"We would have gone to the ends of the earth to solve this one. Fortunately, we only had to go to Detroit. In January" J i m Cupps, Lab Supervisor Alpha Olefin Unit Cedar Bayou, Texas "A mystery. Two tank truck shipments of our highly pure and linear C-12 alpha olefin were returned for the same reason - water contamination. "The team agreed. Someone had to follow the shipment. Me. And it's 0°F in Detroit. "The customer, our marketing guy and I climbed the truck for a look. The answer hit us. As the truck went from 74° F Houston to icy Detroit the atmosphere in the truck condensed and froze contajmLuatiiig the C-12. "Simple solution. Seal the shipment in a nitrogen atmosphere. No condensation. No water. Satisfied customer. "We couldn't have solved the problem if I hadn't been there. And I wouldn't have been there if Chevron didn't believe in teamwork." -4
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