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CM CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION August 30, 1991 TO: Companies Interested in Ethylene and Related Products CMA has received a request from Exxon Chemical Company to consider formation of a new CHEMSTAR Panel on Ethylene and Related Products. Accordingly, CMA has scheduled an exploratory meeting for that purpose on October 9, 1991 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at CMA Offices, 2501 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. in the Park Conference Room. A copy of the request from Exxon Chemical Company, the meeting agenda, and a list of the invitees are enclosed. If you know of other companies that should be invited, or if you have any additional questions, please contact me at 202/887-1187. I look forward to seeing you on October 9. Sine Enclosures: 3 Langley A. Spurlock, Ph.D. Director, CHEMSTAR Division VVV 000004717 2501 M Street, NW, Washington. DC 20037 202-887-1100 Panafax 202-887-1237 Telex 89617 (CMA WSH) EXXON CHEMICAL COMPANY Basic Chemicals Group EgON CHEMICAL August 15, 1991 Mr. Langley Spurlock Chemical Manufacturers Assoc. 2501 M Street NW Washington, D.C. 20037 Dear Langley: As we discussed, there is a feeling among several CMA member companies that it would be useful to establish an Ethylene and Related Products group to deal with regulatory issues which could affect our operations. Many of us are dealing with difficult compliance issues relative to the Benzene Waste Operations NESHAP, the Distillation Vent NSPS Standard, etc. which might have been ameliorated if we had been more active during regulation development. I have developed a proposed meeting agenda (Attached) based on these concerns and discussions I have had with various interested parties. Your proposed meeting date of October 9 suits everyone's calendars. As you requested, I am also attaching a suggested list of invitees for the meeting. Since a major concern is liaison with the general CMA air program, it would be useful if you arrange for an attendee from that area. I have, also, assumed that you will provide a general overview of CMA and Chemstar organizations and will provide for a legal review of antitrust and similar issues. Please let me know if I can provide any more information. Very truly yours, NLM/smj NLM071.SMJ Attachment cc: B. Moran, CMA B. L. Taranto, ECA Norman L. Morrow PO. Box 241, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-0241 A Division of Exxon Corporation vw 000004-718 7.0 CMA Organizational Approach 8.0 Legal Representation 9.0 Future Meeting Plans 10.0 Adjournment Langley A. Spurlock, Ph.D. Director, CHEMSTAR Division VVV 000047i CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION CHEMSTAR Division Ethylene and Related Products Panel LIST OF INVITEES October 9, 1991 Dr. N. L. Morrow Exxon Chemical Company P.0. Box 241 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 J. W. Ogle Dow Chemical USA B-101 Freeport, TX 77541 W. S. Taylor Union Texas Petroleum P.0. Box 2120 Houston, TX 77252 K. Gross Union Carbide Corporation P.0. Box 50 Building 631 Hahnville, LA 70057 J. Ivie Shell Oil Company One Shell Plaza 910 Louisiana Street Houston, TX 77002 T. Harder Lyondell Petrochemical Company P.0. Box 2451 Houston, TX 77001-2451 Dr. G. J. Hollod DuPont Chemical Company Box 80723 Wilmington, DE 19880-0723 E. Alsmeyer Quantum Chemical Corporation 11500 Northlake Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45249 S. Zuiss Texas Eastman Company Box 7444' Longview, TX 75607-7444 M. Brown Occidental Chemical Corporation Box 27702 Houston, TX 77227-7702 B. Westfall Amoco Corporation 200 E. Randolph Drive Chicago, 111 60601 G. F. LeFebvre The BFGoodrich Company 6100 Oak Tree Boulevard Independence, Ohio 44131 T. G. Grumbles Vista Chemical Company Box 19029 Houston, TX 77224 N. J. Barone Olin Research Center 350 Knotter Drive Cheshire, CT 06410 G. Edwards Texaco Chemical Company Box 27707 Houston, TX 77227 B. Price-Thurman Phillips Petroleum Company 13 A4 Phillips Building Bartlesville, OK 74004 J. L. McCartney Chevron Corporation Chevron Tower Houston, TX L. D. Harrison Mobil Chemical Company 15600 JFK Boulevard Suite 900 Houston, TX 77032-2343 VVV 000004720 f ANTITRUST CHECKLIST FOR GMA MEETINGS This antimisi checklist is for use by CMA staff and member representatives In die conduct of CMA'Sponsoced meetings. Pro hibited discussion topics apply equally to social gatherings incidental to CMA-sponsoced meetings. The Checklist is not ex haustive and does not address antitrust issues relating to activities other than CMA meetings. Participants in CMA meetings also should be thoroughly familiar with: (1) "Antitrust Guide for CMA Committee Members;" and, (2) "General Principles Applica ble to the Structure and Operations of Committees." Both of these documents may be found in the CMA Directory. DO Ensure strict performance in areas of: fwaiiwriTT"fiTmnTrtnrTi Have a CMA staff representative at each CMA-sponsored meet ing (unless an exception has been authorized by the appropriate CMA vice-president); cansu/rwidi an attorney oftheOM Office ofGenera/Counsel on all antitrust questions rdating to GMA-aponsored meet ing; limit meeting discussions to agenda topics (unless additional topics have been approved by the appropriate CMA staff rep resentative); and provide each member company representative and CMA staff representative attending a CMA-sponsored meeting with a copy of this tiicddist, and have a copy available for reference at all CMA-sponsored meetings. RECORDKEEPING* Have an agenda and minutes which accurately reflect the mat ters which occur; provide agendas-and minutes to the CMA Office of General Counsel fior review and approval in advance of distribution; and. .fully describe the purposes and authorities of all task groups, work groups, ad hoc or ocher standing committee subgroups in the minutes of the appropriate parent committee. VIGILANCE ftotesi against any discussion or meeting activities which ap pear to violate this checklist; disassociate younetf from any such discussion or activities and leave any meeting in which they continue. Revised (single page version) Refonnated 1 /89 MDB DONT Do not, in fact or appearance, dn or exchange infor mation on: PRKZS, INCUJZHNGt Individual company prices, price changes, price differentials, markups, discerns, allowances, credit terms, etc.: individual company data on costs, production, capacity, inventories, sales, etc.; and. industry pricing policies, price levels, price changes, differen dais, etc. PRODUCTION, INCLUDING: Plans of individual companies concerning the design, produc tion, distribution or marketing of particular products, includ ing proposed territories or customers: and. changes in industry production, capacity or inventories. TRANSPORTATION KA1Z& Rates or rate policies for individual shipments, including bas ing point systems, zone prices, freight equalization, etc. MARKET PROCEDURES, INCXUDINGt Company bids on contracts for particular products: company procedures for responding to bid invitations; and. matters relating to actual or potential individual suppliers or customers that might have the effect of excluding them from any market or influencing the business conduct of firms to ward them. CONSENT DECREE SUBSTANCE: Any matter relating to trisodium phosphate (a restriction re quired by a 1962 consent decree to which CMA is a panv). VVV 000004721 :iLl i CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Ethylene end Related Products Panel Exploratory Meeting Tentative Agenda Date: Time: Place: October 9, 1991 9:30 a.a. to 3:00 p.n. Park Conference Rooa 1.0 Introductory Reaarks - Langley A. Spurlock Noraan L. Morrow 2.0 Meeting Organization 2.1 Review of Antitrust Guidelines 3.0 Issues, Objectives and Scope 3.1 Background Information 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.2 3.1-3 Benzene West Operations NESHAP Distillation Vent NSPS Butadiene Panel Activities Benzene NESHAP Task Group Activities 3.2 Development of Immediate and Long-Range Objectives 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 Clean Air Act Regulations (Including S0CM1 MACT) Other Regulations (RCRA, CWA, SARA) State Activities (LA, TX other) Non-regulatory Issues (Health, Engineering, etc.) New and Existing Regulations 3.3 Interactions with Other Groups 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4 3.3.5 CMA NESHAP Task Group CMA Butadiene Panel and Ethylene/Propylene Task Group API AICHE Ethylene Producers Conference Others 4.0 Panel Membership: Discussion of Impact on Unrepresented Industry Segments (ie. Ethylene Producers and Engineering Contractors) 5.0 CMA Support Services - Langley A. Spurlock 6.0 Decision on Formation of Panel VVV 00004722 ANTITRUST CHECKLIST FOR CMA MEETINGS This antitrust checklist is for use by CMA staff and member representatives in the conduct of CMA-sponsored meetings. Pro hibited discussion topics apply equally to social gatherings incidental to CMA-sponsored meetings. The Checklist is not ex haustive and does not address antitrust issues relating to activities other than CMA meetings. Participants in CMA meetings also should be thoroughly familiar with: (1) "Antitrust Guide for CMA Committee Members;" and, (2) "General Principles Applica ble to the Structure and Operations of Committees." Both of these documents may be found in the CMA Directory. DO BisuBrsBict performance in areas of: OVERSIGHT'SUPERVISION: Have a CMA staffrepresentative at each CMA-sponsored meet ing (unless an exception has been authorized by the appro priate CMA vice-president); consult with an attorney ofthe CMA Office ofGeneral Counsel on all antitrust questions relating to CMA-sponsored meerings; limit meeting discussions toagenda topics (unless additional topics have been approved by the appropriate CMA staff rep resentative); and provide each member company representative and CMA staff representative aoewding a CMA-sponsored meeting with a copy of ihtoefaeLldbt. and have a copy available for reference at ail CMAyomorrri meetings. RECORDKEEPING: Have an agenda and minutes which accurately reflect the mat ters which occur. provide agendas and minutes to the CMA Office of General Counsel for review and approval in advance of distribution; and. fully describe the purposes and authorities of all task groups, ork groups, ad hoc or other standing committee subgroups in the minutes of the appropriate parent committee. VIGILANCE: Protest against any discussion or meeting activities which ap pear to violate this checklist; disassociate yourself from any such discussion or activities ad leave any meeting in which they continue. Revised 3/80 (single page version) DON'T Do not, in fact or appearance, discuss or exchange infor mation on: PRICES, KNCLUDDKw Individual company prices, price changes, pnoe differentials, markups, discounts, allowances, creditteam, etc.: individual company data on ooat production, capacity, inventories, sales, etc.; and. industry pricing policies, price levels, price changes, differen tials, etc. PRODUCTION, INCLUDING: Plans of individual companies concerning the design, produc tion, distribution or marketing of particular products, includ ing proposed territories or customers: and. changes in industry production, capacity or inventories. TRANSPORTATION RAXES: Rates or rate policies for individual shipments, including bas ing point systems, zone prices, freight equalization, etc. MARKET PROCEDURES, INCLUDING: Company bids on contracts for particular products; company procedures for responding to bid invitations: and. matters relating to actual or potential individual suppliers or customers that might have the effect of excluding them from any market or influencing the business conduct of firms to ward them- CONSENT DECREE SUBSTANCE: Any matter relating to trisodium phosphate (a restriction re quired by a 1962 consent decree to which CMA is a parry). VVV 000004723