Chemical Profile.(acetic acid)

From: Chemical Market Reporter | Date: March 31, 2003| Author: | Copyright information 
Chemical Profile 
 
Mark Kirschner 
 
ACETIC ACID March 31, 2003 
 
PRODUCER                             CAPACITY * 
 
Virgin Acid 
Celanese, Clear Lake, Tex.                2,640 
Celanese, Pampa, Tex.                       590 
Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, Tenn.          560 
Millennium, LaPorte, Tex.                 1,000 
Sterling chemicals, Texas City,           1,000 
 Tex. 
Subtotal-Virgin Acid                      5,790 
Recovered Acid 
Celanese, Calvert City, Ky.                 125 
Celanese, Pasadena, Tex.                     80 
Celanese, Narrows, Va.                      330  ...

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