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oves unit here Technical section employs 25; $1 million annual payroll iByGrady Phelps. i i &BUSNESS WRITER t Refolds Metals Co. has shifted a small ' hut' vital technical division of the aftami- rhum giant's Worldwide opentions from Ar- ^ kansas to the Carpus Christi ana. `f y*' The move of research personnel and equipment by Reynolds' comes at a time -- ' when a number of major Coastal Bend - -industial, petrochemical and refining plants have been forced,to reduce employer stalls , With the Reynolds staff of 25 people comes an annual payroll of almost $1 mil lion. The Alumina Division Technology De partment (ADT), which has been based at Reynolds' site in Little Rock, includes three personnel wilhPhJD. degrees and 16 others with graduate degrees in various technical fields of engineering or chemistry. Dr. Yilmaz Yetmen, ADT manager, said the technology division's transfer from Ar kansas means a significant impact to this area. "It's a permanent move; we are here to stay for a while." he said. "ADT concerns itself with the efficient 1: operation of the company's alumina plants,," Yetmen said. "Its prime mission is to develop new processes and modify exist J i ing facilities to improve the quality and cost competitiveness of company products., "ADT also possesses the expertise to per-.: form .technical and economic evaluations' of potential cajntal alterations to existing facilities, and to design, engineer and build _ green field plants, not .only for alumina , production but also forrdaled fields,*, he : ' added. Vtv V Brodie Allcn, exfrmiyc director/of the > Corpus Christi.; Business Development 'Commission, said die new Reynolds divi sion here is "a positive and important addi-.. -~tion"to,the Corpus Christi area. : With all thc.negative things that have happened (layoffs and production de creases) this is great news." Allen noted. "Reynolds now joins Celanese. another worldwide company, with an RAD (re search and development) center here. They Dr. Yilmaz Yetmen heads new key Reynolds Metals local division are key professionals in our community.'* ^ ' The move of the ADT center here, cou-~ Yetmen said the ADT unit is responsible pled with Reynolds' plans to spend S20c for monitoring process operations, correct capabilities," Yetmen said. The ADTs computerization is connected million to improve'docking facilities, seems^ ing problems and improving efficiency for to indicate that'Reynolds' officials have) Reynolds' four major alumina refining continued Ion^tangeV plans' for Corpus'!" plants. These include the local San Patricio to Reynolds' corporate computer system in Richmond, Va. It also has access to other industrial technical information computer' Quistfpperafiq^^Mlai said. ; y,;' il'j' County facility, totally owned by Reynolds, Without publicizing h, Reynolds relo-' and others in West Germany, Australia and 'catied^the technical personnel, computers, Jamaica, where Reynolds owns 40-to-50 research laboratories, technical information, percent participations. library and other, equipment from Little, : The ADT, in operation in Arkansas since Rock, into new 4,900-square-foot'offices.' 1978, had to be moved when Reynolds' "; Thfes^uarters argmn the Reynolds Sherwin 40-year-old Hurricane Creek Alumina AJunuiM Plant administration building on Plant was dosed. ' the north Corpus Chrisd Bay shoreline near "We have to be close to an actual alumi Gregory. na plant operation to utilize our testing : .data.banks*,.. , ' .' . v "With5 out personnel 'here, 1 think'we- could do the preliminary engineering, per form feasibility studies, design and super vise. the .apiual construction of a new aluminum or related raw materials plant," Yetmen said.' Yetmen says the ADT unit could possi bly furnish a valuable future service if Please see Revnolds/6Q 2.5^ > s2 wS WM.: o " .c * .12 o --Ctt iOn no _5*c a Q'-S_ 3 a o ua Ln &-- e>. j ca CO 2u "3 Uo (O8S '=J. SCQa*O, vtg/>i- g " mr5K 4 o JE_3..>C*-gOO2mvs arOQcS*vyfl ^o"SCHoCS*?*TC*i! 2 pc <A ?|Stf3 e2*iia2c .P0.B1! 3o<a 5 3 ^ c 5 .2-5 SQ~O *- 2C o. c^2 >"-' .J2S -8u '--Sc o 3roj c ngo ao-Sg-c -32 ^<1 EO SV 5>.ts S, oj5 g . ss 6ss J,2r.S" & 58.5bq-22 3<? 2 tSr .2s cJ*Tu s** s &0a)>O>2 wor- 00S.0cW,.50o3. <^ t00:.2,0g CO A . C *2 <L '-TSS3 OC>*JO>O .< J52 Ogu Ou --*0- o r>:i h3a0s g-23 sM hjo pU >. a O 53 W 3-*.5-fr2 S3 *0 ~ O - .22 ^ "5SJ oc .^a-oo -"a S 2-? 3ft1 S - w C2O m*rt 3 <2 <mc c u5 u o-E-5- S5. E -CO a V oo C e? 0= o.o e1_o c o aco CJ 0c0 .Oc -->. S'51!"* rE* --CO V -X? OMg w* 3c0a...c3. J** go .. , oC..Jo*-w1=C-1 CO 3 o t133 COO *2 ^ -ga u" ^c >;5-o>d JScS- U CO ^ _*g> &x: tf < E g e:-2 o-.s6 f- 3 3o C *3-S . -!- 5 - * <0 *s cS o S 5 ?'&gs o (2 .5 o> o >1 5" ^g |e ^o Eco *i.* ' i^gai^ , E 13 *3 , o. u *1-81- o -_gS^Q^ JS.S < = -S o 7: *C2SI*>o0 C443> -