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2,4 .5-T ACI D B U S I N E S S PLAN SUMMARY OF PRESENTATION BY THE PESTICIDE PRODUCT BOARD TO THE OPERATING COMMITTEE, JAN..2, 1968 L X S' o 2 .4 .S-T Plan -3- Jtnuirv 25, 1968 2 .A .5 -T COST & INVESTMENT MANUFACTURING COST ' ' c7TF: Ue P ric e 2 . 4 . 5-T INVESTMENT " I 7157" $g 2,4.5-T TCB Acetic/MCA O cher i'R*ev M cl. 1.00 16.3 C o n v ersio n Shipping K ite. A llocation* a Working C a p ita l 16.3 4.9 6 .9 28.1 21.7 49.8 1 ___ ;_______ 0.1 1.7 . 2.4 41.0 4 .9 $4c L 2j4.5-T Plan too / f / h . A cto & -4 - January 25. 1968 . ZA.S'-T te /s.a&a) ' - / f i tP *3o o u cT *o */ t / ^ < y ^ 7 p T h c o a m o */ 7* . . . 6c So - . ' ' 4o 8CUITOULB 4 *r~. ' .............., MONSANTO S A L E S 2,*,5-T By M arket* M lb * . A cid )fu r T otal S a l * R lb . T otal Tech. R lb . T o tal lo d u it. R lb . T o ta l A fr. M lb . ToUl . Export M lb. T otal D efense R lb . I 960 8.5 2.0 0.2 1963 3.0 2.3 0 .1 0.2 1966 7.2 2.0 0.3 0.1 1967 5.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 1968 7.1 -~ -- L 9?-\- r 7 . 4 . 5T F ltn - 7- J in u try 25. 1968 BCinroutJi 4 -i j j1:i!i * * V- - - - _ ' U.S. ` A . 5 - T .1 r ** . - U . S . C o n a u a p t l o a B y M a r k ta Tur Total !) Total A*r. Total Befania M lbt. H lb. K lb. . * . - Total Induit Total Export M lb*. H lb.. !. > - s i r * - ----------* f t `t ' ' *"* -* 1 ** .v.;i "* -- A t -- - '.JS*. v X L ~ 'll 'i -* 5 I960 1962 1963 196* 1966 196? 1966 5.9 7.3 6.6 10.6 16.3 21.5 2*.9 0 .7 ---- * .2 1 .0 1 .0 '---- : 5 .2 1 .1 1.2 0.* 5.5 1.5 i.{ 1 .6 - - - 5 *B 0.9 10.5 0.9 16.5 * .0 ' 2.1 1 .8 0.9 -- 23*6 -- -- I }i--...I : i-; 1 i.; /..r..r........ :i ______ ! L %, s& sriS` ^ T~- `si#**. .^BtiSK',giawio V ^-s^v-. .1 2 , * . 3-T FLAK ;-n: - a- Jan u ary 25, 196 B 4*-. i r*r?-. '3v'." r.-s ^ 'A - * . S. PRODUCERS 2 .4, 5-T *_ H lb . A d d Producer `I960 1962 Rib. ..R ib.. 19641 R ib . 2966 R ib . E stlaatod Production Monaanto Dow C h e a te d Dlaaond B erc u le 2.0 29 0.6 0.5 2.5 3.4 1.0 . u .e 4.2 3.9 .1 .0 1.5 5.4 3.9 1.5 . 2.0 Thoapson Cbaa. 0.2 0 .2 0.2 o .e ThoapeonBayward -- 0 .5 o.5 1.0 ' 1967 R ib., -. - 5.9 8.4 1.5 ) 3 .9 1.0 1.1 Baird & Me O ulra ---- ----------- -V _0.2 0.2 B o ffu n Lab. -- -- *-- ----- ~ -- 1966 R ib . * 7 .0 6.4 1.5 3.9 1.0 1.1 0.2 1.6 TOTAL 12.3 14.6 22.0 24.9 L 2 .4 . S - T T U n -i - Jtmiirr 2 5 . 1966 " ** Producrr Producers Coat P osition C apacity - K lb a . Acid . * _-i. * . Cape c i t y ' Paw H a ta r ia l P o s itio n ' M lbs. TCB CL/CA MCA Make o r Bay Rating Eat*d Cost t lb. Monsanto 7.0 BH TCB 22* TCB 16 M Good " 0.56 0.50 Dow Cban. Diaaond 8.4 \ 1.5 KM B MM E xcel.. Good 0.46 0.58 B erealas 3.9 BBM F a ir 0.62 Tbonp.Cban. 1*0 * .. Tfcoap. Bay'wd . 1.1 BB B . B- B Poor B ' ~T`-~ ~Poor 0.75 0.64 Balrd-MeGnlre 0.2 BBB Poor 0.78 B offaan Labs. 1.8 `B B B Poor _ 0.75 TOTAL 24.9 -i .. ** # * Thoapson-Bayward baa a*European p o a ltlo a th ru P hilllpa-E axane which would change a b o rt. ** B offaan Laba. - P roduction c a p a c ity ooaputod fro a ,4-1) a s t i n s t e d ro q u lro a a o ta f o r Orange Band c o n tr a c t. Saw n o t a r i a l p o s i t i o n n o t b a s ic . - .. a D iaaond boys TCB in 'P ig s * . 'B eroulea buya TCB in *Flake* 4 -i-- 4 r '- - ; ; w ; - . - --a :------------ - / - ; *- - v ,.-.-: 2.A .5-T Plan -10- . i `. . - . J a r m a rr 25. 1966 a , 4, 5-T MARKETS D e fin itio n of P o te n tia l Markets . H Ib a. Acld / ...i . - . . * In d u stria l I960 196*5 1966 1969 1971 1974 * .' _J C o u n ties S tates Irrig atio n D iat. F ederal (Don.) Fore at r y Power A COUUB, Pipe Linea Tree S e rr. B a llro e d a 0 .7 0.6 0.6 " 0.8 ---- 0 ,1 0.6 0 .3 0 .9 .. 0.1 0.5 0 .9 0.6 1.0 -2.A -: 0.1 o.5 0.4 ` __ . --- ---- ---- 1.1 ---- 1 .5 -- 0;6 -- . . ---- -- ---- ---- 1 .7 ---- 2 .8 ----- .2.3 .. -- ' 0.6 ---- 2 .6 ---- *1.6 1.2 1.8 0.9 2 .0 4 .0 1.9 1 .0 3.0 1.5 V*. 1 Sub T ta la 4 .4 5 .5 1 .2 --------14.8 17.3 ,1 Defense Export A griculture ; i--1.0 1 ,.= 5.7 0.7 12 3 .6 24.9 -- ---- ---- 0 .9 1.9 0 .7 1 .3 "TM_ ----- 1 .0 1.4 TOT. EST*O. FOT, 6.1 13.2 . * >: - 24.9 24.9 16.? 20.6 z 'ir.r.G L jag u ar? 25. 1968 4I *4,5-T MONSANTO CUSTOKEK MU H istorical & Forecast (Without Osleos) Technical IS/lET - Iodost r i a l *~*57b. ` A *rlcul to ra n Wf l/b . E x p o rt W lb . ;i964 R Ib . $a 01<.892 0.1 $ 0.73 0.1 $ 0.84 -- 1967 K 2b. 1972 R Ib. 0.4 $0.88 0.3 $1.47 0 ,2 $1.38 -- -, *a 80.-755 *a 3C-.790 " `"-" 0.3 a * 0.90 > 0.5 0.70 7.0 0.832 _t COOClUflOnSt 1. A g ricu ltu re la n o t a big fu tu re m arket. 2. In d u stria l Market la .larg e, staady and groving. 3 . C o a p e tltlv a a c tiv ity a l t a r 1970 (asauaa Y latnen w ill and by 'than) v i l l req u ire "P rice A ction" . Marginal* v lll vash out. - *f 4 . Our T a rg a t-D ira c t s a l a i ; C o n tra c tu a l,a g re e m e n ts; com petitive p r i c e s ; Team-up w ith Key S e rv ic e Companies. 5. 1971*1974 p o te n tia l Market of lb s . v l l l ba net v ltb Domestic cap ao lty ( a f te r p ric e a c tio n ) of 20-21H lb a . - 6. Dov'.s Tordon is back In th e m ark et. I t v i l l win Market a c c e p ta n c e 'I n some use a re a s d u rin g p e rio d 2 , 4 t 5-T is to ta lly c o u ltte d to Defense. More te c h n ic a l a s s i s ta n c e v l t b fre q u e n t c u s to a a r c o n ta c t vould improve our p o sitio n . ; . JL- ' . ' - - " 3 L ;: ir j i i iWI ~ i i ~i T - j i' - .-. 7 -k .i-Z r u n *" < f c >*".* V . :- * ; .-- ~ -13- January 25. 1968 * .* .ggT WE WI. - TO ^ MCA C a u stic ..;H2SC* Methanol ' * </!> 18.6 5.B .2.6. 1 .8 j7 . ' 29.5 Direct - I n d ir e c t ^ M lsx 1567 : 1966 V -22*3 .jTjrv-' -4 ."5 ' :-vr_L0_ : 47.3c * r s Zi l . .1 ..: .. 49.3 -V -- 5 0 .7 50.2 I I . focptL*Xj Small P ro d u ctiv ity ad co st sav ias C hloracas and Q u a lity (--C olor-- 7) *''.V-.-i . -- - - ' . - , . f ' - ' - ' * =- <+;- - ' . .'v-- .. * " - jrs rra L P* h f t w iiV . * , -*.*-* .>i* i'y"^~w-`*^T1r r 2.4.S-T Flan " - - 14 - January 25. 1968 v l O . * 3^$y 'ITi TCP NaOH MCA Kp 2,4. 5-T PROCESS react in g ^ l. FIJ TER H ySO NEUT. H ,0 lJ P -5 DISSOLVE ------- J ACIDIFY H*0 JZ SEWER<------ FIL T E R | DRY V-[ k -IT C P - SEPARATE |-------jfcEWER PACK This is a flow d iag ram of the 2, 4, S-T pro cess as c a rrie d out is the N itro p la n t. M o ao ch lo roaeetic acid, 2, 4, 5-trichlorophenoU and c a u stic a r e re a c te d in aqueous m edia to produce sodium 2 ,4 , btrichlorophenoxyacetatc. The product is isolated by the steps shown above. n'-'so L - '_. * !" * . rj . - 15 -- January 25. 1968 SODIUM T C P a NaOH ------- * H|0 ON*. -a Sodium 2,4, 5-trichiorophenoxide, the key row m aterial for T-A cid, is m ode 1b *n autoclave o p e ra tio n by the re a c tio n shown above. The pro* duct ns mode a t N itro by th is queue* causes ehloracae la hum ans. T hs compound, show s a i TDD above, is.cn, and perhaps the only, m ajo r chlorecnegcn In our product. This m a terial is know to c a rry *\iL 4T th ro u g h th* T -A cid p ro c e s s giving pro d u ct containing 3-5 0 ppm . W* have in itia te d a m a jo r I ts e e a rc h p ro g ra m d ire c te d to elim inating r'y th fo rm a tio u of TDD la t b s N itro o p e ratio n . It w ill continue a t le a st through 1968. L