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*. - 1 r t~ o vniKua UiV OxyChem, ID. 2144 42603 July 15, 1994 PACE 1 A Mr. Hasmukh Shah CMA Vinyl Chloride Panel 2501 M Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 Dear Mr. Shah; In responding to the request for funding of the epidemiology study, I noticed the nameplate capacities used to develop each company's pro*rata share. I would like to make two comments concerning the capacities. The OxyMar facility has a nameplate capacity of 1,400 million pounds, not the 1,500 million pounds used in the calculation. The Formosa number appears low compared to the physical assets they have on the ground. It is true that Formosa had their older Baton Rouge unit off-line for major renovation in late 1992 and early 1993. However, this plant was down an extended period of time in 1993 due to Formosa's inability to procure chlorine in 1993, A temporary aberration of production ability does not change nameplate capacity but rather impacts practical capacity. A fair valuation for Formosa should be based off the 1994 nameplate capacity. I hope this information is of use to you. Please feel free to call me if you wish to discuss. Dennis R. Mountz Business Manager - VCM cc; J.B. Knaak - Niagara DRM/jep/0715.1 2* Occidental Chemical Corporation Vinyls Division Occidental Towsf, 6005 LBJ PrsMay RQ BOX 80906ft OsHss. TX 75380-W60 214M04.3800 U.S. VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER AVERAGE DESIGN CAPACITY (Millions of Pounds Per Year) EflflQUCEB LOCATION EEEPSTQCK3 Borden Chemical Gefcmar, LA Gebmar, LA Ethylene Acetylene Dow Chemical Oyster Creek TX Oyster Greek TX Plaquemine. LA Elhytene Ethylene Ethylene Formosa Plastics Point Comfort. TX Baton Rouge. LA Baton Rouge, LA Ethylena Ethylene EDC Geon Calvert City, KY (formally Goodrich) La Porte TX oCoD Georgia Gulf Plaquemine. LA Ethylene Ethylene Ethylene Occidental Chem Deer Park TX Ethylene OxyMar Corpus Christ!. TX Ethylene PPGind. Lake Chartes. LA Ethylene She! Dear Park TX Ethylene VWa Chemical Westaka Monomers Lake Charles. LA Cahrert Cty, KY Ethylene Ethyteno Total im im 19B8 1963 122Q im 1992 19& 1991 1996 1996 1097 525 525 525 568 610 610 610 610 610 610 610 610 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 325 750 810 810 833 900 900 900 910 910 910 010 910 - - -- -- .. -- -- -- 563 760 750 750 850 900 1,040 1.200 1,200 1,275 1.300 1.300 1.300 1,300 1,300 1,300 580 580 580 690 838 900 900 900 900 900 BOO 900 420 420 420 420 420 420 315 53 420 420 420 420 -- -- - ~ - - 537 840 840 840 840 840 1.000 1,000 1.000 1.000 -- SeeV /esllaltfl Monomers -- 1.100 1,100 1.260 1,300 1.300 1,400 1.400 1,400 1,400 1,400 1.400 1,400 1,025 1,100 1,220 1.260 1,260 1,260 1,260 1.280 1.260 1,260 1,260 1,260 - 450 925 1,100 1.100 1,100 1.100 1.100 1.100 1.100 1.100 1.100 l.jU* 1.500 - - - - - 1,467 1,500 1,600 1.500 1,500 600 750 000 800 840 840 840 840 840 040 040 640 900 450 fin* AnnWania (Vl 700 738 750 825 025 825 635 800 910 070 990 990 ,,__ .. 1.000 t.000 1.000 1.000 t.000 1.000 1.050 1.050 13,^78 0,775 9.148 9.645 10.320 10.618 12.322 12.822 12.018 14,126 14.106 14,196 col & Plastics Analysis CMA 0 2 1 3 8 01 A-s pec J>er\<vi.s Moan'tz <3xn. See, SEPTEMBER 1990 letter.