May 1949
INDUSTRIAL
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CHEMISTRY
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The policy of constantly expanding the facilities of Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical Company—for pro ducing a greater variety of "finished" chemicals— moved closer to its goal in 1948. T h e program, in 1949, will continue unabated.
PIPE LINE ENAMEL PLANT
The new Pipe Line Enamel Plant where the company's own tar is con verted into bituminous protective coat ings of wide use fulness to indus try and utilities.
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AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL PLANT
The new Agricultural Chemical Plant manufac tures a variety of chemi cals for weed control, insect and pest control, plant growth regulation and similar agricultural applications.
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T o the Pittsburgh line of coal-chemicals, these recently completed operating units have added bi tuminous protective coatings, such as Pipe Line Enamels for the protection of gas and oil transmis sion lines; a wide range of Agricultural Chemicals such as insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and rodenticides; and Phthalic Anhydride from which certain resins and plasticizers are made. An additional battery of 35 new coke ovens, with by-product recovery equipment, new g r i n d i n g e q u i p m e n t to increase cement p r o d u c t i o n and greater facilities for Pipe Enamel production are scheduled for 1949.
PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE PLANT
In full operation, this new Plant takes Naphtha lene from the by-product coke ovens and converts it into Phthalic Anhy dride from which many products such as resins and plasticizers are made.
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P I T T S B U R G H COKE & C H E M I C A L
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COMPANY
Grant Building · Pittsburgh 19, Pennsylvania P L A N T ; NEVILLE COAL CHEMICALS
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ACTIVATED C A R B O N
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NEVILLE COKE
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EMERALD COAL
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PIG I R O N
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GREEN BAG CEMENT
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CONCRETE
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