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Petroleum refining and chemical manufacturing are industries of almost incredible superlatives. They have spent for new facilities since 1945 a sum roughly equal to total gross plant investment for all prior years. In these accomplishments, Xhe Lummus Company—as design engineers and constructors—was privileged to play a major role. B u t the years ahead are apt to make the past look puny by comparison. This year, for example, oil
companies will t o p 1951 capital spending by over a third—chemical companies by nearly a fifth. Preliminary plans through 1955 show little or no relaxation from this rate.
ability of Lummus to handle, under one contract, the functions of engineering, drafting, purchasing, exped i t i n g , inspecting, erection and initial operation.
Big job? Lummus is ready—a fact you may wish to bear in mind as mounting demands challenge the already-extended organizations of petroleum and chemical companies.
And—as a policy statement for the record—rely on us to recognize and accept the special responsibility of handling confidential information in accordance with your own best interests and desires.
Rely on the quality and versatility of the Lummus staff—on the proven
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.ay we work together? We're ready!
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C O M P A N Y NEW
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