HOW FMC SERVES THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY During the past decade, F M C has become one of t h e most progressive producers of basic chemicals for industry, agriculture, and national defense. Shown on the right are F M C ' s operations t h a t serve thie chemical industry. Producing organic and inorganic chemicals, as well as a variety of machinery products, these divisions represent a balanced n e t w o r k of processing pLants, and raw materials and production facilities. I n addition, F M C is a principal factor in t h e petrochemical field through joint ownership of Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation, major producer of butadiene, butène, butylène, isobutylene, diisobutylene, triisobutylene, and alkylate. Our company's dynamic progress as a supplier of basic chemical materials for industry a n d agriculture has resulted from aggressive prograrr*s directed a t continual expansion a n d modernization of research and production facilities, together w i t h development of strategic raw materials sources. Progress of this sort highlights FMC's policy of planned diversification in three primary fields: B a s i c C h e m i c a l s , Industrial and Agricultural Machinery, and Military Defense Materiel. JFor complète listing of our products
