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Interoffice Communication
To : R. E. Lehmkuhl
From
: G. G. Draper
Date : March 24, 1977
Subject : ABERDEEN WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORT
PRODUCTION SUMMARY, MM Lbs. Week of 3/16 thru 3/22 Week No.
Actual Production
1977 Weekly Average
Monthly Cumulative Thru 3/31
Resin H & BC Grade
Plasticizer Dry Blend Compound
Off-Grade
3.93 1.1%
.18 .81 .40 3.1%
3.85 1.4%
.11 .74 .38 0%
12.00 2.0% .65 3.02 1.31 2.7%
SAFETY
There were no injuries for the reporting period.
VINYL UNIT
Rate at 562 M lbs. per day at 98.9% customer grade. Made 87 batches of 5385 and 5425, at 90.5% Type I. Reactor stream factor for the week was 95.5%. Open warehouse space is now approximately 1.7 MM pounds.
The major factor affecting quality for the week was particle size con trol. Changes in the operating conditions have improved the control.
M Pounds
Resin Produced Compound/Dry Blend Usage Bagged Resin Orders Resin Inventory:
Packaged Bulk Loaded Cars TOTAL
3,931 941
1,430 1,538
39,295 3,076 4,700
47,071
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R. E. Lehmkuhl Aberdeen Weekly Progress Report March 24, 1977 Page 2
VCM RESIDUALS
Resin From Dryers
All Prod.
5385
Resin Shipments
All Prod.
5385
Average
1.7 1.8 .5 .7
COMPOUND
Line I operated 5 days averaging 75 M pounds per day. Rates were affected by frequency of product changes and maintenance on the product dicers. The "H" grade produced include 11 M pounds of mill scrap and 2,250 pounds of 38931 Natural which could not be reblended due to raw material black spec contamination. A complaint will be issued to the supplier.
Line III produced 33 M pounds (1 shift) of 15041 Clear Blue 50. Line III will be scheduled down for maintenance in preparation for the new FCM chamber barrel.
Compound Inventory:
M Pounds
Packaged Bulk Loaded Cars "BC" "H"
4,715 131 0 201 518
Dry Blend operated 7 days averaging 115 M pounds per day. Low rates resulted from quality problems of long stability and resin particle size.
Dry Blend Inventory:
M Pounds
Packaged Bulk Loaded Cars
56 87 810
Plasticizer ran 4 days averaging 45 M pounds per day.
G. G. Draper Plant Manager
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