

Calvert City, Ky.

..... .....

b.

Calvert City, Ky.

7.5

Air Reduction Pacific Co., Div. of Air R e d u c tion Co., Inc., La P u e n t e , Calif. Air Reduction Sales Co. a. Acton, M a s s . b.

7. 8.

Cost, Millions of Dollars

Chicago, 111.

c.

Butler, P a .

d.

Lorain, Ohio

e. M u r r a y Hill, N . J . f. Riverton, N. J . Alabama Metallurgical Co., Selma, Ala. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., Brackenridge, P a . Aluminum Co. of America * a. Point Comfort, Tex.

9

..... ..... 3 0.5 0.5 7

..... 45

b.

Point Comfort, Tex.

11

c.

Westmoreland County, P a .

.....

INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY

Pharmaceuticals research laboratory. Expansion doubles research space Pharmaceuticals. Chemical processing expansion completed November 1957 Carbon black. Carbon black.

Dispersion plant expansion completed late 1957 New plant completed August 1957

Liquid oxygen. New plant completed in 1957. Output for rocket motors Liquid oxygen. New plant completed 1957. Output for rocket motors Liquid oxygen. New plant completed 1957 Liquid oxygen. New plant completed 1957. Output for rocket motors Oxygen, nitrogen. New plant completed 1957. Output for boring Aerojet General Corp.

testing testing testing neigh-

Vinyl acetate monomer. Expansion planned for completion April 1958. Will raise capacity from 30 million pounds per year to 45 million pounds per year Vinyl stéarate—2 million pounds annually. Methyl butynol a n d methyl pentynol—3 million pounds annually. New plants for completion spring 1958 Liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon. New plant for completion late 1957. Capacity : 75 tons per day total Liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon. New plant to be completed mid1958. Capacity: 75 tons per day Liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon. New plant completed M a y 1957. Capacity : 75 tons per day Industrial oxygen, nitrogen, and argon. Expansion doubling capacity completed February 1957 Gaseous and liquid oxygen. Expansion to double capacity to b e completed mid-1958 Research laboratories. Expansion for completion late 1957. For development of polymers used in paints, adhesives, plastics, and coatings Liquid nitrogen, argon. Expansion completed April 1957 Magnesium. New plant scheduled for completion July 1957. Annual capacity of magnesium from dolomite, 6000 tons Research and development laboratory for studying additions to metals. Expansion started mid-1957 Alumina. New plant to be completed early 1958. Capacity: 500,000 tons per year Aluminum. Expansion for completion M a r c h 1958. Increase of 20,000 tons per year will give total annual capacity of 140,000 tons Research laboratories and development center. New facility in planning stage

I/EC C O N S T R U C T I O N DIGEST

Item

No. 10.



American Cyanamid Co. a. Bauxite, Ark.

1

b.

Bound Brook, N. J.

2

c.

Brewster, Fla.

9

d. e. f.

Cloquet, Minn. Evendale, Ohio Farmville, N. C.

0.5 3 5

g· h.

New Castle, P a . New Orleans, La.

1 30

i.

Santa Rosa, Fla.

25

J·

Savannah, Ga.

13

k.

Wallingford, Conn.

5

1.

Wallingford, Conn.

2

m. Willow Island, W. Va.

6

11.

American Alcolac Corp., Baltimore, Md.

12.

American Enka Corp., Enka, N. C.

13.

American Gilsonite Co., Fruita, Colo.

15

14.

American Oil Co. a. Yorktown, Va. b . Yorktown, Va.

35

15. 16. 17.

18. 19.

20.

21.

22. 23.

American Potash & Chemical Co., Trona, Calif. American Synthetic R u b b e r Co., Louisville, Ky. Amoco Chemicals Corp. a. Joliet, 111.

.....

5

0.75 3.5 10

b. Seymour, Ind. Apache Powder Co., Benson, Ariz.

.....

1+

Armour Research Foundation a. Chicago, 111. b. Chicago, 111. Atlantic Refining Co. a. Philadelphia, Pa.

1.2 11

b.

Port Arthur, Tex.

.....

c.

Port Arthur, Tex.

.....

Atlas Powder Co. a. Atlas Point, Del.

0.5

b.

Webb City, Mo.

4

c.

Near Wilmington, Del.

3

Atomic Energy Commission, Rocky Flats, Colo. Barrett Div. of Allied Chemical and Dye Corp. a. Frankfort, Pa. b. c. d. e.

Ironton, Ohio Philadelphia, P a . Shadyside, N . J. Toledo, Ohio

13.5


New calcining plant to process bauxite ore for aluminum production. Completion expected March 1958 New laboratory and research administration building completed late 1957 Triple superphosphate. New plant and expansion completed November 1957. Capacity : 200,000 tons per year Aluminum sulfate. New plant completed August 1957 Formica laminated plastics. Expansion to be completed mid-1958 Flakeboard. New plant to be completed early 1958. Capacity: 40,000,000 ft. of 3 /4-inch board per year Industrial high explosives. Expansion completed late 1957 Acrylonitrile. Expansion to be completed July 1958 will bring capacity to 100 million pounds per year Creslan acrylic fiber. New plant started J u n e 1957. Capacity: 27 million pounds of staple a n d tow per year Titanium dioxide. Expansion to be completed mid-1958 will increase annual capacity to 72,000 tons Polymer plant—thermoplastics. New plant principally completed, balance for completion by mid-1958 Thermosetting molding compounds. Expansion for completion mid1958. Increases capacity by 5 0 % Catalytic aniline. New plant and expansion for completion early 1958. To increase production by 24 million pounds annually Alkyl amines. New plant to be completed February 1958. Lauryl dimethyl amine unit completed fall 1957. Other higher M.W. alkyl amines later. New process permits construction for less than digest minimum although standard methods would cost more Nylon. Expansion to be completed second half 1958. To triple production of fine denier nylon and increase total capacity by 7 5 % Metallurgical coke and gasoline. New plant completed August 1957. First plant of its type working 700 tons per day of gilsonite feed. Capacities: 1300 barrels gasoline per day, 260 tons calcined coke per day Gasoline. New refinery completed early 1957 Sulfur. New plant for completion December 1957. tons per day recovery from refinery gases Granular potash. Expansion completed late 1957 Synthetic rubber. Expansion completed July 1957. to 69,000 tons per year

Capacity:

50

Raises capacity

Phthallic anhydride, isophthallic acid, dimethyl terephthalate, benzoic acid, dimethyl isophthalate. New plant for completion late 1958. Oxidation of mixed xylenes J e t aircraft starter cartridges. New plant completed October 1957 Anhydrous ammonia. New plant for completion late in 1957. Capacity: 30 tons per day Chemistry and chemical engineering research building. For completion by 1959. Construction date not announced Metals research laboratory. Expansion completed late 1957 Reformed petroleum naphthas. New 1957. Capacity: 15,000 barrels per C4 alkylate. New plant to be completed barrels per day Reformed petroleum naphthas. New 1957. Capacity: 15,000 barrels per

plant completed September day spring 1958. Capacity: 2100 plant completed day

September

Polyester resins. Expansion completed November 1957. Doubles capacity Nitric acid and ammonium nitrate. Expansion for completion s u m m e r 1958. Quadruples present capacity with 250-ton-per-day unit which is self-sustaining after start-up Technical center. New research center unify basic studies. For completion April 1958 Fission products. Expansion completed September 1957. Plant operated by Dow Chemical Co.

..... ..... ..... ..... .....

Naphthalene. Expansion for completion August 1958. Purification facilities Anthracene. Expansion completed September 1957 Synthetic phenol. Expansion completed early 1957 Phthalonitrile. New plant for completion D e c e m b e r 1957 Melamine, u r e a (thermosetting resins). Expansion for completion in mid-1959 will double capacity VOL. 50, NO. 1

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I/EC C O N S T R U C T I O N

Item No.

DIGEST


24.

Beckman Instruments, Inc., Fullerton, Calif.

25.

J. Bishop & Co., East Whiteland, Pa.

26.

Borden Company, Chemical Div. a. Fayetteville, N. C. b. c.

Kent, Wash. Leominster, Mass.


1.5 Multi1.5 ..... .....

d. Manila, P. I. Buckeye Cellulose Corp., Foley, Fla.

.....

.....

29.

Burdett Oxygen Co. of Cleveland, Inc., Los Nietos, Calif. Calcasieu Chemical Co., Lake Charles, La.

30.

California Ink Co., Berkeley, Calif.

31.

California Oxygen Co. of Los Angeles a. La Habra, Calif.

27. 28.

t

b. 32.

Sacramento, Calif.

Callery Chemicals Co. a. Lawrence, Kan. b.

Muskogee, Okla.

20

12 0.25 ..... 0.8 4 38

1.4

33.

Cary Chemicals Inc., Flemington, N. J.

34.

Central Farmers Fertilizer Co., Georgetown, Idaho Cities Service Oil Co. a. Cranbury, N. J. b. East Chicago, Ind. c. Linden, N. J.

.....

36.

Clinton Corn Processing Co., Clinton, Iowa

1

37.

Coastal Chemical Corp., Pascagoula, Miss.

7.5

38.

Columbia Broadcasting System, Stamford, Conn. Columbia Geneva Steel Div. of U. S. Steel Corp., Geneva, Utah

1

35.

39. 40.

41. 42.

43.

44. 45.

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Columbia-Southern Chemical Corp., Subsidiary of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. a. Barberton, Ohio b. Bartlett, Calif. Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, Conn. Commerce Oil Refining Corp., Jamestown, R. I.

13.5

4

.....

.....

2 4

15 50-55


Research and development building. Expansion for completion January 1958 Platinum group metals and chemicals. Expansion to be completed February 1959 Formaldehyde and resins. New plant completed 1957. Formaldehyde capacity: 36,000,000 pounds annually. Resin capacity: 36,000,000 pounds per year Formaldehyde. New plant completed 1957 Poly (vinyl chloride). New plant completed 1957. Capacity: 12 million pounds per year Resins. New plant completed 1957 Chemical and cellulose pulp. Expansion for completion mid-1958. Doubles capacity to 240,000 tons per year Liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen Ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol. New plant to be completed in 1958. About 8 million gallons total capacity annually Research and control laboratory. New building for completion December 1958 Liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen. New plant completed December 1957 Liquid and gaseous oxygen and nitrogen, gaseous argon and hydrogen. For defense and commercial use Boron specialty chemicals. New plant to be completed April 1958. Capability for producing HiCAL high energy boron fuels High energy boron fuel. New plant to be completed in 1959. Tonnage quantities of new fuels Polyvinyl chloride). New plant completed September 1957. Capacity 12 million pounds per year Phosphate rock and calcium metaphosphate. New plant for completion in late 1958 New research laboratory for fuels, lubricants, and nuclear energy. Completed June 1957 High octane gasoline. Expansion by addition of catalytic reformer Paving, roofing, and general purpose asphalts. Expansion for completion in March 1958 will completely replace old facilities with modern facilities Research center. Expansion completed July 1957. For study of starch sizing, fermentation production of chemicals High analysis fertilizer. New plant for completion December 1957. Capacity : 100,000 tons per year New research laboratory for solid state physics, optics, and electronics. Completion due June 1958 Anhydrous ammonia, prilled ammonium nitrate, and nitrate solutions for nonagricultural uses. Ammonia capacity : 200 tons per day— 70,000 tons per year Hydrogen peroxide. New plant completed September 1957 Soda ash and sodium sesquicarbonate. Expansion for completion mid-1958 Atomic fuel elements, complete reactor cores. New plant was in partial operation in 1956. Scheduled for completion December 1957 100 Octane gasoline, No. 2 fuel, residual fuel, petroleum coke, elemental sulfur. New plant to be completed mid-1959. Capacity: 40,000 barrels crude per day

Commercial Solvents Corp. a.

Agnew, Calif.

b.

Sterlington, La.

c. Terre Haute, Ind. Continental Oil Co., Ponca City, Okla. Copolymer Corp., Baton Rouge, La.


.....

2 0.5 .....

Formaldehyde. Expansion completed February 1957. Several million pounds per year increase in capacity Methanol and nitrogen products. Expansion to be completed August 1958 Methanol derivatives. Expansion completed September 1957 "Hot" research labroatory. New facilities completed mid-1957 Butadiene and GR-S rubber. Expansion for completion December 1957. Capacities: 35,000 tons butadiene per year; 70,000 tons rubber per year


Item No.



46.

Cosden Petroleum Corp., Big Spring, Tex.

3

47.

Crescent Carbon Corp., Rosamund, Calif.

1+

48.

Crown Zellerbach Co., Camas, W a s h .

2.7

49.

Cumberland Corp., Lexington, Ky.

3

50.

Davison Chemical Co., Div. of W . R. Grace

& Co.

51. 52.

53. 54.

55.

a.

Baltimore, M d .

b.

Cincinnati, Ohio

..... ..... .....

c. Erwin, Tenn. Dawn Mining Co., Ford, W a s h . Delhi-Taylor Oil Corp. a. Corpus Christi, Tex.

- 6.25

b . M o a b , Utah Diamond Alkali Co., Houston, Tex. Dow Chemical Co. a. Allyn's Point, Conn. b. Bay City, Mich.

12-20 ..... ..... .....

c. d.

Bay City, Mich. Freeport, Tex.

Multi .....

e.

Freeport, Tex.

1+

f.

Freeport, Tex.

.....

g.

Freeport, Tex.

.....

h.

Freeport, Tex.

.....

i.

Lee Hall, Va.

j.

Lee Hall, Va.

.....

k.

Ludington, Mich.

.....

1.

Midland, Mich.

.....

m. Midland, Mich. n. Pittsburg, Calif.

..... .....

o.

Plaquemine, La.

.....

p.

Riverside M o .

.....

Durez Plastics Div. of Hooker chemical Co. a. Niagara Falls, Ν. Υ. b.

56.

1.5

10

Products and Remarks Styrene monomer. New plant completed February 1957. Capacity : 20 million pounds per year Synthetic graphite. New plant completed April 1957. Producing from calcined petroleum coke and coal tar pitch Kraft bleach pulp. Expansion completed spring 1957. Capacity: 300 tons per day Charcoal briquets. New plant completed J u n e 1957. Producing 25,700 tons per year Reforming catalyst for petroleum refining. New plant completed early 1957 Polyolefin catalyst. Expansion started April 1957. Completion not announced. Capacity expected : 8000 pounds per day Nuclear materials. New plant began operation October 1957 Uranium concentrates. New plant completed August 1957. Acid leach, ion exchange processes. Capacity: 400 tons per day Petrochemicals—benzene, toluene, xylene. Expansion completed J u n e 1957 Potash. N e w plant being planned for 1958 Vinyl chloride monomer. Expansion of 50 million pounds per year planned Polystyrene. Expansion completed early 1957 Petrochemicals (ethylene, butadiene). N e w plant to be completed October 1958 Linear polyethylene. New plant for completion November 1958 Acrylonitrile. N e w plant to b e started early 1958. Completion by end of year Ethanolamine. New plant completed September 1958 Polyethylene glycols and propylene glycols. Expansion started September 1957 Synthetic glycerol. Expansion to be completed spring 1958. Capac ity : 36 million pounds per year Organic process development laboratory. New facilities completed in 1957 Zefran staple fibers. N e w plant to b e completed spring 1958 Textiles laboratory. Now under construction—to be completed in 1958 Catalyst testing and chemical engineering laboratory. To be com pleted in 1958 Tyril 767, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer. New plant and expansion completed February 1957 New laboratories completed in 1957: Computation, saran poly merization, electrochemical, nuclear and basic research, polymer (expansion) Caustic chlorine. Expansion completed July 1957. Triples former capacity Caustic soda, chlorine, chlorinated solvents, and other industrial chemicals. New plant in new Louisiana Division. To be com pleted by mid-1958 Styrofoam. Expansion mid-1957 and new construction planned

Electro

North Tonawanda, Ν . Υ.

0.75 0.57

Laboratory. Expansion of facilities for product application, sales service, a n d research. Completed fall 1957 Polyester resins for light-colored molding compounds. New plant completed fall 1957

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. a.

Belle, W . Va.

b.

Carney's Point, N . J .

.....

c. Carney's Point, N . J.

.....

d. Chestnut R u n , Del. e.

Circleville, Ohio

5 .....

Adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine. Expanded facilities to be completed 1959. Processing coal to natural gas a s raw material for ammonia plant a n d nylon intermediate New sales service department laboratory for explosives department completed J u n e 1957. Concerned with cellulose derivatives, nitrogen compounds, and polymer derivatives Sodium carboxymethylcellulose, refined and technical grades. New plant to be completed early 1958. Addition of refined grades will extend range of applications to include food, pharmaceutical, cos metic, textile, paper, and oil industries New sales service laboratory for pigments and electrochemicals department. Construction started M a r c h 1957 Polyester film (Mylar). Expansion to be completed April 1958 will increase capacity by 5 0 % VOL. 50, NO. 1 ·

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Item

No. 56.


59.

60. 61. 62. 63.

f.

Clinton, Iowa

.....

g.

E a s t Chicago, Ind.

.....

h.

Ecorse, Mich.

.....

i.

Grasselli, N. J.

.....

j.

Kingston, N. C.

.....

k.

Memphis, Tenn.

.....

1.

New Johnsonville, Tenn.

.....

65. 66. 67.

Parkersburg, W. Va.

.....

o.

Topeka, Kan.

.....

p.

Transylvania County, N. C.

.....

q.

Victoria, Tex.

.....

r.

Waynesboro, Va.

.....

s. t.

Wilmington, Del. Wilmington, Del.

Eli Lilly & Co., Lafayette, Ind. El P a s o Natural Gas Products Co. a. Gallup, Ν . Μ .

62 A

..... 2 4.1 8-10 .....

b . Odessa, Tex. Escambia Chemical Corp. a. Milton, Fia. b . Pensacola, Fia.

..... .....

c.

Pensacola, Fia.

.....

d.

Wilton, Conn.

.....

Esso Research & Engineering Co., Linden, N.J. Esso Standard Oil Co., Baton Rouge, La. Ethyl Corp. a. Baton Rouge, La. b. Pittsburg, Calif. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. a. Muskogee, Okla. North Chicago, 111.

Food Machinery & Chemical Corp., Buffalo, Ν . Υ. Frontier Oil Refining Co., Div. of Ashland Oil & Refining Co., Buffalo, Ν . Υ. W. P . Fuller & Co., San Francisco, Calif. General Aniline & Film Corp. a. Calvert City, Ky. b. c.

68.

2.5

n.

b. 64.


Ε . I. du P o n t de Nemours & Co., Inc. (Cont.)

m . Niagara Falls, N. Y.

57. 58.


Linden, N . J . Linden, N. J.

General Atomic Div. of General Dynamics Corp., San Diego, Calif.


..... 1.5 ..... Multi 6.5 0.665 ..... ..... 0.5 ..... ..... 8 1.2

Cellophane. Expansion to be completed last quarter 1957 will add 10 million pounds to annual capacity Sulfamic acid and Ammate weed killer. Expansion to be com pleted July 1958, doubling capacity Sulfuric acid. New plant for completion J a n u a r y 1958, replacing obsolete plant. Sixth new unit in post World War II modernization program for sulfuric acid manufacturing facilities will substantially expand production Parzate liquid n a b a m fungicide. Expansion completed mid-1957, doubling capacity. This is t h e second unit to m a k e P a r z a t e ; the other is located at La Porte, Tex. Dacron polyester staple, tow, and fiberfill. Expansion completed late 1957 increased production 2 5 % Sodium. New plant to be completed mid-1958 will boost companywide capacity by 5 0 % Titanium dioxide. New plant to be completed early 1959 will pro duce 125 tons per day Research and development laboratory. New laboratory will be com pleted fall 1958. To be center of R & D on product related to sodium vinyl products, peroxygen compounds, etc. Teflon resins. Expanded pilot plant to increase capacity for Teflon 100-X resins by 3 0 % Cellophane. New plant to be completed last quarter 1958 will have 50 million pound per year capacity Silicon. New plant started spring 1958. To produce 50,000 pounds of semiconductor grade per year and 20,000 of solar cell grade per year Adiponitrile. Expansion to be completed February 1958. Capacity will be increased by one third Acrylic staple, Orion. New plant to be completed early 1958 will have annual capacity of 40 million pounds Delrin polyformaldehyde resin. New plant to be completed mid-1959 Radiation physics laboratory. New facilities completed September 1957 Pharmaceuticals. New plant to be completed May 1958 Refinery. New plant completed October 1957. Capacity: barrels per day Refinery. Essentially duplicates Gallup, Tex., installation

8,000

Methanol. N e w plant to b e completed first quarter 1958 Poly(vinyl chloride). New plant completed January 1957. Capacity : 30 million pounds per year Methanol. New plant started J u n e 1957. Capacity: 6 million gal lons per year Research and development laboratories. New facilities to be com pleted first quarter 1958 Ethylene.

New plant completed in 1957

R e s e a r c h laboratories.

Expansion completed in 1957

Vinyl chloride monomer. New plant completed late 1957 Ethyl antiknock compounds. New plant to be completed mid-1958· Tantalum, niobium, metal powders, and ingots. Completed newplant December 1957. Increases company's tantalum output by5 0 % , niobium by 150% Sintered powder metallurgy products, research laboratory and offices, pilot plant, and library. New facilities to be completed January 1958 Expanding chemical research and development for armed forces at: company's special projects branch Aromatic chemicals. New plant to be completed March 1958. I n creases company's aromatic capacity by 21 million gallons per year Paint research laboratory. New facilities completed July 1957 Surfactants. Expansion completed spring 1957. Multimillion; pound facility Anionic detergents. New plant completed J a n u a r y 1957 Ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol. New plant completed late 1957. Capacities : 60 million pounds per year of ethylene oxide, 35 million pounds per year of ethylene glycol Atomic research laboratory. New laboratory to be completed by mid1958. Total costs for building, site work, and major capital equip ment will be $10 million


Cost,

Item No. 69.

Millions Company and Location

General Chemical Div., Allied Chem. & Dye Corp. a. Anacortes, Wash. b. Elizabeth, Ν. J. c. Metropolis, 111. d. e.

70.

General Electric Co. a. Pleasanton, Calif.

4

c.

Schenectady, Ν. Υ.

1

d.

Waterford, Ν. Υ.

3

General Tire and Rubber Co., Odessa, Tex.

73.

Glidden Co. a . . Baltimore, Md. b.

Indianapolis, Ind.

c.

Port St. Joe, Fla.

74.

Godfrey L. Cabot, Tuscola, 111.

75.

B. F. Goodrich Aviation Products, Div. of B. F. Goodrich Co., Rialto, Calif. B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co.

79. 80. 81. 82. 83.

a.

Avon Lake, Ohio

b.

Avon Lake, Ohio

c. Henry, 111. B. F. Goodrich Industrial Products Co., Akron, Ohio Goodrich-Gulf Chemicals Inc., Institute, W. Va. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. a. Akron, Ohio b. Niagara Falls, Ν. Υ. W. R. Grace & Co., Baton Rouge, La. Grace Polymer Chemicals, Div. of W. R. Grace & Co., Clifton, N. J. Grand Central Rocket Co., Redlands, Calif. Granite City Steel Co., Granite City, 111.

84.

Great Lakes Carbon Co., Niagara Falls, Ν. Υ.

85.

Gunnison Mining Co., Gunnison, Colo.

86.

Hanna Coal and Ore Co., Nickel Mt., Riddle, Ore. Hercules Powder Co. a. Gibbstown, N. J.

87.

10

San Jose, Calif.

72.

78.

..... .....

b.

General Foods Corp., Tarrytown, Ν. Υ.

77.

..... ..... Multi-

Newell, Pa. Port St. Joe, Fla.

71.

76.

of Dollars

b. c.

Hercules, Calif. Louisiana, Mo.

d.

Parlin, N. J.

..... 12

20 4 3 2 .....

..... 1.5 5 2.5

Sulfuric acid. New plant to be completed mid-1958 Sulfuric acid. New plant for completion December 1957 Uranium hexafluoride, other fluorine chemicals. New plant to be completed early 1959. Products to be made under AEC contract Nitric acid. Expansion completed early 1957 doubles capacity Liquid aluminum sulfate. New plant completed June 1957. Output for papermaking New research and development center for peaceful uses of atomic energy. New plant to be completed late 1958. Initial phase of conversion of ranch into laboratories completed. Includes first privately-financed nuclear power generating station Reactors, nuclear steam supply systems, fuel elements, and associated products. New plant completed September 1957. Headquarters for company's nuclear power commercial activity. New nuclear research building completed January 1957. Contains 2 nuclear reactors and an electronic computer Silicones. Expansion of facilities to be completed March 1958. Expansion program includes laboratory, process development facilities, and manufacturing capacity Research center completed July 1957. Replaces administrative, scientific and development center of Hoboken, N. J. GR-S rubber, butadiene, and styrene. New plant completed Oct. 1, 1957. Joint project with El Paso Natural Gas Co., supplying raw materials. Rubber capacity : 40,000 tons per year Titanium dioxide Expansion to be completed in 1958 will quadruple capacity Edible protein. New plant to be completed in 1959 will produce pro teins from soybeans Tall oil, crude, and refined. New plant for completion in 1958. Capacity : 48 million pounds per year of tall oil Silicon dioxide. New plant to be completed February 1958. Capac ity for about 100 carloads per year Research center for rocket propellents work. Land and buildings purchased from West Coast Lumber Darlan dinitrile fiber. Expansion to be completed early 1958 will triple existing semiworks facilities at development center Development center for rubber and chemicals. Expansion com pleted July 1957 Organic specialties such as antioxidants. New plant to be completed in early 1958 Adhesives. Expansion to be completed in 1958 Cold rubber. Change-over of facilities previously making synthetic rubber. Work to be completed January 1958

2 ..... 4 18 1.5 1 18.5 .....

2-3 ..... ..... ..... .....

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Synthetic rubber latex. Expansion completed November 1957 Vinyl resins. Expansion for completion December 1957 Polyethylene. New plant expected to be on stream by end of 1957. Capacity : 50 million pounds per year Research and development, applications laboratories, and general administrative offices. Completion due February 1958 Test units and offices. New propellant mixing plant planned Oxygen plant, sintering plant, open hearth furnaces. Expansion of plant complex to increase ingot capacity to 1,584,000 per year by end of 1958. (Part of $36.5 million expansion program) Graphite and amorphous carbon electrodes, graphite anodes, molds and casting beds, and other carbon and graphite specialties. New plant for completion December 1957. Research and development pilot plant to duplicate production unit operations Uranium concentrates. New plant completed December 1957. Capacity : 250 tons per day Nickel. Expansion completed early 1957. Two additional furnaces will be added to double capacity Expansion of />-Cresol production completed early 1957. Increase: 3 million pounds per year New 20,000-ton-per-year urea plant to be completed in fall of 1958 Pentaerythritol facilities expanded in spring 1957. Plant has capac ity of 25,000,000 pounds per year and is first and only plant of its kind in Midwest. New 7,000,000-gallon-a-year methanol plant also built in 1957 at this location Ziegler process polyethylene plant on stream June 1957. Capacity: 30 million pounds per year VOL. 50, NO. 1

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Item No. 88.



Heyden Newport Chemical Corp. a. Fords, N. J.

.....

b.

Pensacola, Fla.

.....

c.

Telogia, Fla.

.....

89.

Hodag Chemical Corp., Chicago, 111.

0.5

90.

Homestake Mining Co., Grants, N . M .

S

91.

Homestake-Sapin Partners, Ν. Μ . Hooker Electrochemical Co. a. Columbus, Miss.

9

92.

b.

Bluewater,

Grand Island, Ν . Υ.

1 3.5

93.

E. F . Houghton & Co., Detroit, Mich.

0.5

94.

Howe Sound Co., Garfield, Utah

0.75

95.

H u m b l e Oil & Refining Co. a. Baytown, Tex.

96.

.....

b.

Baytown, Tex.

.....

c.

Baytown, Tex.

.....

Baytown, Tex. Baytown, Tex. Cement Co. Ada, Okla. Albuquerque, Ν. Μ .

..... ..... 14 10

Houston, Tex.

15

d. e. Ideal a. b. c.

97.

Industrial Air Products Co., Portland, Ore.

.....

98.

Inland Steel Co., Indiana Harbor Works, E. Chicago, 111.

.....

99.

International Minerals & Chemical Corp., Esterhazy, Saskatchewan Jefferson Lake Sulphur, Taylor Flats, B. C.

100. 101.

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. a. Chalmette, La.

3

15

b.

Gramercy, La.

c.

Moss Landing, Calif.

3

d.

Ravenswood, W . Va.

200

102.

Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc., Antioch, Calif.

103.

Kaiser Steel Corp., Fontana, Calif.

104. 105.

Ketchikan Pulp Co., Ketchikan, Alaska Koppers Co., Inc. a. Arroyo, W . Va. b. c.

64 A

20

Arroyo, W. Va. Port Reading, N . J .


70

6 194 4 ..... ..... .....


New 1-million-pound-per-year salicylaldehyde plant completed. New $4 million pentaerythritol plant also completed at this location. Capacity is 25 million pounds per year New plant completed for methyl isopropyl catechol. Capacity: 500,000 pounds per year New plant on stream October 15, 1957 for rosin extraction Expansion of surfactant manufacturing capacity completed Septem ber, 1957 New 750-ton-per-day uranium concentrates plant to be completed February 1958 New 1500-ton-per-day uranium concentrates plant scheduled for completion July 1958 Expansion of sodium chlorate facilities scheduled for completion in s u m m e r 1958. Expansion will bring capacity to 22,000 tons per year New research center started October 1957 Expansion for lubricants, rust preventives, forging agents, cutting fluids, and fire-resistant hydraulic fluids New cobalt refinery in operation late 1957. Input capacity: 8000 pounds per day New 30-million-gallon-per-year benzene plant finished late 1957 Ethylene. New plant to b e completed J u n e 1958. Capacity: 80 million pounds per year New plant for isobutylene completed in 1957. Capacity: 20 million pounds per year Expansion of butadiene production to 65,000 short tons per year Expansion of butyl manufacturing facilities to 57,000 long tons per year New cement plant with capacity of 1,400,000 barrels per year New plant to m a k e cement. Capacity to b e 1 million barrels per year. To be completed early 1959 New cement plant with capacity of 2,800,000 barrels per year. To be completed early 1958 New plant for liquid oxygen, argon, a n d nitrogen. First in Pacific Northwest, with 25-ton-per-day capacity. Completed M a y 15,1957 Replacement construction in two phases : First, old No. 4 battery of ovens knocked over and new No. 8 battery of 87 ovens being built. W h e n No. 8 is complete, 87 more new ovens will be built to replace the No. 5 battery. Ovens are Koppers-Beckman combination coke ovens New potash mine shaft to b e completed early 1960 New sulfur plant completed October 1957. To m a k e sulfur from hydrogen sulfide which is by-product of Pacific P e t e ' s gas scrubbing plant—300 long tons per day Expansion for primary aluminum completed October 1957. I n creases capacity from 220,000 tons per year to 247,500 tons per year by adding 144 electrolytic cells. New plant to m a k e alumina, caustic soda, and chlorine. Expected completion date early 1958. Capacity: alumina—430,000 tons per year ; caustic soda—40,000 tons per year ; chlorine—36,000 tons per year Expansion for magnesia and refractory grains completed J u n e 1957. Brings capacity to 300 tons per day New primary aluminum plant with capacity of 145,000 tons per year. New plant is only part of $200 milUon construction program under way New plant to m a k e full line of gypsum plaster and wallboard products. Completed April 1957 Expansion of steel production to be completed J u n e 1958. Raises capacity to 2,933,000 ingot tons per year Expansion of pulping facilities completed October 1957 Development plant to explore phenanthrene, anthracene, and carbazole, completed July 1957Î New plant—500,000 pounds per year—for nicotinic acid New 30-million-pound-per-year polyethylene plant. Ziegler process


Item

No. 106.

107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115.


Linde Co., Div. of Union Carbide Chemicals Corp. a. Ashtabula, Ohio b. Belle, W. Va. c.

Buffalo, Ν. Υ.

d.

Duquesne, P a .

e.

E a s t Chicago, Ind.

f. Montague, Mich. g. Philadelphia, P a . Lorad Mines Ltd., Beaverlodge, Saskatchewan Lost Creek Oil and Uranium Co., Split Rock, Wyo. Lucky McUranium Co., Gas Hills District, Wyo. L u m m u s Co., Newark, N. J. A. R. M a a s Chemical Co. (Div. of Victor Chemical Works), Richmond, Calif. Mallory-Sharon Titanium Corp., Niles, Ohio Marblehead Lime Co., Belle, Utah William S. Merrell Co., Reading, Ohio Metal & Thermit Corp. a. Carrollton, Ky. b.

116. 117. 118.

Hanover County, Va.

Mississippi Chemical Corp., Yazoo City, Miss. Mobay Chemical Co., New Martinsville, W. Va. Monsanto Chemical Co. a. Anniston, Ala.


12 ..... ..... 3 ..... ..... ..... 9 .....


Liquefied gases. Expansion in 1957 increased production 5 0 % Low-purity oxygen. New plant to be completed late 1958. Oxygen will b e sold through pipeline to one customer High-purity oxygen. New plant completed mid-1957 Oxygen. New plant completed mid-1957. Producing over 500 tons per day of oxygen for U. S. Steel plant Liquid oxygen, nitrogen, argon. Expansion started February 1957 will increase capacity 1.4 billion cubic feet of liquid gases annually Acetylene. Expansion started J u n e 1957 High-purity oxygen. New plant completed late 1957 750-ton-per-day uranium plant. Brings capacity to 4400 tons daily. Completed August 1957 New plant—400 tons per day—uranium concentrates New plant for uranium concentrates to b e completed April 1958. Capacity to be 750 tons per day New engineering development center—150,000 square feet. Com pleted May 1957 . New plant for phosphoric and phosphate catalysts

7 1 1 ..... 1.5 1 3 1.2 1.8 ..... .....

b. c. d.

Avon, Calif. El Dorado, Ark. Everett, M a s s .

..... ..... .....

e. f. g. h.

Everett, M a s s . Everett, M a s s . Luling, La. Monsanto, 111.

..... ..... ..... .....

i.

Nitro, W. Va.

j.

St. Louis, M o .

.....

k.

St. Louis, M o .

.....

1.

St. Louis, M o .

.....

m. Springfield, M a s s .

.....

n.

Texas City, Tex.

.....

o.

Texas City, Tex.

.....

p.

Trenton, Mich.

.....

4

119. 120.

Morningstar, Nickol, Inc., Hawthorne, N. J. Mountaineer Carbon Co., Cresap, W. Va.

1 1.5

121.

Narmco, Inc., San Diego, Calif.

1

Expansion of facilities to m a k e titanium scrap into pure metallic titanium by electrolytic process New plant for dead b u r n e d dolomite to b e completed J u n e 1958 Organic research lab New plant for organotins. Plant will m a k e organometallics and repre sents a n important step in the company's expansion program New plant completed October 1957, for titanium ore processing. Plant produces rutile and ilmenite—marks important additional domestic source of rutile Nitric acid expansion to 150 tons per day ; ammonia expansion to 30 tons per day. To be completed May 1958 Expansion for special isocyanates. Completed J u n e 1957 New plant for methyl and ethyl parathion completed December 1957. Replaces and is expansion of capacity destroyed at Nitro, W. Va., in April 1957 Expansion in phenol capacity—on stream in September 1957 Urea. N e w plant to be completed fall 1958 Di- and trichloroisocyanuric acids for dry bleaches. Expansion. Completion date not announced. Capacity : several million pounds per year Phthalic anhydride capacity increased 6 0 % . Completed early 1957 Polymerized ethyl silicate. New plant completed early 1957 New plant for producing adipic acid. On stream September 1957 Expansion in phenol capacity at William G. Krummrich plant. 2 5 % expansion to b e on stream 1959 Rosin a n d fatty acids form tall oil. New plant. Completion date not announced. Built jointly with Emery Industries on Monsanto property Agricultural chemicals research lab scheduled for completion by mid1958. New lab will replace present facilities condemned to make way for overpass and traffic interchange at company's new general office location Expansion to double capacity of Bisphenol A. Completed J u n e 1957 Expansion of maleic anhydride production. Capacity increased 10%. On stream J u n e 1957 Styrene. Expansion completed May 1958, doubles capacity of high impact styrene Ethylene. Expansion completed J u n e 1957 provides at least 150% increase in facilities Styrene and acetylene. Expansion completed November 1957, pro vides a 1 2 % increase in styrene monomer, substantial increase in acetylene production Saflex vinyl butyral. Expansion completed M a y 1957 doubles former capacity New plant for natural gum and specialty starch products New plant for calcined petroleum coke—anode and graphite grades. Jointly owned by Standard Oil Co. (Ohio) a n d Pittsburgh Consolida tion Coal Co. Capacity: 165,000 tons per year New plant for research a n d development, structural design, a n d testing VOL. 50, NO. 1 ·

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Item

No. 122.



National Aniline Div. of Allied Chemical and Dye Corp. a. Chesterfield, Va.

.....

b.

Hopewell, Va.

.....

c.

Moundsville, W. Va.

.....

123.

National Carbon Co., Div. of Union Carbide Corp., Niagara Falls, Ν. Υ.

124.

National Cash Register Co., Dayton, Ohio

125.

National Cylinder Gas Co. a. Chicago, 111. b. Huntsville, Ala. c. Jackson, Miss. d. Los Angeles, Calif. e. San Juan, Puerto Rico

.....

5


New fiber application laboratory adjacent to National Aniline's Caprolan polyamide fiber plant. Completed August 1957 Expansion of Caprolactam facilities. Doubles capacity to 60 million pounds New plant for diisocyanates reached full production in August 1957 Part of $50 million expansion program at Columbia, Tenn., Clarksburg, W. Va., Cleveland and Fostoria, Ohio, and new plant at Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Total increased capacity : 100,000 tons New engineering research center completed November 1957, for research on record-keeping and data-processing systems

.....

Expansion of liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon New plant completed January 1957 to make hydrogen New plant for oxygen, nitrogen, and acetylene. Completed August 1957 70% boost of electrolytic hydrogen production New plant for liquid oxygen and acetylene. No completion date announced New plant for liquid oxygen. Completed August 1957

126.

Neville Chemical Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

0.75

Doubles research facilities with expansion. Completed December 1957

127.

Nopco Chemical Co., North Arlington, N. J.

0.5

New plant housing Plastics Div. of Nopco, with capacity of over 5 million pounds urethane plastic foams

128.

Odessa Butadiene, Odessa, Tex.

129.

Ohio Ferro-AUoys Corp., Powhatan Point, Ohio

130.

Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. a. Baltimore, Md. b. Lake Charles, La. c. Mcintosh, Ala.

f.

3 ..... ..... ..... .....

San Leandro, Calif.

d. e. f.

Model City, Ν. Υ. Montville, Conn. Niagara Falls, Ν. Υ.

g.

Olin, Ind.

131.

Ormet Corp., Burnside, La.

132.

Ozark-Mahoning Co. a. Brownfield, Tex. b. Tulsa, Okla.

133.

Ozalid Div. of General Aniline and Film Corp., La Habra, Calif.

134.

Pacific Coast Borax Co., Div. of U. S. Borax

135.

Pacific Yeast Products, Inc., Wasco, Calif.

136.

Pennsalt Chemicals Corp. a. Calvert City, Ky.

22

New 50,000-ton-per-year butadiene plant. 1957

New plant for primary silicon metal and low impurity ferro silicons

3

..... ..... 8 46 ..... 4.5 .....

137.

This company was formed in August 1956 and is owned by Olin Mathieson and Revere Copper and Brass. It will make 350,000 tons of alumina per year. Ormet is also constructing a 180,000ton aluminum reduction plant at Omal, Ohio

1 2

New sodium sulfate plant completed March 1957 New plant now on stream with capacity of 50,000 tons ammonium phosphate. Wet process phosphoric acid

1

Sensitized materials. .....

0.5 ..... ..... ..... .....

Portland, Ore. Portland, Ore. Tacoma, Wash.

Permanente Cement Co., Lucerne Valley, Petrolite Corp., Webster Groves, Mo.

139.

Petroleum Chemicals, Inc. a. Lake Charles, La. b. Lake Charles, La.

140. 66 A

Petrc-Tex Chemical Corp., Houston, Tex. INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY

New plant to be completed late 1957

Conversion of old mine to open-pit operation and construction of con centrating and refining plant. Products : borax and borates New research lab and offices.

Completed March 1957

Isotrons (aerosol propellants and refrigerant gases). Expansion in two stages completed in January 1957 and late 1957. Both units vapor phase catalytic converters operated from central control room Ammonia. Expansion completed early 1957 Chlorine dioxide. New plant. Completion date not announced Chlorine, caustic soda. Expansion started March 1956 New plant for cement and metallurgical limestone. Will increase supply of cement in S. Calif, by about 10%. Completed April 1957

13

Calif. 138.

Calcium hypochlorite expansion—25% New plant for dimethylhydrazine completed 1957 Expansion doubles capacity of chlorine and caustic soda output. Completed April 1957 New plant for high energy fuels. On stream early 1959 New plant for nuclear fuel elements. No completion date announced New plant for high energy fuels. Expected completion date is early 1958 New plant to make cellophane. Completed May 1957. Capacity doubled

50

& Chemical Corp., Boron, Calif.

b. c. d.

Completed September

0.65 12.5 20 .....

Expansion of research facilities.

Completed July 1957

New plant for anhydrous ammonia with capacity of 100,000 tons per year. Jointly owned by Continental Oil and Cities Service Ethylene plant with 200-million-pound-per-year capacity to be com pleted by May 1958 Butadiene facilities expanded to 200,000 tons per year


Item No. 141.

142. 143. 144.

V

Company and Location Phillips Chemical Co., Div. of Phillips Petroleum Co. a. Adams Terminal, Tex.

148.

149.

.....

b. c. d.

Borger, Tex. Borger, Tex. Pasadena, Tex.

..... ..... .....

e.

Sweeny, Tex.

.....

Phillips Pacific Chemical Co., Subsid. of Phillips Petroleum and Pacific Northwest Pipeline, Kennewick, Wash. Phillips Petroleum Co. a. Woods Cross, Utah b. Woods Cross, Utah Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical Co. a. Pittsburgh, Neville Island, Pa. b. Pittsburgh, Neville Island, Pa. c. Pittsburgh, Neville Island, Pa.

145. Potash Co. of America, Saskatoon, S a s katchewan 146. Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 147.


Rayonier, Inc. a. Jesup, Ga. b. Whippany, N. J. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. a. Azusa, Calif. b. c. d. e. Rust

Ballardsville, Mass. Detroit, Mich. Hampton, S. C. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Oleum Co., Evanston, 111.

15

2-3 ..... ..... ..... ..... 20 ..... 25 1.3 2 ..... 1.6 1 1 0.5

150.

San Antonio Chemicals, Inc., San Antonio, Tex.

0.65

151.

Semet-Solvay Div. of Allied Chemical & Dye Corp., Buffalo, Ν. Υ. Shawinigan Resins Corp. a. Springfield, Mass.

.....

152.

b. 153.

c. Shell a. b. c.

154.

155.

Springfield, Mass.

1+

Trenton, Mich. Chemical Corp. Denver Colo. Dominquez, Calif.

Multi..... ..... .....

Martinez, Calif.

d. Norco, La. e. Norco, La. f. Torrance, Calif. Sherwin-Williams Co. a. Coffeyville, Kan. b.

0.5

Garland, Tex.

Socony Mobil Oil Co., Inc. a. Augusta, Kan.

..... ..... ..... 1 3.5

.....

b.

Buffalo, Ν. Υ.

.....

c.

Casper, Wyo.

.....

d.

Paulsboro, N. J.

.....


Polyethylene (low pressure). New plant completed late 1957. Capacity: 110,000,000 pounds per year Butadiene expansion completed August 1957 Synthetic rubber. Expansion completed November 1957 Polyethylene (rigid type) plant completed August 1957. Capacity is 75 million pounds per year Ethylene plant with capacity of 180,000,000 pounds per year com pleted in September 1957 Anhydrous ammonia. New plant completed May 1957. Capacity: 200 tons per day Catalytic reforming unit. Expansion completed fall 1957 New laboratory building completed early 1957 Expansion of ferromanganese and spiegeleisen production Granular activated carbons expansion completed December 1957 Phthalic anhydride capacity doubled. Expansion completed January 1957 New plant for potassium muriate. Capacity : 1.5 million tons of ore per year. To be completed November 1958 New technical center to include experimental pilot units, product re search and laboratory facilities. Expected completion June 1959 Chemical cellulose expansion completed November 1957 Research lab. for chemical cellulose products completed July 1957 Phthallic anhydride. N e w plant completed 1957. Capacity: 10 million pounds per year. First West Coast plant to manufacture from naphthalene Resins. Expansion. Completion date not announced Phthallic anhydride. Expansion completed February 1957 Formaldehyde. N e w plant to be completed July 1958 Phenol. Expansion completed July 1957 Expansion of facilities to make rust preventatives. Completed March 1957 New plant to make potassium, cesium and rubidium carbonate. San Antonio Chemicals is an affiliate of American Potash & Chemical Corp. Polyethylene pipe compound. New plant to be completed mid-1958 Resins research laboratory. N e w facility completed May 1957. For basic research, process and product development, and end-use research Poly (vinyl alcohol). New plant completed September 1957. Capac ity in multimillion pounds bracket Polyvinyl resins. New plant completed September 1957 Methyl parathion. New plant completed June 1957 Isopropyl alcohol. Expansion at three plants to increase annual capacity by 70 million pounds in 1957 and an additional 50 million pounds in 1958 Mono-, di-, and triallylamines. New plant completed September 1957 Hydrogen peroxide. New plant. Completion date not announced Methyl ethyl ketone. New plant to be completed in late 1957 New research laboratory. Completed May 1957 Barium carbonate. Expansion completed January 1957. Plant has been operating since late 1956 Paint, varnish, and lacquer. New plant to be completed March 1958. Will be largest integrated paint, varnish, and lacquer plant in Southwest Catalytic reforming unit under construction. Capacity: 8,100 barrels per day Alkylation unit under construction. Capacity : 2,600 barrels per day. Also, new crude unit of 28,500-barrel-per-day capacity is in the engineering stage Catalytic reforming unit under construction. Capacity : 2900 barrels per day. Also catalytic hydrodesulfurization unit of 2700-barrelper-day capacity is under construction Delayed coker of 17,000-barrel-per-stream-day capacity and new sul fur plant of 70-ton-per-day capacity are in the engineering stages VOL. 50, NO. 1 ·

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Item

No.


e. 156.

.....

Princeton, Ν. J.

.....

f. Trenton, Mich. Solvay Process Division of Allied Chemical and Dye Corp. a. Brunswick, Ga. b.

..... .....

Moundsville, W. Va.

157. 158.

L. Sonneborn Sons, Inc., Petrolia, P a . Southern Nitrogen Co., Savannah, Ga. '

159.

Spencer Chemical Co. a.

Henderson, Ky.

b.

Henderson, Ky.

0.1 14

..... ..... ..... ..... .....

c. Johnson County, Kan. d. Orange, Tex. e. Vicksburg, Miss. 160.

161.

A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co., Decatur, 111. Standard Oil of Calif. a. North Bakersfleld, Calif. b . Richmond, Calif. c.

162.

163. 164.

165. 166. 167.

Richmond, Calif.

..... ..... .....

Henderson, Nev.

.....

e.

Louisville, Ky.

.....

f.

Niagara Falls, Ν . Υ.

.....

g. Richmond, Calif. h. San Francisco, Calif. Steen Resin and Chemical Co., Div. of United Wallpaper Co., Chicago Heights, 111. Stepan Chemical Co., Joliet, 111.

Sylvania Electric Products Inc.

Mile,

..... 0.5 ..... 2 1 2.5 .....

Catalytic reforming plant. New facilities to be completed mid-1958. Catalytic reformer (platformer). New plant to be completed mid1958 ^-Xylene. Expansion to be completed early 1958. To increase capac ity by 25 million pounds per year Ν Expansion of refinery to 60,000 barrels daily. No completion date announced New r e s e a r c h facilities completed November 1957 Research laboratories to b e completed summer 1958 Sulfuric acid plant. Completed October 1957 Sulfuric acid plant—400 tons daily—to be completed July 1958 Caustic, chlorine, and agricultural plant on stream July 1957. Solid caustic soda goes to Inter-mountain and W e s t e r n state area and for export. Multi-million-pound Trithion plant to be ready in February 1958 New plant completed September 1957. P r o d u c t s : Chloroform, methylene chloride, carbon tetrachloride, and hydrogen chloride Expansion to tank-car quantities of boron trichloride. Completed J u n e 1957 Research lab expansion. Completed September 1957 5 0 % capacity increase of boric acid and boron oxide completed Novem ber 1957 New plant for synthetic resins, and research facilities. To be com pleted April 1958 with capacity of 25 million pounds yearly New plant for sulfonates, ethylene oxide condensates, methyl esters, and alkylated phenols. Plant completed August 1957 New plant for pharmaceutical specialties triples existing capacity. Target date for completion is April 1958 Research center completed October 1957 New plant for granular fertilizers. Completed early 1957. Capacity reported to be 40,000 tons per year

New plant for butadiene and aviation gas completed April 1957

b.

Hicksville, Ν. Υ.

.....


Nylon 6. New plant completed July 1957. Producing Nylon 6 by polymerization of caprolactum Urea. New plant to be completed summer 1958. Capacity: 100 tons per day Research center. Completed October 1957 Polyethylene. Expansion to be completed mid-summer 1958 will double capacity to 90 million pounds per year Urea. Expansion completed mid-1957 increases capacity by 10,000 tons per year Oxidized and other modified starches. Expansion completed January 1957. New drying, blending, a n d packaging facilities

30

.....

Beacon, Ν. Υ.

Chlorine-caustic soda. Expansion completed September 1957 doubles capacity Vinyl chloride monomer. Expansion to be completed in early 1958 will double capacity Research facilities. Expansion doubles research facilities at refinery Ammonia. New plant completed early 1957. Capacity: 250 tons per day. Also make nitric acid, urea, nitrogen solutions, ammonium nitrate

12

Bayside, Ν. Υ.

c. Towanda, P a . Tennessee Products & Chemical Corp., Rockwood, Tenn. Texas Butadiene & Chemical Corp., Channelview, Tex. The Texas Co. a. Anacortes, W a s h .

Nuclear research center. No completion date announced. Will contain 2 m.e.v. Van de Graff accelerator, hot lab, counting lab Alkylation unit u n d e r construction. Capacity: 3,200 barrels per day

Expanded research lab. for solid-state physics. No completion date announced New plant for nuclear fuel elements for atomic reactors. Scheduled completion d a t e : February 1958 New engineering and pilot plant building for Tungsten and Chemical Div. Completed mid-1957 New plant for ferroalloys completed November 1957

a.

b. 68 A

..... 2

d.

170.

173.

40

b. Warrensville, Ohio Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, Calif. Stauffer Chemical Co. a. Dominquez, Calif. b. Hammond, Ind. c. Henderson, Nev.

168. 169.

172.

4.5 11 3

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

R. J. Strasenburgh Co., Miracle Rochester, Ν. Υ. Sun Oil Co., Marcus Hook, P a . Swift and Co., St. Joseph, Mo.

171.

.....


.....

..... .....

New refinery to be completed first quarter 1959. Capacity: 40,000 barrels per day Nuclear radiation laboratory. Completion expected April 1958

I/EC C O N S T R U C T I O N

Item No.


c.

Lockport, 111.

.....

d.

Lockport, 111.

.....

e.

Los Angeles, Calif.

.....

f.

Port Arthur, Tex.

.....

g.

Port Arthur, Tex.

.....

h.

Port Arthur, Tex.

.....

Westfield, N . J.

.....

Texas Eastman Co. a. Longview, Tex. b . Longview, Tex.

..... .....

i. 174.


175.

Texas Gulf Sulphur Co., Fannett Dome, Jefferson Co., Tex.

.....

176.

Thermatomic Carbon Co., Sterlington, La.

.....

177.

Thiokol Chemical Corp., Bingham City, Utah

Multi-

178.

Texas Zinc Minerals Corp., Mexican H a t , Utah Tidewater Oil Co., Wilmington, Del. Titanium Alloy Manufacturing Div., National Lead Co., Niagara Falls, Ν. Υ. Titanium Division, National Lead Co., St. Louis, M o . Truland Chemical Co., Div. of Trubek Laboratories, E a s t Rutherford, N. J. Union Carbide Chemicals Co., Div. of Union Carbide Corp. a. Institute, W. Va. b . Institute, W. Va.

.....

179. 180. 181. 182. 183.

c.

184.

185.

.....

..... ..... .....

d.

Niagara Falls, Ν. Υ.

.....

P u t n a m County, W. Va.

.....

f.

Seadrift, Tex.

.....

g.

Seadrift, Tex.

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h.

South Charleston, W. Va.

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i. South Charleston, W . Va. j . South Charleston, W. Va. k. Whiting, Ind. Union Carbide Nuclear Co., Div. of Union Carbide Corp. a. Grand Junction, Colo.

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b.

Maybell, Colo.

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c. d.

Rifle, Colo. Sterling Forest, Ν. Υ.

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University of Chicago a. Chicago, 111. Chicago, 111.

U. S. Borax & Chemical Corp., Anaheim, Calif.


Converted hydroformer to platformer. Completed work fourth quar ter 1957. Capacity : 10,000 barrels per day Ammonia and derivatives. New manufacturing facilities completed fourth quarter 1957. Capacity: 180 tons per day Udex unit. New facilities to be completed last quarter 1958. Capac ity : 9000 barrels per day Crude unit—86,000 barrels per day. Catalytic cracking unit—60,000 barrels per day. Increased capacity of alkylation unit—2000 bar rels per day. Also added 15,000 kilowatt-hour power plant. Com pletion expected third quarter 1958 Catalytic reforming unit, capacity: 20,000 barrels per day. Udex unit. Capacity: 28,000 barrels per day. To be completed fourth quarter 1958 Diisobutylene. Construction started, no completion date announced. Capacity : 8 million pounds per year Expansion of hydrotreater and viscosity breaker facilities. Expansion completion date not announced Neopentyl glycol. New plant completed early 1957 Polyethylene. Expansion of facilities completed January Increases annual capacity to 55 million pounds Plant for Frasch sulfur to be completed January 1958

1957.

Expansion to double pelleted carbon black capacity. Expected com pletion early 1958 Guided missile and research center. New plant completed October 1957. Will also manufacture solid propellant rocket engines Uranium concentrates plant completed October 1957. Capacity: 775 tons per day New 130,000-barrel-per-day refinery. Plant dedicated May 23, 1957 Expansion of zirconium oxide and zirconium silicates. Completed mid-1957 Expansion to add 25,000 tons of titanium dioxide to plant's annual capacity. Expected completion d a t e : mid-1958 1957 expansion of organic solvents, plasticizers, and glycols

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e.

b. 186.

Institute, W. Va.

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Acrylonitrile. Expansion doubling capacity to be completed mid1958 Fluorinated hydrocarbons. New plant to be completed late 1958 will produce 50 million pounds per year for refrigerants and aerosol propellants Polyethylene. New plant completed in 1957 for producing low pres sure polyethylene Hydroxyethyl cellulose. Expansion for completion fall 1957 Basic chemicals. New plant to be completed in 1960 will produce large volumes of basic chemical products Ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, ethanolamine. Expansion completed first quarter 1957 Polyethylene. New plant completed first quarter 1957. Low pres sure type Engineering building of multimillion dollar proportions will be com pleted first quarter 1958 Morpholine. Expansion in 1957 doubled former capacity Development laboratory will be finished in mid-1958 Polyethynene (high pressure). New plant to be completed in the first of 1959. Capacity: 72 million pounds per year Ores research laboratory and administration building. New build ings to be completed April 1958 Uranium concentrates plant takes over old Trace Elements plants and property. Capacity: 300 tons per day Uranium concentrates plant to be completed early 1958 Nuclear research center. New plant to be completed late 1958 or early 1959. Facilities will include: 5-megawatt modified pooltype reactor, a radioactive materials laboratory, an ores and en gineering laboratory, a research and administration building Low temperature lab of the Institute for the study of metals. Com pleted July 1957 Major rennovation of Kent Chemical Laboratory. First phase com pleted November 1957 Research laboratory. Completed July 1957

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No. 187.




U. S. Industrial Chemicals Co.

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c. Cincinnati, Ohio d. Tuscola, 111. U. S. Oil & Refining Co., Tacoma, W a s h .

189.

Vickers Petroleum Co., Potwin, Kan.

2

190.

Vitro Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah

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191.

Western Kraft Corp., Albany, Ore.

2

192. 193.

Western Nuclear Corp., Crooks Gap, Wyo. Western Phosphates, subsidiary of American Smelting & Réf., Stauffer Chemical Co. and Kennecott Copper Corp., Garfield, Utah Westvaco Chlor-Alkali Div. of Food M a chinery and Chemical Corp., South Charleston, W. Va. Westvaco Mineral Products Div. of Food Machinery and Chemical Co. a. Lawrence, Kan.

4.75 .....

New titanium plant with 10-million-pound-per-year capacity. Completed December 1957 Zirconium plant with 2-million-pound-per-year capacity. Completed November 1957 Pilot plant for low pressure polyethylene completed 1957 Phosphoric acid and sodium silico-fluoride plant built in 1957. P h o s phoric acid capacity: 30,000 tons per day Refinery on stream mid-1957 N e w plant for benzene, toluene, xylene, and Cj-Cn aromatics. E x pected completion d a t e : January 1958 Modification of uranium concentrates plant. Completed October 1957 and u s e s solvent extraction Pulp and paper expansion to double capacity to 220 tons per dayCompleted M a y 1957 New plant using acid leach process. Capacity: 400 tons per day Fertilizer capacity raised to 150,000 tons per year. To be completed 1958

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Boost in carbon bisulfide production from 120 tons per day to 195. Carbon tetrachloride to go to 100 tons daily from 4 7 l / 2

194. 195.

196. 197.

a.

Ashtabula, Ohio

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b.

Ashtabula, Ohio

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199.

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b.

Modesto, Calif.

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c.

Newark, Calif.

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d. Green River, Wyo. Westvaco Mineral Products Div. of Food Machinery and Chemical Corp., Charleston, W. Va. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. a. Cosmopolis, W a s h . b.

198.

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Longview, W a s h .

Wilshire Oil Co. of Calif., Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. a. Baton Rouge, La. b. Baton Rouge, La. c.

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Wyandotte, Mich.

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Monosodium phosphate and anhydrous tri-sodium phosphate plant. Completed August 1957 Barium oxide production boosted 3 0 % . Expansion completed spring 1957 Expansion of sodium and potassium phosphate, phosphoric acid. Completed August 1957. Capacity doubled Soda a s h expansion completed in 1957 New plant for dichlorocyanuric acid and its sodium salts. To be completed by July 1958. Capacity: 6 million pounds per year Bleached sulfite pulp plant. Completed early 1957. Capacity: 400 tons per day Bleached kraft paperboard expansion increases capacity from 225 to 325 tons per day. Total Longview bleached kraft and sulfite pulp and board production is now 1050 tons per day Asphalt plant capable of making and handling 5000 barrels per day. Completed April 1957 Caustic soda and chlorine plant to be completed January 1959 New plant for ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, to be completed January 1958. Capacity: 40 million pounds per year New plant for polyethers, and nonionic surfactants. Completed late 1957

CANADA 200.

Alaska Pine & Cellulose, Ltd., Port Alice, B. C.

201.

Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd. a. Chute des Passes, Que. b.

202.

203. 204. 205. 206.

Kemano, B. C.

North American Cyanamid Ltd. a. Hamilton, Ont. b. Ingersoll, Can. American Marietta Co., Edmonton, Alta. Borden Company, Chemical Div., Toronto, Ont. British-American Oil, Port Moody, B. C.

208.

British Columbia Forest Products, Ltd., Crofton, B. C. Brunner Mond Canada Ltd. Amherstburg, Ont. Canadian Industries Ltd., Copper Cliff, Ont.

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Pulp dissolving facilities. Expansion to be completed late 1957 or early 1958. Upgrade cellulose a n d increase capacity to 125,000 tons per year

150

Hydroelectric power. Expansion of 1,000,000 hp. to be completed 1959. Additions to Saguenay power system will give 3,580,000 hp. capacity Hydroelectric power. Expansion of 300,000 hp. to give 1,050,000 hp. in 1959

5 12-15 ..... 0.5 0.5 20 38+ Multi3

Ammonia and urea. New plant to use coke oven and blast furnace gases. Completion due in 1958. Ammonia capacity: 52,500 tons per year. Urea capacity : 66,000 tons per year Lime kiln. New plant will be completed early 1958 Adhesives and synthetic resins. New plant completed January 1957 Resins, coatings, adhesives. New plant completed 1957 Gasoline. Refinery started April 1957 to be completed late 1958· Capacity: 20,000 barrels per day Bleached sulfate pulp. New plant completion due early 1958. Capacity rating : 425 tons per day Soda ash. Major expansion completed Sulfuric acid.

New plant to be completed in 1958


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No. 209. 210. 211.

212.


Canadian Liquid Air Co., Ltd., Vancouver, B. C. Canadian Oil Companies Ltd., Sarnia, Ont. Canadian Titanium Pigments Ltd., Subsidiary of National Lead Co. a. Varennes, Que. b. Verennes, Que.


Oxygen and acetylene. New plant plans for construction early 1958 to be completed in the fall Benzene, toluene, and xylene. New Udex extraction plant (capacity of 3,650 bbl. per day) and new platforming unit (capacity of 4,400 bbl. per day) went on stream in mid-1957

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15 1.5

a.

Hamilton, Ont.

b.

Millhaven, Ont.

c.

Montreal East, Que.

d. e.

New Toronto, Ont. Toronto, Ont.

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Celgar Ltd., Castlegar, B. C.

30

214.

Cities Service Oil Co., Toronto, Ont.

25

215.

Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd., Trail, B. C. Crown Zellerbach Canada, Ltd. a. Duncan Bay, B . C. b.

Montreal East, Que.

217. 218.

Cornwall Chemicals, Ltd., Cornwall, Ont. Davison Chemical Co., Ltd., Valleyfield, Que.

219.

Dominion

Tar

and Chemical Co., Ltd.,

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Hamilton, Ont. 220.

Dow Chemical of Canada, Ltd., Sarnia, Ont.

221.

Du Pont Co. of Canada (1956) Ltd. a. Kingston, Ont. b. Kingston, Ont. c. Maitland, Ont. d. Maitland, Ont. e. North Bay, Ont. f. Sarnia, Ont. g. Shawinigan Falls, Que. Electric Reduction Co. of Canada a. Eastern Canada

222.

b. 223. 224. 225. 226.

228.

Port Maitland, Ont.

B. F . Goodrich Canada Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ont. Hooker Chemicals Ltd., North Vancouver, B. C. Huron Chemicals Co., Fort William or Blind River area, Ont. Imperial Oil Ltd. a. Sarnia, Ont. b.

227.

Titanium pigments. New plant completed September 1957 Sulfuric acid. New plant completed in 1957 to produce for company's titanium dioxide manufacture. Capacity: 52,500 tons per year

Carbide Chemicals Co.

213.

216.


Sarnia, Ont.

Laurentide Chemical and Sulphur, Montreal East, Que. Linde Air Products Co., Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

7

0.75 12 ..... 8 7 ..... 1.6 Multi5 3.5 12 3.5 3.8 25 1.25 3

Hydrogen peroxide. New electrolytic plant under construction. No completion date announced Anhydrous ammonia. New plant scheduled for completion in early 1958 Ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, and high pressure polyethylene. Integrated petrochemicals plant started up in spring of 1957 Polyethylene and Fabricoid laboratory Paints. Expansion of existing facilities Pulp and lumber. New plant planned. Capacity : 300 tons per day of bleached kraft pulp Petroleum products, motor fuels, and heating coils. New plant to be completed January 1959 Research building. Expansion completed July 1957. Lead, zinc, and other metals to be studied to develop new uses and as a customer service. Will also serve chemical fertilizer field Bleached kraft, groundwood pulps, kraft paper, a n d newsprint. E x pansion completed December 1957. Capacities : 500 tons u n bleached kraft pulp, 200 tons bleaching capacity, 175 tons of either kraft or newsprint per day Polyethylene. Capacity to be increased to 30 million pounds per year Carbon tetrachloride. New plant started up in mid-1957. Synthetic fluid petroleum cracking catalyst. New plant on stream in mid-1957 Tar distillation. Transfer of operations from Toronto. To b e completed in mid-1958. Capacity: 15 million Imperial gallons per year Ethylene glycol, styrene, ammonia, and chlorine. Miscellaneous expansions for completion in early 1958 New technical laboratory Nylon intermediates, power plant expansions. Zytel molding powder plant completed in 1957 Hydrogen peroxide and cellophane. New plants in the design stages. Orion. New staple fiber plant went into operation in mid-1957 Explosives. New plant completed in August 1957 Polyethylene. New low pressure process plant. Construction to start in spring 1958, completion expected in fall 1959 Cellophane. Expansion completed in spring 1957 Sodium chlorate. Capacity expansion due for completion in mid1958 Phosphoric acids and phosphates. New plant for thermal and wet process acid and phosphates to be completed early in 1958 Polyvinyl resins. New plant completed spring 1957 Chlorine and caustic soda. New plant completed October 1957· Capacities : 100 tons per day of chlorine, 110 tons per day of caustic, 1 million cubic feet of hydrogen per day Sodium chlorate. New plant planned. Capacity: 15-20,000 tons per year Dodecyl benzene. New plant completed in late 1957. Capacity: 15,000 tons per year. Additional products will be m a d e Petrochemicals including ethylene, propylene, butylènes, butadiene, aromatic distillates, and tars. Feedstock capacity: 10,000 barrels per day. Completion in mid-1958 Elemental sulfur. New plant to use off-gases from oil refineries. Completed in late 1957. Capacity: 33,000 tons per year Oxygen. New plant and general expansion. Completion in mid1958. Capacity: 150 tons per day VOL. 50, NO. 1

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