A LETTER from Triestre
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T h e Aquila L u b r i c a t i n g Oil Refinery in Trieste was the first engineering contract l e t under a n E.C.A. loan· Legal problems, language difficulties and labor deficiencies were taken in stride and Badger completed t h e job three m o n t h s ahead of schedule. The refinery was designed and constructed by Badger and consists of a Propane Deasphalting Unit, a Furfural Plant, an MEK Dewaxing Plant and a Clay Contacting Unit. A full range of lubricating oils and finished waxes are manufactured with a m a x i m u m a n n u a l lube o u t put of 32,000 tons.
December 27, 1950
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Mr. I.V. ReHill E.B. Badger L Sons Co. 75 Pitts Street Boston, Massachusetts. Dear Kr. ReHill,
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We a r e bringing t o an end the t e s t s on t h e furfural plant and d u r ing t h e next few days we s h a l l s t a r t o p e r a t i o n s . From my office I can see the smoke of the s t a c k s of the two h e a t e r s which a r e now drying o u t ; i t seems impossible t o me t h a t 3uch a r e s u l t could be obtained in t h i s very s h o r t t i m e . I f I well remember, t h e f i r s t d i s c u s s i o n s on p l a n t proportioning and our f i r s t meeting i n Boston took place in August 19h9· On the occasion of t h e s t a r t i n g of t h e f i r s t l u b o i l plant I wish t o express you my s i n c e r e s t congratulations f o r your wonderful way i n organi z i n g t h i s work; you must be r e a l l y s a t i s f i e d w i t h the successful r e s u l t obtained. Taure s i n c e r e l y ,
T.L. de Pastrovich Technical D i r e c t o r
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