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MONSANTO STOCK OPENED: 46 down 1/8 MARKET Up 2.29 available from the plant gas station located at the corner of 2nd and G streets. Fuel may be obtained from the temporary facility located south of building BB. Access to the temporary gas station will be via 3rd street. MOLLOY HOLDS MONTHLY LUNCHEON WITH EMPLOYEES Jack Molloy held his monthly luncheon with a group of employees yesterday and talked about 1985 and projections for 1986. He said 1986 would be a year of "high activity for us. Krummrich is and will be different than it has been in the past." Jack talked about the layoff announcement made this week and the 109 employees signed up for the severance allowance program. ' He also discussed the shutdowns of the departments announced last fall, "I originally thought it would take awhile to shut down some of our departments and "it looks like I was right--we are looking at a PNA shutdown about July 1. Paraphenetidine should be_ down in June sometime." Chloralkali and Dept. 209, Nitrated Benzenes, have already been shut down. Regarding Chlorobenzenes, Jack said that "I expect to see in the next 2-4 years, some positive direction in this area. We need to keep up the pace we have established in the past and surpass it. But we will have some tough sledding ahead of us." Regarding a question about'a new product, AOBS, Jack said that Krummrich is in competition with another Monsanto location. "We have not gotten the go ahead from our customer yet, and Monsanto hasn't made up its mind where this new product will go, but we are working very hard to get it here at Krummrich. - Jack mentioned that the Queeny plant had announced a site study this week. "They will be looking at the long term viability of that plant," he said. "Although we are not doing such a study here, we are not out of the woods yet in a lot of areas. One of the most important goals for WGK is to make sure we are competitive on a worldwide basis in the products we make. We're not out to win the battle, we're out to win the war. " DSW 136592 STLCOPCB4036553 Employees attending the luncheon were(l to r)top row:-Richard Fleschner, James Eugea, Ed Elmore, Lyn Nichols, Joel Blanchard, Monica Kettler, Michael Beshears. Next row, Terry Vartanian, Jerry Russell, Ronald Hand, Steve Hubbard, Ruth Ann Livingston, Roy Shaneberger, Susan Simmons and Sharon Biddle-Ferrell. HOT WATER SHUTDOWN SATURDAY There will be no hot water available in the locker room on-Saturday, Jan. 25 between 7 am and 7 pm due to a steam shutdown. EMPLOYEE PASSES AWAY Cordell F. (Corky) Meyer, relief foreman, rip track," died last night (1/22/86). Mr. Meyer joined Monsanto at Krummrich May 26, 1947. He would have been 60 years old February 15. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. DSW 136593 STLCOPCB4036554