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CHECKOFF NEW PUNTS • Benzyl chloride—Stauffer Chemical will increase capacity 25% for this intermediate for drug and agricultural chemicals with expansion at Edison, ΝJ,, to be completed in June 1980, m Flotation reagents—Dow Chemical plans to increase ca- pacity to unspecified level with new unit under construction in Plaquemine, L&> to be completed in early 1980. • Formaldehyde — Georgia- Pacific plans two new plants to be completed in January 1981, First, with capacity of 200 million lb per year, will be at yet-unnamed site in northeastern U.S. Other, with capacity of 100 million lb per year, will be at Conway, N.C. m Gellaats—NL Industries plans to double undisclosed ca- pacity at Charleston, W<V&, by early 1981 for rheological addi- tives sold under tradename Bentone, • Lime—Domtar Chemicals plans $3.5 million modernization and expansion at Bellefonte, Pa. Completion date, not yet set, will depend on receipt of pollution control equipment. • Maleic anhydride—Mon* santo plans new plant at its Pen- sacoia, Fla,, complex with initial capacity of 100 million lb per year. Scheduled on-stream date is early 1983. Plant's design will allow rapid future expansion and use of proprietary technology based on oxidation of butane. m Melamine—Melamine Chemi- cals, joint venture of First Mis- sissippi and Ashland OH, plans to expand capacity at Donaldson- vffle, La., 10 million lb per year with completion in July 1980. • Malic acid—Alberta Gas Chemicals plans to expand its plant at Duluth, Minn., in stages eventually to capacity of 30 mil- lion lb per year from the current 11 million lb. First stage is to be finished in first-quarter 1980, • Phthalate plasticizers— Monsanto has broad initial plans to expand capacity for dialkyl phthalate pïasticîîsers in North America more than 65% with units including new plasticker alcohols and phthalate ester ca* paeity at yet-unnamed Gulf Coast location. • Polymerisation initiators— Du Pont plans to nearly double undisclosed capacity by mid-1980 for am polymerisation initiators at Belle, W.Va. Products, sold under tradename Vaao 52, are used in polymerizing vinyl chlo- ride, vinyl acetate, and methyl methacrylate. FMC plans to expand its Tona- wanda» NX, plant by undis- closed amount by first-quarter 1980» Products will be ammo- nium, potassium, and sodium persulfates, m Polyvinyl chloride—Conoco Chemicals plans expansion of combined 150 million lb per year by late 1981 at Aberdeen, Miss., and Oklahoma City, Okla. Ex- panded capacity will total more than TOO million lb per year. • Eeeovered sulfur—Amoco Oil subsidiary of Standard Oil (Ind.) plans two plants, one with capacity of 115 long tons per day at Sugar Creek, Mo., other with capacity of 130 long tons per day at Whiting, Ind. Engineering is to be completed at the end of 1979. Amoco also plans other, smaller recovery units to process tail gases from sulfur recovery units at these refineries. Units will cost about $10 million and be in op- eration in early 1981. PLANTS COMPLETED • Catalyst—Halcon Catalyst Industries has completed plant at* Little Perry, ΝJ, Product is used to oxidize butane to maleic an- hydride* • Herbicide—BASF Wyan- dotte has begun production of Basagran, developed by parent BASF A.GL of West Germany, at $70 million plant in Geismar, La. m Sulfur dioxide—Stauffer Chemical has begun operation of 34,000 ton~per«year unit in Houston for liquid sulfur dioxide for paper and water treatment markets. This unit and other units in Baton Rouge and Ham- mond, Ind., bring total company capacity to 80,000 tons per year. Among the many different ways to use Alpha Olefins, Chevron would like to point out twelve. 1. Secondary alcohols 2. Nonionic detergents with improved biodegradability 3. High molecular weight esters 4. Ketones 5. jS-Amines 6. Quaternary ammonium compounds 7. Dialkyl benzene lubricants 8. Glycols and amino alcohols 9. Flexible resins 10. Synthetic lubricants 11. Carboxylic acids and esters 12. Detergent bars Let us know which idea sheets you would like to receive. Contact: Chevron Chemical Company Petrochemicals Division 575 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105 (415)894-4578 TMs: CHEVRON AND DESIGN-REG. U.S.PAT.ANDT.M.OFF. CIRCLE 10 ON READER SERVICE CARD Oct. 1, 1979 C&EN 13 A dozen different ways to use Chevron Alpha Olefins Chevron
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CHECKOFF NEW PUNTS • Benzyl chloride—Stauffer Chemical will increase capacity 25% for this intermediate for drug and agricultural chemicals with expansion at Edison, Ν J, , to be completed in June 1980,
m Flotation reagents—Dow Chemical plans to increase capacity to unspecified level with new unit under construction in Plaquemine, L&> to be completed in early 1980.
• Formaldehyde — Georgia-Pacific plans two new plants to be completed in January 1981, First, with capacity of 200 million lb per year, will be at yet-unnamed site in northeastern U.S. Other, with capacity of 100 million lb per year, will be at Conway, N.C.
m Gellaats—NL Industries plans to double undisclosed capacity at Charleston, W<V&, by early 1981 for rheological additives sold under tradename Bentone,
• Lime—Domtar Chemicals plans $3.5 million modernization and expansion at Bellefonte, Pa. Completion date, not yet set, will depend on receipt of pollution control equipment.
• Maleic anhydride—Mon* santo plans new plant at its Pen-sacoia, Fla,, complex with initial capacity of 100 million lb per year. Scheduled on-stream date is early 1983. Plant's design will allow rapid future expansion and use of proprietary technology based on oxidation of butane.
m Melamine—Melamine Chemicals, joint venture of First Mississippi and Ashland OH, plans to expand capacity at Donaldson-vffle, La., 10 million lb per year with completion in July 1980.
• Malic acid—Alberta Gas Chemicals plans to expand its plant at Duluth, Minn., in stages eventually to capacity of 30 million lb per year from the current 11 million lb. First stage is to be finished in first-quarter 1980,
• Phthalate plasticizers— Monsanto has broad initial plans to expand capacity for dialkyl
phthalate pïasticîîsers in North America more than 65% with units including new plasticker alcohols and phthalate ester ca* paeity at yet-unnamed Gulf Coast location.
• Polymerisation initiators— Du Pont plans to nearly double undisclosed capacity by mid-1980 for am polymerisation initiators at Belle, W.Va. Products, sold under tradename Vaao 52, are used in polymerizing vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, and methyl methacrylate.
FMC plans to expand its Tona-wanda» N X , plant by undisclosed amount by first-quarter 1980» Products will be ammonium, potassium, and sodium persulfates,
m Polyvinyl chloride—Conoco Chemicals plans expansion of combined 150 million lb per year by late 1981 at Aberdeen, Miss., and Oklahoma City, Okla. Expanded capacity will total more than TOO million lb per year.
• Eeeovered sulfur—Amoco Oil subsidiary of Standard Oil (Ind.) plans two plants, one with capacity of 115 long tons per day at Sugar Creek, Mo., other with capacity of 130 long tons per day at Whiting, Ind. Engineering is to be completed at the end of 1979. Amoco also plans other, smaller recovery units to process tail gases from sulfur recovery units at these refineries. Units will cost about $10 million and be in operation in early 1981.
PLANTS COMPLETED • Catalyst—Halcon Catalyst Industries has completed plant at* Little Perry, Ν J , Product is used to oxidize butane to maleic anhydride*
• Herbicide—BASF Wyandotte has begun production of Basagran, developed by parent BASF A.GL of West Germany, at $70 million plant in Geismar, La.
m Sulfur dioxide—Stauffer Chemical has begun operation of 34,000 ton~per«year unit in Houston for liquid sulfur dioxide for paper and water treatment markets. This unit and other units in Baton Rouge and Hammond, Ind., bring total company capacity to 80,000 tons per year.
Among the many different ways to use Alpha Olefins, Chevron would like to point out twelve.
1. Secondary alcohols 2. Nonionic detergents
with improved biodegradability
3. High molecular weight esters
4. Ketones 5. jS-Amines 6. Quaternary
ammonium compounds
7. Dialkyl benzene lubricants
8. Glycols and amino alcohols
9. Flexible resins 10. Synthetic
lubricants 11. Carboxylic acids
and esters 12. Detergent bars
Let us know which idea sheets you would like to receive. Contact:
Chevron Chemical Company Petrochemicals Division 575 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105 (415)894-4578
TMs: CHEVRON AND DESIGN-REG. U.S.PAT.ANDT.M.OFF.
CIRCLE 10 ON READER SERVICE CARD
Oct. 1, 1979 C&EN 13
A dozen different ways to use Chevron
Alpha Olefins Chevron
