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/ / * TO: R. E. Lehmkuhl Inlerofflcs CdWBW(llcflott FROM! DATE: SUBJECT: R. D* Gmblln June 28, 1985 PROGRESS REPORT--JUNE 20, 1985 THROUGH JUKE 26, 1985 ABERDEEN Safety - Ho first aid injuries to report. Resin Unit (A & BC Grade) Production Forecast Ml Lbs. - June Last 7 Days, M Lbs./C.D. Last 7 Days, Z of Budget Current Rate, * of Budget 967 83 52 Budget Forecast 6/19/85 Forecast 6/27/85 34.9 28.0 28.0 Vinyl production for the week averaged 967M lbs./day. Major reactor downtime Included replacing 745 chem wash return valve and an old module outage taken for Inventory control. The old Module outage began on June 23 and start-up Is scheduled for July 1. Advantage of this outage Is being taken to accomplish needed maintenance work. Compound Unit (Customer Grade) Production Forecast HH Lbs. - June Last 7 Days, M Lbs./C.D. Last 7 Days, Z of Budget 141 Budget 4.6 92 Forecast 6/18/85 5.0 Forecast 6/27/85 4.9 Line 1 operated 4.2 days during the week averaging 55M lbs./day. The line was down at the beginning of the week for repairs to the mill safety stop switch. Line III operated seven days averaging I08H lbs./day. Line 1 will be down June 29 through July 6 for Inventory control. Line V was operated for one day during the week with about 10M lbs. of 48562 BLK produced to prime grade specifications. Plasticizer Plasticizer operated five days averaging 46M lbs/day. Dry Blend Unit p Last 7 Days, H Lbs./C.D. Last 7 Days, Z of Budget Production Forecast MH Lbs. - June 30 Budget 4.8 18 Forecast 6/18/85 4.0 Forecast 6/27/85 3.6 if flililiiltiilbiijii.fi^ \ R. E. Lehmkuhl June 28, 1985 Page 2 Dry blend operated 2.5 days averaging 83M lbs./day. Production Included 0180-104 and 90172C which was produced for orders. vTJie unit was down the balance of the week for Inventory control and will also be down from June 29 through July 6 for Inventory control. OKLAHOMA CITY Safety - There was one first aid Injury reported during this period. PRODUCTION (5385-3 PVC Resin) HM LfaaT M Lbs./C.D.* I of Budget Current Last 7 Days Month-to-Date Budget Revised Target Previous Month Year-to-Date (06/11/85) - 5.438 16.490 24.500 16.000 18.444 201.147 732 777 634 -- -- -- _ 90 95 78 -- -- -- Operations - The reactor stream factor was 85*. Reactor downtime was due primarily to maintaining a cost conservative 5-reactor operation through much of the week. Plans are to shut the plant down on June 29 to control PVC inventory. CarIon transfer during the 7-day reporting period was 1.68MH lbs. Month-to-date transfer Is 5.33MM lbs. BALTIMORE Available Alkylates - H Lbs. N-500 N-550L N-600L LMR-5 C-1012 7,580 3,483 850 1,551 22,272 Production for Week - M Lbs. N-500 Hydrotropes LMR-5 3,738 276 0 Safety - One Injury under investigation and unclassified at this tine occurred during the period. f Operations Alkylate"Unit - Operated at 82Z stream factor In reaction and 85* stream factor In fractionation at an average rate of 534M lbs./day of H-500. The plant was started up on Thursday, 6/20, following the scheduled 12-day turnaround. Reaction was shut down again for 11 hours on Friday to correct a problem which developed after start-up with one IUL - I 1985 R E* Lehmkuh1 June 28, 1985 Page 3 set of electric heaters in the benzene dryers. The product tower was slopped for 8 hours on Friday due to off"-spec product* Both sections have run at 100Z stream factor for the last five days* During the week approximately 70,000 gallons of off-spec crude have been recycled through fractionation* with another 20*000 gallons remaining* The transfer to the crude tank should be completed by tomorrow* at which time reaction will be switched from HMR to LMR conditions* Approximately 214 tons of off-spec muriatic acid were neutralized during the week during the start-upe. Production for the week only exceeded shipments by 375 tons* The Liquor Unit was started up 6/26 and production to storage will resume today* Hydrotrope Unit - Produced 276M lbs. of STXS. continued to build* Inventories have LAKE CHARLES LAB PLANT Safety - There were two first aid cases during the reporting period* Operations - The turnaround mechanical work was completed the morning ot 6/27* and the HP Section is currently being pressure tested with nitrogen. The dry out and start-up phase Is projected to taka four days with product out scheduled to occur late June 30 or early June 1. Inventories will be adequate but tight for N-600L for the week of July I* The inventory level for N-550L Is good. HAMMOND Safety - There were no accidents or injuries this past week. Operations - Sulfonatlon was not restarted this week due to high product inventories. Neutralizations to produce slurries are being made as needed. Eight tank trucks of all products were shipped this week* Business has been slow. LAKE CHARLES CHEMICAL PLANT There were no injuries during this report period* R* E. Lehmkuh1 June 28* 1985 Page 4 Ethylene Inventory No * 1 Dome No 2 Dome Alumina Inventory On-Spec Off-Spec Normal Paraffin Unit m Pounds 15.310 1.531 MM Pounds 6.237 0.034 NFE Unit: - Kerosene: Production *- Lest 7 Days - Next 7 Days Inventoried - 0016 Paraffin - 0012 Paraffin - C1216 Paraffin Consumption - Refinery - High TNP 4.44 MM Lbs. 5.30 MM Lbs. 12*68 10.63 7.01 MM Lbs. MM Lbs, MM Lbs. 12,294 BPD 0 BPD Deliveries - Conoco - Cltgo - Other PERIOD 31,129 BBLS. 40,000 BBLS. 0 MTD 179,161 BBLS. 120,000 BBLS. 0 Inventories - Refinery - High THP 88,200 BBLS. 0 BBLS. The unit ran veil this period. A 25M bbl. lifting of Triangle kerosene is scheduled to arrive on 6/30. A sieve capacity test run ie scheduled to begin on 7/1. The Paraffin Splitter ran well this period at 3000 BFD charge rates. The Magnachem is scheduled to lift 44M bbls. of C1012 paraffins on 7/4. The Solvent Unit is down for month-end inventory control. Ethoxylatlon Unit Production: 0.625 MM Lbs. The unit was down 94 hours this period due to high inventories. All shipments are current. Alcohol Unit The Alcohol Unit operated well this period at 163MM lbs./yr. equivalent rates and produced 3.3MM lbs. of fractionated 618 Alcohol. The old growth reactor hotvash was completed this period and will start up on 7/1. The Section 600 utility tower syatem was R, E Lehmkuhl June 26* 1985 Page 5 shut down 6/24 to reduce operating coata alnce pure cut Inventories are adequate. The old utility tower ayaten la projected to start up on 7/3 in 14 clean-up operation, followed by a 1618 split. The new utility tower system is currently down for Inventory control. Production MM Pounds June Production Forecast June Production To Date June Production Balance 17*2 14,3 2,9 Alumina Unit The Alumina Unit operated well this period on a Flltrol run. Currently, the unit is on a special run to produce high X A1203 powder for Condea. On the lease track there are 32 full railcars of alumina, 2 full alumina railcars In plant, and 5 empty railcars available for alumina service. Production MM Pounds June Production Forecast June Production To Date June Production Balance 3.41 2.57 Of Ethylene Unit This Week Next Week Production, MM Lbs./Day Ethane Feed, BPD 1.47 16,400 1.60 17,300 During the week the Ethylene Plant operated at BOX of capacity. Production vaa limited due to an Ethylene Plant shutdown on 6/25 which resulted from a power failure. During the shutdown the charge gas compressor Incurred damage to the radial and thrust bearings in the high pressure case. Repairs were completed and the plant was back on line 6/26 after the 31-hr, production outage. Currently, the unit is operating at reduced rates due to coking problems in the cracking heaters. Rates should be Increased by this weekend as heater decoking permits. An ethylene transfer to PPC was started on 6/20. Approximately 3.IMM lbs. have been transferred out of the planned 5MM lb. transfer. The current dome Inventory is 16.8KM lbs. Methyl Chloride Unit Production * Last 7 Days - Next 7 Days 1.43 Lba. 2,00 Mf Lbs. The unit was down 32 hours this period due to lack of HC1 feedstock. All shipments are current. V R. E. Lehmkuhl June 28, 1985 Page 6 LAKE CHARLES VCM PLANT Safety - There were no injuries reported during the period. Operations -- VCM production during the reporting period averaged I.7&MM its./day. Chlorine consumption averaged 512.7 T/D from the PPG pipeline. At these rates the plant was operating 14,0 T/D below balance. The plant shut down qh 6/25 at 6;45AM due to an interruption of the 4160V electrical power supply and the 600 psig steam supply to the plant. Power was restored within 5 minutes and start-up activities were Initiated. EDC cracking was resumed on 6/26 at 5:30 A.M. Following start-up, vinyl production rate was held at 1.6MM lbs./day for 8 hours to repair at tube leak in one of the Vinyl Column Overhead Condensers (H--207B). Rates are presently at 1,98 l#fl/day, - ------ A test run to utilities Olln HC1 as a supplemental feedstock to the oxychlorination unit will begin July 1. The VCM plant turnaround has officially been set for July 26. R. 0. Ganblln bh Att. 4 N * AB.0001181291 4MMW Week of 6/20/85 Thru 6/26/85 PRODUCTION SUHMARY (MM Lbs.) ABERDEEN Resin (A&BC) Grad* Dry Blend Compound Plasticiser Actual Production 6.77 0.21 0.99 0.24 1985 Weekly* Standard 7.87 1.07 1.06 0.28 OKLAHOMA CITY Resin (A6BC Grade) 5.44 5.13 BALTIMORE N-500 Hydrotropes 3.74 0.28 3.44 0.21 LC-LAB N-550L, N-600L 0.00 2.05 HAMMOND Sulfonic Acid C-550, C-560 1412-A 0.16 0.05 0.00 0.11 0.15 0.07 LCCP N-Faraffln Ethoxylates 618 Alcohol Alumina Ethylene Methyl Chloride 4.44 0.63 3.30 0.66 10.34 1.43 5.01 0.70 4.23 0.74 11.73 1.64 LC-VCM VCM 12*29 12.59 Week No. 39 Weekly Average 7.93 1.03 1.01 0.28 Monthly Cumulative Thru 6/26/04 24.90 3.36 3.92 0.94 5.23 16.49 3.49 0.18 9.51 0.95 2.34 0.00 0.16 0.19 0.01 0.62 0.31 0.00 5.13 0.77 3.80 0.72 10.40 1.48 18.76 2.34 14.33 2.57 42.96 5.22 14.23 50.00 Weekly Average Production Required to Meet 198S Profit Objective. THRU 3RD QUARTER 1985 4 t t ( t i VAB.0001181292 P* J. D, Burns Front Peter T* Hitchcock June 28, 1985 PROGRESS REPORT - LEGAL DEPARTMENT 1. Attended Annual Surfactant* Meeting (NCF). 2. Advised the business area concerning the proposed sublease agreement vith Occidental Chemical covering one storage done at the Sulphur, Louisiana facility leased by Vista from UTP. 3. Discussed with the business area the latest draft ethane storage agreement with Cities Service at Hackberry, Louisiana. 4. Reviewed with SAT and outside counsel the points to be covered at an upcoming meeting with the Burlington Northern railway seeking their collaboration in obtaining reciprocal switching at the Aberdeen plant. The availability of an alternative to the Gulf & Mississippi railroad (formerly ICG railroad) could mean substantial savings for Vista. 5. Prepared amendment to the Loan Agreement between Vista and Vista Chemical Europe to implement Tax Department recommendation which will make possible a lower Belgian withholding rate on interest payments to Vista* under the U.S.-Belgium tax treaty. 6* Furnished revisions to a proposed agreement with Relchhold Chemical under which they would convert Vista Polymers1 PVC resin to PVC Compound. 7. Reviewed CMA's Chemnet chemical spill response program proposal with representatives of S 6 T and Environmental groups. Availability of $10 million liability Insurance* required for participation* will be a factor. 8. Reviewed and revised By-Laws and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vista Chemical Far East Inc. 9. Drafted letter to Strip Lenders re short delay In supplying actuarial data re the Retirement Plan, 10. Attended a Piper A Marbury conference in Baltimore concerning Maryland environmental law developments. 11. Attended negotiations with Conoco at the Aberdeen plant concerning capital projects proposed to be installed under the vinyl chloride litigation settlement. Continued negotiations i J. D. Burns June 28, 1985 Page 2 with Conoco concerning procedures for payment to Vista of expenses Incurred for capital projects resulting from the vinyl chloride litigation settlement. 12. Completed review and revisions of the Lake Charles Chemical Complex four volume state hazardous waste permit application. 13, Met with Planning Department to determine quantity and quality of our data regarding dumping of PVC by foreign producers. Will develop budget for proceeding on this matter. hL Peter T. Hitchcock i ii i i \ i i i i fA]*0OO1 181293 V I TO: R. J. Andersen FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: B. E. A. Larsen June 27, 1985 WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORT ALUMINA (1) First car of "old" alumina has been shipped to Hayes for bagging and subsequent shipment to Condea. (2) Based on start of sales to Condea and eight-ten cars to Filtrol in July, we should decrease inventory by up to 500,000 lbs. (3) Due to diligent effort by Mary Valenta, Stauffer has ordered a T/L of bags for their Chicago Heights plant. Price is $.191, up from $.177. Alcoa has raised price as a result of Reynolds' exit from the market. METHYL CHLORIDE (1) Should have preliminary estimates by weekend for investment necessary to handle methyl chloride by barge (UCC). Shipping economics would seem to dictate use of Carbide's barge further fuzzing issue of liability related to point of the transfer. (2) Methyl chloride sales remain sluggish with no short-term pickup evident as we go into customers' summer plant shut down/turnaround season. B.Q. Ui***^. L B. E. A. Larsen { VAB.0001181294 TO: G. G. Draper FROM: DATE: P. C, Gowan, B. E. A. Larsen June 28t 1985 / SUBJECT: WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORT, SUPPLY AMD TRANSPORTATION CUSTOMER SERVICE Plastics -------- M LBS--------- ORDERS TO DATE INVENTORY TO DATE INVENTORY ON 10/01/84 Resin Resin Carryover Dryblend Compound Terminals Total Domestic Pounds Total Domestic R/E 36,128 863 3,992 4,853 4,322 50,158 47,872 11,325 (ABD) 12,643 6,020 (0KC) 3,295 3,654 7,832 3,070 31,901 28,512 2,806 8,904 2,168 29,816 26,057 Export Resin Export Dryblend Export Compound Total Export Pounds Total Export R/E 60 3,670 -- 360 IT 60 4.030 60 4,005 857 169 174 1,200 1,119 TOTAL POUNDS TOTAL R/E 50,218 47,932 35,931 32,517 31,016 27,176 Railcars at customer sites are 115. This Is a decrease of 16 cars from last week. Carlon is using Vista cars first to reduce the number of cars. The Florida location has no cars now compared to 14 one month ago. The Ohio Plant has 12 cars compared to 26 one month ago. American Hoechst, Delaware City, DE, will require 1.60 MM lbs of 5305 resin In July. ECHO, Ridgewood, NY, will be shutdown the first three weeks in July and therefore, has only placed 200 M lbs of 5425 orders for July. GGD 6/28/85 Page 2 Industrial Chemicals June MeCl orders total 4.69 MM lbs with 4.62 MM lbs shipped and .07 Ml lbs pending. Orders pending for July total 4.29 MM lbs with 2.24 MM lbs scheduled for Dow Coming and 1.12 MM lbs scheduled for G.E.. Polysar's Butyl No. 2 Unit will be down for the month of July. As of 6/27/85 As of 6/20/85 As of 6/13/85 As of 6/06/85 As of 10/01/84 MeCl INVENTORY (Ml LBS) TANKS RAILCARS TOTAL 0.95 1.30 1.14 1.16 0.56 2.10 1.46 1.50 1.12 0.49 3.05 2.76 2.49 2.28 1.05 SOLEM ALUMINA INVENTORY (MM LBS) HAYES SILO LEASETRACK TOTAL As of 6/27/85 As of 6/20/85 As of 6/13/85 As of 6/06/85 As of 10/01/85 3.88 3.97 3.94 4.02 2.00 1.64 1.64 1.64 0.45 0.41 0.32 0.54 6.12 6.12 6.66 6.48 12.45 12.14 12.56 12.68 8.80 Shell has increased their July orders from 0. 36 MM to 0. 54 MM lbs of alumina. Stauffer Chemical, Chicago Heights, IL, ordered a truckload of bagged alumina to ship from Solem. Surfactants Muriatic acid orders Increased this week as many customers realized that we were back in operation and suspect that the market will tighten when Standard Chlorine shuts down In early July. Vista has committed to conditionally supplying six trucks per day to Standard during their shut down. We have seen major Increases from Eastman Gelatin, Diamond Shamrock and Carpentei; Technology to name a few major acid consumers. Liquor Inventories have been completely exhausted. Courtney Industries agreed to take all of the available liquor we had stored In cars, while W. R. Grace arranged to take all we had available In the storage tanks. Product availability date has been set for July 2, 1985. .00011^1295 GGD 6/28/85 Page 3 LOGISTICS International Nalco/Ingsam In Mexico is scheduled to be shipped approximately 132 M lbs of ALFOL 1216-CO Alcohol by rail on June 27, 1985. The "La Princesa" is scheduled to sail from Lake Charles on June 28, 1985 with around 35 M lbs of ALFOL 8 Alcohol for Chem Fleur/Flor-Quim In Puerto Rico. The ETA San Juan Is July 8, 1985. PRM In Mexico was shipped 68.1 M lbs of treated C1416 N-Paraffins by rail on June 24, 1985. 33,200 lbs of ALFONIC 1214GC-30 was shipped In HDPE drums to Amtex in Peru via the "Kipu" on June 26, 1985. ETA Callao July 13, 1985. The ALFOL 1214 GC In the tank damaged In last week's trucking accident, was successfully transferred to a new tank container. It is scheduled to ship for Lauril In Argentina on June 30, 1985, via the "American Draco". ETA Buenos Aires July 20, 1985. Raw Material VCM inventories are as follows: --------------------------------------------------- MM LBS------------ IN-PLANT IN-PLANT TARGET EN ROUTE PRODUCTION/ CONSUMPTION LCVCM ABD OKC 22.69 5.09 3.96 N/A 7.5 1.0 5.7 .7 N/A 4.59 3.00 1.5 .60 .72 Major Raw Material Inventories are as follows: CURRENT STANDARD FY 1985 BEGINNING INVENTORY Ethane (MM Gal) Kerosene (MM Gal) VCM (MM LBS) 9.22 3.70 43.29 12.5 4.0 16.1 4.1 ADMINISTRATION Auditing procedures by the Controllers Department for all Conoco hydrocarbon Invoices per contract are now in place. No problems have been encountered. f r GGD V 6/28/85 Page 4 RAIL OPERATIONS Fleet utilization for the week was 592. Railcar availability is forecasted to be adequate to meet sales and production requirements through the 4th of July holiday. !"h PVC plants currently have 104 empty cars on hand. Empty railcar availability Is forecasted to be strong through December. Twenty-five hopper cars have been subleased to Formosa Plastics for six months and an additional six hopper cars have been leased to Muehlsteln for three months. The sublease of these 31 hopper cars will contribute $70 M to profit. Fifteen butadiene cars were subleased on a month to month basis at $350/month per car. This should result in $5,250 in sublease revenue per month. Negotiations with Reynolds Aluminum on the transportation of aluminum powder shipments to Lake Charles (freight contracts, terms, fleet operations) have been put on hold pending Vista's review of the risks of shipping FOB Plant versus FOB Destination. TRAFFIC SERVICES The GAM closing date has been changed to July 3rd with start up on the 4th. However, we don't expect them to become fully operational until the 5th. In spite of an apparent slow down in service, the ICG has assured us of train and switch service through closing. Representatives from SAT and legal are to meet in Ft. Worth with the Burlington Northern Railroad on Tuesday, July 2nd. Discussions will center around the potential for increased opportunities in Aberdeen. TRANSPORTS AND AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS Met with Dart A Kraft Financial Corp. to discuss automotive purchase and leasing programs as well as several applicable fleet management services. VAB.00011S1296 E. A. VogeIfanger From; Doi: Sufapcf: Data Processing June 28, 1985 PROGRESS REPORT FOR MEEK ENOING JUNE 28, 1985 L. R. Thurman reports: ' On Wednesday all of the plants reported utilizing the on-line shipment entry system. The technical problems associated with the lines to VCH and LAB have been resolved. Efforts will continue to make sure that the configuration maintains Its reliability. R. H. Sawyer reports: * Met with Aberdeen Plant Management to set direction for future data processing activities. Me will be concentrating on working with the plant to design an automated raw mate rials system over the next few months. Discussed computer hardware options with members of the Statistical Process Control Team at Aberdeen. It Is antic ipated that two IBM Personal Computer/XT's with communica tions will be required. S. M, Schmutz reports: * Have been meeting with Engineering to determine if a network would be the proper solution to give them centralized programs and still have access to all data files from any of their personal computers. * Tested the data handling capabilities of the phone switch. We are now able to use data phones, connect the personal computer to the phone and send data at speeds up to 4800 BAUD from one personal computer to another similarly con nected here in the Houston office without the use of a modem for either machine. Me still have not been able to pass data through the switch and outside of the Houston office complex to another personal computer at another site. L. R. Thurman /job PRPTS/0101/850628 * To: R. A* Klein r 4 Interoffice Communication From: Date: C. L. Sanderson June 28, 1985 Subject: Progress Report for Week Ending June 28* 1985 Cash Flow Improvement - As of June 26, the following orders were shipped, but not invoiced due to price discrepancies: As of I Ordsrs SNI'd I Releases Affected Total SNI Days Current Week Last Week Last Month 6/26 6/19 5/29 24 17 15 38 243 20 157 16 62 MSDS Letters - Data Processing has nearly completed the program ming of the output report needed to produce the Material Safety Data Sheet letters. We are doing some clean-up of the COEDS master files and the product run which will be used for the letters will be made late the first week in July. PER Status Report - The TSR report format has been revised to Include notification of those PER* a which will expire during the current month* This change will be reflected in the weekly and monthly TSR PER Status Reports. Voice Message Trial - Received commitment from Surfactants Mar keting, Business Area, and Customer Service to participate in a trial voice-messaging program. We are currently scheduling Implementation and training with the Regional Sales Managers. /eab I I i i ! i i i I i i VAB.00011$1298 i 0 D, A. Kuhn FROM: DATE: SUBJ: J. R. Drumwrlght. H.D. June 28. 1985 PROGRESS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 28. 1985 1* Examinations received and reviewed: Preplaccment - None Dot (Driver) - Two for recertification. One was approved* One was not approved due to incomplete data. NOTE: This same driver has not had medical division (Conoco or Vista) approval for his last two DOT examinations* However. the examining physician gave the employee a "DOT card" at the time of the exam. Similar cases at other locations have pointed out the need for better "control". Revised procedures have been developed and Greg Marchand Is alerting all Vista transpor tation terminal managera. This procedure has been used successfully by several major trucking fine. Persistent use of old (1970 version) Conoco Transport Driver Exam forms has created misunderstandings as to scope of examv mailing addresses, etc* Vista Medical will distribute several copies of the appropriate Vista axam form, as well aa the revised Instructions, to each Vista Transportation Terminal. 2* H,F* Acid Burn Treatment - Recent experienceregarding emergency treatment (after midnight) of several Vista employees at St* Patrick Hospital's E.R* who sustained minor HF* burns was much improved, K. Fogg alerted me of potential problems detected with a batch of H,F* Burn Jelly * precipitation of the calcium gluconate crystals - In the tubes previously used* Discuss ions with pharmacist who prepare this mixture for other plants In the South and Northeast were productive. Keith and 1 met with the Westlake pharmacy on 6/25/85. reviewed our problems, shared the experiences of others, and recommended a trial of the new mixture. (Use of 101 C. gluconate solution instead of powder with K-Y Jelly). Also, amber colored vials with screw-on caps will be substituted for the "food tubes" which frequently leaked. Cost savings will approach 40X over previous methods* 3. Questionnaires were circulated to Tlmbervay employees this week to determine their level of Interest in weight control classes and markedly reduced membership fees for the President and First Lady Fitness Center* Initial response has confirmed a high level of Interest In both. 4, Health Examinetics Progream - Tantatlve dates for Fall. 1985 medical surveillance testing at Baltimore. Lake Charles. Hammond. OKC. and Aberdeen are being reviewed with HEI* LC LAB* LCCF* Hammond and Baltimore will require the full annual van testing. OKC. LC VCM, and Aberdeen will require the six month (Interim) testing procedures. October appears best tor the Lake Charles area. Awaiting response from Baltimore at present. The current "push" for medical certification for all employees who wear or may potentially wear respirators prior to their doing so should markedly Increase participation. D. A. Kuhn Page 2 June 28. 1985 I performed the "hands-on" exam for employees at LC VCM beginning 1:00 p.m. on 6/25/85. Because of shift changes, schedules for 6/26 - 6/28 began at 6:00 a.is* - noon break with completion usually about 4:00 p.m. Participation has been excellent (exceeding 90S) including the recent transfers from the ethylene dome. The entire schedule had to be reworked due to an unexpected complete power outage which occurred midmorning on 6/25/85* Despite extended work periods, etc* these employees still managed to come for their exams demonstrating their usual positive attitude. (All participants received medical certification for respirator use if required.) This concludes the hands-on commitments for 1984-85 brought about by "no budgeted monies" for exams. Each plant has been advised of current contract physician costs and Vista Medical will coordinate the exam program to assure that the physicians used have appropriate occupational experience* S. My "noon breaks" on 6/26 and 6/27 were spent at LOOP discussing problems with employees. In addition. Gordon Monroe. Sid Pitts and 1 reviewed new medical reports relative to an employee who remains off work since his occupational Injury of September 1984. These reports provide additional support for permanent restrictions as knee surgery has been proposed* INA continues to play an active role In this complicated case. (CDIP require ments remain unsatisfied.) Additional consultations have been proposed. New developments in the eye Injury case required several telephone calls and discussions with Safety and Employee Relations at LCCP. After several attempts. I reached the ophthalmolgist at Cullen Eye Institute. Houston. Confusion as to definitions of "small amount" and 40-hour week" as the surgeon had written for restrictions were hopefully resolved. I met with the Injured employee at length. Additional surgery is required due to an apparent "slippage" of the first lens Implant* Currently three Houston eye surgeons are working together to resolve his problems of poor depth perception, distortion, and glare. Surgery is planned in the near future to replace the lens Implant and reduce the defect In the eye tissue* 6* At managements request. I'll fly back to Baltimore this weekend for discussion on 7/1 and 7/2. New developments relative to ongoing medically related problems at both the plant and transportation terminal require additional onsite visitation. As time permits. I'll also meet with represen tatives of two medical clinics used by Vista to resolve several billing errors and "misunderstandings". ajo/004 FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION Jot R. H. Btrtt - VCC Houston M. J. ScKmidtr - VCF1 Tokyo Juno 26, IMS (tef* 10.651448} froirui inport for Monk Indian Jim* 28, IMS I. Mirkttini ALFOL Alcohol* * wo secured 500 MT ALFOL 610 EBB Alcohol for Sonkon Koko for Into August Arrival. This is now business previously enjoyed 1001 by Ethyl. Vo fixed 80 MT ALFOL SHF with Ubs Industries, which will be dlivsrd in 10 truck loads fron our Koba terminal, beginning in July. Us will lower our ALFOL 6 price to Nippon Nyukasai fron July 1st in effort to halt their loss of narket share to BASF/Condea* VCM * EPIC fixed a second 10,000 MT parcel with Georgia Gulf, late Septenber/eerly October arrival, at U8I37S/MT C1F L/C 30 days- We continue to work on swap/sale with PPC (Taiwan/USA) for lata Saptenber arrival- Discussions continued with I1M regarding supply and terninal agreaneuts. Other - UNICHEM responded to our proposal for purchase of natural alcohols* Surfactants Business will formulate our response* Follow up with UNICHEM ia fixed for lete July in Houston* We net rapreeentativee of USS Chemicals, in Tokyo, who inquired about our interest to represent than in Japan for sale of 2-ethyl haxanol. We believe there is a good fit. Follow-up will occur in Houston* II. SET The +DUA MAH+ was successfully discharged with 300 MT ALFOL SHF end 500 MT ALFOL 10 alcohols. We ranted e portable punp system to assist the discharge. The BOW SPRING* has bean fixed for late August arrival carrying 2000 MT cargo, including 1000 MT normal paraffin and 2x500 MT ALFOL 610 alcohols. Houston SAT has achieved e favorable rata for ua on this lifting. III. Joint Venturas Board Heatings with NNK and MAA ware successfully concluded* Follow up with Hisaan has bean initiated based on discussions bald con cerning industry rationalisation* Regards, VCTB, Tokyo MJSAct w VAB.0001181300 * To: G. W. Inbody From: Dote: Subject: D. H. Sanders June 28* 1985 PROCESS ENGINEERING REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 6/28/85 PVC Plants - Analysis of the Oklahoma City reactor emissions data continues. Action steps for solving the dry blend bluewhite color problem were Issued. The Aberdeen plant successfully completed a second short trial run of Line V. The design to allow independent operation of Line V was reviewed with the plant. In addition* the BASF resin technology package was reviewed with the plant and R&D in preparation for a meeting at the BASF plant on July 15 and 16. LCCP - A preliminary investigation of the feasibility of barging MeCl from Lake Charles shows that up to $700*000 of capital may be required. Questions remain on environmental liability issue and Conoco* s willingness to change the service of the existing EDC lines to the dock. LCVCM - The budget design of the HC1 column advanced control system was revised to reflect plant comments and will be issued for Conoco1 s review as a consent decree compliance project. Aberdeen Natural Gas - Work has started to determine definitive costs and schedules for alternate natural gas supply to Aber deen. The alternate gas will come either from Tennessee Gas or directly from local wells* and designs will be prepared for both Capital Budget - Sunmaries have been written for the fourth quarter capital budgets and have been issued for management review beginning the week of July 1. D. H Sanders /Is cc: CRD, JHMc* DEM* JBC, FEL* EJM* PFF* RDM, RWC 044/PR To: G* W. Inbody ation From: Dote: J. D. Stone June 28* 1985 Subject: General Engineering Report for Week Ending June 28* 1985 PROJECTS VCM Cold Insulation Repair - Bids for the repairs were received on June 24 and analysis of the bids Is continuing. VCM Fireproofing Repair - The Basis of Bids on the repairs is expected to be issued early next week. Aberdeen Backflow Preventer - David Coym was at the Aberdeen Facility this week reviewing the design progress. GENERAL Harold Kramer Issued budget estimates on the Aberdeen Consent Decree and Aberdeen Live V Operations projects. Neil Rasmussen and J*Stqne attended meetings at the LCCP on the Ethylene Reliability Task Force Report. MAINTENANCE Jess Sodowsky was in Aberdeen this week for Internal Inspections In the old reactor module* Jess also coordinated the inspection of the OKC PVC plant Incinerator piping. Cindy Zlobro was at the OKC PVC plant on June 28 to investigate the Incinerator nozzle cracking problems. Lane Johnson is continuing to work on the upcoming VCM Plant turnaround planning and issued a letter to the LCCP on recommended Insulation support materials. J. D. Stone /jmv PR/045 VJfMSQl 181301 TO: Rick Planner FROM: PVC Business Area DATE: June 28, 1985 i SUBJECT: WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORT, WEEK ENDING 6/28 1. Resin equivalent orders for June are expected to total 48 MM pounds. With production of 45.5. MM pounds. Inventories will be reduced to 27*0 Ml pounds* resin equivalent. 2. Resin equivalent sales for July have been forecasted at 46.5 MM pounds, consistent with the last inventory operations plan. Specific plant operating rates will be established next week. 3. Pricing continues to weaken. June netbacks are estimated to be 1.25 - 1.75 c/lb less than May's netback. 4. The 5265 trial at NUODEX was successful. truckload trial 1b expected within two weeks. A final 5. Evaluations of Oklahoma City produced low hard particle realn are being pursued at Kohkoku and Fllmco. 6. Compound shipments in June will total 4.6 MM pounds. July orders on the books total 3.2 MM pounds - projecting to 4,8 MM pounds. The preliminary August projection is 5.5 MM pounds. 7. The Dryblend SteeringCommittee met this week and outlined an action plan to resolve the RP-200T variability issues. 8. Total dryblend orders for June are 3.922 MM pounde. Current forecast for July Is 5.0 MM pounds. ELK/SKS/DFH/rlc i I I i i i I i 06^27/85 16:B4 R&D WEST NO. 006 005 To: H. 1, FIumt, U-PUitlca, Houetoa I. E. Swaotkovekl, Kiikitlai, Houston mmuHUrntmm Pram: Dal*: Sublect S. E. HcOulra and K. L. Poa, Ponca City Jana 26, 1965 WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORT--POLYMERS RESEARCH Eaaln 1. Vlaan expressed mm concarn about tanalla propartlaa of fllM they aad* with a Plata trial film-grade raaln bacauaa tha IV waa slightly lowar than cempereele Tanoaco raaln. All tanalla anaurananta and ahora A hardaaaa of tha Vlata ftln worn squiveleat to or battar than tha Tanaaco flla, 2. SOI analyals of lnaulatlon surface bumpe on wire froa Conductor Products ahowad thaa to ba PVC raaln. Oala ara viaibla In tha raaln aaapla returned by thaa, although It passed the gal and hard-particle teat. 3. Ualroyal reported thay have coapleted preparation of experlaeatal AO 529 and ara sanding eemplee to Aberdeen for o possible future teat. 4. In a teleconference with PBD and Aberdeen, suggestions wars aada for aoaa lnaadlata action atnpn which ara expected to help improve tha variability probloa at UTC. 1. VTC/ESSEX-Paulina, KS, haa agreed to an ambitious prosran to collect data and aamplea nacaosary to Manors tha affect of rnnln variability nn their pmcna*. PR8 will mil on them each Thursday to collect samples and data aad to dlacuaa any problaaa that arose during tha weak. 2. Tha trial of UL 1061 coapound at Atlas Hire waa cancelled bacauaa there was a question whether tha notarial would bo there on tine. Tha trial will be rescheduled. 3. A trial of 17462 la achadulad for Wedneaday at Central Plastics, McPherson, IS. Tha objective of using the coa pound with hlgher-eolacular-welght raaln la to inprove rates. 06/27/05 16:04 i R&D WEST NO. 006 Weekly Progreea Report Folyaare Research Paga 2 Jana 26, 1965 1. An experlaeatsl injection-uolding dryblend waa shipped to Available Plaatlca for evaluation in their furnltura fittings application. X. J. M. ifaauM is sottuaiNuiylug Cusiuvmiuu Pwlyawis pwtsuuuwl on a visit to a CP cuatoaer In Arisons to dlocuna a problaa with wnldlng of PVC sheet. 3. Coapraaalon PolyMra reports auceaaaful raaulta extruding their first truckload of our new Type II sheet dryblend, 140-156, 4. E. 0. Kleure and H. J. Ball ara attending a Dryblend Coaalttee Mating In Houston. 5. UacMaloa with Andaman Corporation parnonnal conflraad that Andaman haa revaraad their daclaloa to approve Vlata dryblaad without parforslng 16-Mnth outdoor weathering tests. 6. L. Q. Haafnar la at Aberdeen to eiolst with tha evaluation of a new, lover-coat color coacsntrata for Vlayl Building Products gmy-whita dryblaad. S, E, HcOulra R. L. Poa ck cci JJL CMS HJH JLI R6H PAS JTP DRW ELS JBHc RBQ(2) EGM(2) GAB(2) W. H. Chamberlain June 28, 1985 Page 2 We may purchase up to 10,000 MM Btu/day from May Petroleum via Conoco LGS for LCCC In July. The sales price will be $2.45/MM Btu delivered to Conoco for a laid In price fo $2.75/MW Btu. This price will drop to $2.675/MM Btu effective July 20th whew our new transportation agreement with Conoco becomes effective. Conoco Is checking to be sure they do not have a capacity problem at the proposed point of delivery. FJE/ks cc: J. A. DeBemardl G. W. Duchmann B. R. B. Meyer R. J. Andersen D. Tarantino P. T. Hitchcock E. L. Kleschnick H. W. Hllgers L. R. Bauer W. J. B. Vogel R. T. Ferrell P. L. Jemigan D. W. Frlesner P. Carrico ; M. J Kerlegon R. R. Smith 1 H. R Flanner J. Friend Files: 1.12.1 1.11.5 J To: W. H. Chamberlain FJE15/85/160 Daw: Subject: Fred J. Endelman June 28. 1985 H. L. Duckworth Progress Report Week Ending June 28, 1985 KEROSENE Conoco PSAT admits they were mistaken In previously reporting that surplus kerosene was not being diverted away from Vista. Conoco currently is delivering around 50* of Its total production to Vista In order to meet Increased spot Jet/Kero demand which Is bringing a premium of 1.5</ga1 over Platt's pipeline low. Conoco did not ask, and I did not offer, to compete with this premium. The Business Area Is considering whether to lower our end point specification on Conoco kerosene to reflect our near term heavy paraffin supply/demand balance. LCCP Is recommending a 95* point of 470-480F. Our pre-shipment sample of Triangle kerosene measured 340 X 520oF with 35-38* TNP. Our reduced purchase premium Is approximately l</gal over Platt's pipeline low. Triangle has offered an additional 25,000 barrels In each of July and August. They may want to renegotiate the purchase premium. Platt's reports (1) ARCO's Philadelphia refinery will be sold to Trans World Oil owned by John Deuss. (2) Coastal's Antwerp refinery probably will be sold to a Belgian/Swedish partnership whose primary interest Is local asphalt sales. We do not know if high TNP Libyan kerosene would be available at this refinery as It was under Coastal. NATURAL GAS Met with Aberdeen Plant personnel and a local Independent producer (Rawson & Layman) this week. By August 1, they plan to drill the first of several gas wells close to the plant, each with a projected dellverablllty of 1 MM SCFD. They have offered to sell us this gas at a well head price of $2.65/1*1 Btu. As an alternate to a direct purchase, they have proposed we participate In drilling this well with an up front Investment. We are currently evaluating these proposals. Met with Mississippi Valley Gas and received an update as to when they will offer us price relief. We told them we were currently evaluating other gas supply options which would reduce our purchases from MVG to a maxfmum of 25* of our requirements by August 1st. They will let us know by July 15th what they can offer in the form of price relief VAB.0001181304 r ! * W. H. Chamberlain Progress Report Week Ending 6/28/85 Page 2 WATER TREATING CHEMICALS Received a copy of the report to Cindy Gross from an outside consultant on Alfol water treating at Lake Charles. Cindy and Darwin Phillips concur with the consultant on a rebid of the Alfol with all vendors using non-phosphate, non-chromate program. We also suggested the tempered water program be split apart from the cooling water program. M. R. Sweet MRSO18/007 I t* W. H. Chamberlain From: Dot*: M. R. Sweet June 28, 1985 Subject: PROGRESS REPORT WEEK ENDING JUNE 28, 1985 ALUMINUM POWDER Our latest purchase of aluminum Ingot reflects a broker price of (.047.2 per pound, down from $.505 per pound two weeks ago. HC1 01 in Is anxiously awaiting the results of the HC1 tests In the VCM Unit. They are developing negotiating strategies for September. NITROGEN The nitrogen business at Baltimore Is being actively pursued by Union Carbide, Air Products, and Alrco. Union Carbide Is making a strategy move by offering pipeline nitrogen pricing for liquid deliveries until they decide to extend their current Curtis Bay pipeline. Alrco stands to lose business not only at Vista but also FPC and Is looking to counter the Carbide threat. The original offer from Air Products caused this mad scramble. Alrco assures us they will not cease operation July 1, but Union Carbide or Air Products said they can be operational In less than twenty-four hours If necessary. VCM FPC appears to be very willing to work with Vista In the sale/export support/time swap of 100 to 150 ton per day of VCM. The next step Is qualification of FPC material at Vista PVC plants. VCM A potential conflict In ship arrivals at Lake Charles removes the for a 13.2 million pound VCM exchange. This reduces the total VCM arr1vfn9 from BFG during the VCM turnaround to 15,6 million pounds from 28.8 million pounds. We do not anticipate any VCM supply problems during the turnaround. Jy 4 i*) J >m#rbB7.0)i001181305 L To: W.K. Chamberlain To: W. H. Chamberlain RRS3/85/126 InttfoMct From: Dote: Subject: A.T. Trent June 28, 1985 PROGRESS REPORT WEEK ENDING JUNE 28, 1985 VIS1A CHLORINE Discussions regarding a reduction In our chlorine price effective July 1st have been held with PPG and Diamond. I have requested a $30/ton decrease in price based upon what has happen to PVC prices and our VCM transfer costs. 8oth companies advised they will reply to our request for a lower price by 7/1/85. Through continuous survey of the chlorine market, I have heard that other VCH/PVC producers have requested a price decrease also. Oxy, who currently sells chlorine to Shell and Borden at $125/ton believes that If the chlorine price decreases, it will be a $5-10/ton decrease. EQUIPMENT/MRO/SUPPLIES Finalized National Purchase Agreement with Curtin Matheson Scientific Co. to cover Vista's partial requirements of laboratory equipment and supplies. This agreement is in addition to the contract recently negotiated with Fisher Scientific, American Scientific Products, Sargent Welch and VWR Scientific. Based on historical purchases, this agreement will result in an approximate annualized cost savings of $5-10M (depending on purchase volume). STEEL DRUMS In the process of qualifying a second source, Russell-Stanley, to cover our steel drum requirements at the Lake Charles Chemical Plant. tataroMc* A.T. Trent ATT/cIs R.J. Onofrey From: R. R. Smith Dot*: June 28, 1985 Subject: Weekly Progress Report - Week Ending June 28, 1985 ETHANE Spot price for purity ethane at Mont Belvleu remains at 22.004/gal. Vista settlements for Mont Belvleu Third Quarter contract supplies of 7200 BPD average 21.904/gal. Louisiana contract supplies for Vista will probably end up at 21.504/gal. Volumes for Louisiana supplies are suspect as both Shell and Cities are allocating Third Quarter supplies. Shell's allocation Is predicated on the shutdown of their Yscloskey, La. plant due to a fire in mid-June. Startup is projected for December. This plant produced about 5500 BPD of purity ethane. Shell also reports low production (60S) at their Tebone Fractionator as a result of low gas plant production on the feedstock collection system. Cities is also reporting low fractionator production (65X) based on gas plant production on their feedstock collection systems. This tight supply demand has helped erradicate part of the 14/gal price differential between Louisiana and Texas which existed the last six months. Total supplies secured at this point for the Third Quarter are 58X of requirements. Our plan remains to secure remaining supplies In the late July - early August time frame as we predict spot prices to drop to the 21.504/gal or lower range at Mont Belvleu. This prediction Is predicated on lower crude price and continued softening of natural gas, making competitive feedstocks (I.e., propane, gasoil, diesel, etc.) even more attractive for flexible cracker producers. We anticipated that Vista's final weighted average price for the Third Quarter will be 21.504/gal - 21.604/gal. R. R. Smith RRS/ks Files: 1.12.4 1.11.8 ATT3/031 i VAB.0001181306 V TO: J. R. Ball 1 \ V_ FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: J. A. Hall June 28, 1985 PROGRESS REPORT - INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS As of June 28, domestic sales of key Industrial Chemicals for June are as follows: Alumina VCM Methyl Chloride SALES VOLUME (M Lbs.) Shipped Shipped Pending 2,931 2,900 4,707 2,931 600 4,707 PROGRESS SUMMARIES Budget 3,720 2,900 7,403 EASTERN REGION E. 1. DUPONT WILMINGTON, DE (LAC) -- Dupont has offered to take title to our LAC In Westlake. This coupled with the new price they are offering has made them the leading contender for our stream. MIDWEST REGION EXXON CHEMICALS SPECIALTIES/TOMAH PRODUCTS, Milton, WI - Methyl Chloride - Steve King, Manufacturing and Business Manager, reports that the Milton plant is Included under Exxon's methyl chloride contracts in Houston, handled by Joseph Pollack. Tomah currently purchases all of its methyl chloride from Ethyl, with one railcar having been purchased by LCP, but sees an opportunity to start doing some business with Vista. Requirements are only 250M lbs/yr, but, under Exxon, growth is expected for the future. NORTON, Niagara Falls, Ontario - Alumina - Tests of the samples of dried slurry sent to Norton show acceptable abrasives are produced from the slurry dried at room temperature. According to Phil Lockwood, recently appointed Business Development Manager for the abrasives project, Norton has launched into the high performance abrasives market and has a commercially available product based on Condea s alumina. Continued emphasis Is being placed on securing Vista as an approved supplier. Norton is Interested in further samples of dried and wet alumina slurry. AKZO CHEMIE, Chicago, IL - Methyl Chloride - Bob Kerr reports recent pressure from the DOT on a regulation from the early 1980's which required the presence of an attendant at all times during the unloading of a methyl chloride tank car. Akzo upper management is considering the shipment of tank truck vs. tank cars J. R. Ball June 28, 1985 Page 2 as an alternative. Further clarification of Akzo's concerns will be obtained at a meeting on June 28, 1985. SOUTHWESTERN REGION EXXON CHEMICAL AMERICAS, HOUSTON, TX (LAC) - Upon learning that we have a better offer for our LAC Exxon has asked for a closer look. At this point, it seems unlikely that they will be able to outbid their competition. Since It will cost them another $.03 per gallon, they would have to take the stream in Baytown because of the logistics In Baton Rouge. KERLEY INDUSTRIES INC., SAHERAITA, AZ (methyl chloride) Xanehate business which consumes our methyl chloride is very competitive. At present Kerley Is reselling European products because It's cheaper than manufacturing. Within the next year there could be a shakeout leaving Kerley one of the few, and maybe the only Xanehate supplier to the copper mining Industry. ARCO CHEMICAL CO., TUSCON, AZ (Alumina) - Arco plans to start manufacturing high purity alumina for the electronics Industry in the near future. They plan to buy trihydrate at the rate of 1500 tons per year for $.10 per pound. Arco Is closing the anaconda compromise In Tuscon leaving only the alumina facility at their Tuscon location. Jff A. Hall Manager of Marketing Industrial Chemicals to: J.R. 8a11 FROM: DATE: R. E. Swantkawski June 28, 1985 PVC PROGRESS REPORT - Period Ending 6/27/85 As of 6/26/85, the total resin equivalent of domestic and export orders placed In June Is 47.932M lbs. DOMESTIC TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL ORDERS BUDGET FORECAST Resin Dryblend Conpound TOTAL R.E. EXPORT R.E. 33.440 3.067 9.026 38.708 60 41.313 ^855 60 SIM 3 ^833 60.868 231 42,195 4,105 4,902 48,954 423 PROGRESS SUMMARIES EASTERN REGION Resin pricing remains uncertain as sales continue to be slow. Inventories for pipe producers and distributors ranaln high. It appears that July will provide no relief as plant shutdowns are the trend. BW Territory - Pipe Inventory Is being reduced by cutbacks In production* Pipe prices are also being reduced with current price at $73-00 and thoughts of lettering that price to $71-50. Orders are still off but most extruders expect Improvement In orders after duly 4 shutdowns. Shutdowns are planned by nearly everyone with periods ranging from two days to a maxfmjn of seventeen days. MIDWEST REGION Did we really say pricing may have stabilized? New, lower prices encountered this week Include Mastic - $0.29/lb market less rebate, Genova - $0.26/lb net, Winnebago - $0.25/lb net, and DTG - $0.26/ lb less discount. Demand for resin varies, with seme customers still holding large Inventories, while others are actively buying resin. Positive developments this week Include favorable test results on sheet made by Wlman from Vista low hard particle resin, possibly Increasing compound requirements for Tenex, a two ral Icar compound order from Woods Wire, and a second truckload order of pipe fit tings dryblend from Plastic Trends. PVC Progress Report June 28, 1985 Page 2 PRIMARY TARGET ACCOUNT STATUS EASTERN REGION VINYL BUILDING PRODUCTS - Oakland, NJ - Irvpact tests are to be conducted by PAL to set up correlation parameters with VBP In testing profile based on use of 0180-104-GW experimental dryblend. A.T.fcT. TECHNOLOGIES, Greensboro, NC - 648C type compound Is approved at Onaha. We will also ship 90,000 pounds 757 type compound to Baltimore this month. ARMCO, Middletown* OH - A meeting Is set up for July 1 at Middletown, Ohio with Artnco to discuss toll manufacturing opportunities of dryblends for solid wall pipe, truss pipe and A2000 sewer pipe. AMERICAN HOECHST CORPORATION, Delaware City. DE - The Ottawa, II plant successfully ran one pallet of 5265 last week. The next step Is one HT for evaluation In all formulations. Business is dismal at both plants. Ottawa Is cutting production and will not purchase any restn until mid August. Delaware City will purchase I.45W pounds In July. COMPRESSION POLYMERS - Scranton* PA - On June 21, CP again produced good quality type II sheet using formulation 140-158. Minor pitting, minor degradation, and severe conveying characteristics still need to be addressed. Physical property data Is needed as soon as possible. Foamed PVC sheet Is the next market opportunity that we will pursue. MIDWEST REGION CALENDERING WIMANj St. Cloud, MN - Prel Iminary PRS results show the same tensile and elongation values for sheet produced with either Vista or Tenneco resins. These results will be finalized and sent to the customer next week. If John Lien finds the physical property data favorable, he plans to have an independent source do the same testIng, RP-200T PROFILE EXTRUSIONS, Hastings, MN - Les Pall In plans to send 50 feet of RP-200T Cream White Jart) liner profile to Andersen early next week. He Is still working on the twin screw die. A second project, vdifeh would have required an Impact modified pipe dryblend, has ben discontinued. The product would be In contact with 2I7F foam Insulation for a short period of time. Les said this temperature would collapse a PVC profile. Six month outdoor weather data will be presented to Profile Extrusions on 7/18/85. PVC Progress Report June 28> 1985 Page 3 ANDERSEN. BAYPQRT, MN - Allen Hanson should receive 50 feet of RP-200T Cream White profile for weathering from Profile Extrusions next week. Six month outdoor Mather data will be presented to Andersen on 7/18/85* PRODUCTS BY MARKET RESIN SAMPSON PLASTICS* SAMPSON. AL * Sannpson has finally received 3 of 9 extruders and anticipates receiving the other 6 by August 1* Projected start-up time for three lines of trl-extruded PVC foam core pipe is anticipated about Septenfcer. VULCAN PLASTICS. ATHENS. AL - Vulcan Plastics has received 50.25/1b net pricing In June from Formosa with 2%, 15 days payment terms. Under contract downward price protect ion, Foster Is requesting Vista to adjust June pricing to reflect the competitive net net price of $0*245/lb. PIPE FITTINGS CHARLOTTE PIPE* Monroe. NC - Charles Cobb reports BFG has shut down resin production at their West Coast plant C170MM pounds per year), but BFG Is still dryblending, compounding and pelletizing. Charles Cobb also stated that BFG's Deer Park plant remains shut down. Charles Cobb also conveyed that Georgia Gulf Is planning to take a 20 day plant turnaround In July coinciding with the July 4 week-end. CARLON, Cleveland. OH - Gus Skapek, Director of ftirchaslng, advises the net or base resin price for which discounts are to be taken at major pipe accounts for the second half of June Is $0,275 per pound. Reorganization of Car Ion's Purchasing Department to occur during the month of July. Skapek also advises that Car Ion's Oklahoma plant will not be shut down In July as earlier reported due to supply/demand balances. CERTAINTEED CORPORATION. Valley Forge. PA - Bob Kelly, Purchasing Director, has requested that Vista be competitive with another domestic supplier (?) at $.245 per pound net-net delivered to the West Coast. This would be for 1.4MM poltkIs In June and 2.4MM poinds In July. CT Is currently purchasing resin at $.225 per pound net-net delivered to the Midwest. Sales Is coordinating an agreement. LCP PLASTICS. Edison. New Jersey - Jim Merle reports that this week Temeco offered LCP resin at $0*26 per pound net-net. BFG's June net-net price to LCP Is $0.27 per pound* LCP will purchase no resin to speak of until late July. GENOVA, Davison. Ml - Competitive pipe grade resin pricing at $0.26/lb has been offered by Borden, Novacor and BFG. Extended PVC Progress Report k June 28, 1985 Page 4 v4 payment terms were also offered. Vista will meet the competitive situation to maintain a 60% supply position. SIDING MASTIC. South Bend, IN - Dick Geyer, Manager of Purchasing, stated he has been offered, by other contract resin suppliers, siding resin. In June, at a market price of $0.29/lb. Mastic's May siding price Increase has not been rescinded, but has not really held. HEW BUILDING PRODUCTS. BOONEVILE, MS - HEW advises that resin has been available from two domestic sources for $0.255/lb since mid June. GEM VULCAN METALS. BIRMINGHAM, AL - Vulcan has placed two truckload orders for 5425 Gem Resin at $.29/lb net pricing to deliver in July. WIRE E CABLE GENERAL CABLE - Woodbridge. NJ - Bob Cushman, Purchasing Director, reports that his Jtne resin price was $.295 per pound net-net from both BFG and Tenneco. CALENDERING D1VERS1TECH GENERAL, Toledo, OH - Calendering grade resin pricing has dropped to $0.26/lb. Formosa, Oxy and Novacor hove initiated this new level. Vista will meet this competitive price as required In the Sales Agreement, considering that at least two suppliers aro at this level. INTEX. CORINTH. MS - Intex states that resin inventories are extremely high at Formosa, Georgia Gulf and Air Products. Intex advises that resin can be purchased from Air Products for $0.25/lb. DRYBLEND PLASTIC TRENDS. Washington. Ml - A bulk hopper truck of 9G172C dryblend has been secured for further testing, following successful production from a boxed truckload of Vista dryblend In May. AVAILABLE PLASTICS. HUNTSVILLE, AL - Available will be trialing an Impact modified dryblend from Vista next week* JONES MANUFACTURING, BIRMINGHAM AL - Jones has signed Vista's 90172C dryblend contract for 1985 with the following revision, the $.0025/lb rebate retroactive to January 1. AEjOOOI 181309 4 PVC Progress Report Jtne 28, 1985 Page 5 Due to extended tooling problems,, Jones will only require one truckload of 90172 C In July and two truckloads In August. COMPOUND TENEXj Elk Grove Village, IL - Tenex has recently added a large office products cooperative buying group to their customer list. This activity should add to their needs for Vista compounds, starting in August. WOODS WIRE, Carmel# IN * An order for 360M lbs of 38931 compound has been secured following the successful results of product shipped In early June. The competitive price Is $0.38/lb, deliv ered in bulk hopper trucks from a railcar terminal. Current competitive suppliers on the Insulation wire application are Pantasote and Ristance. NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO.. LAUREL. MS - Teknor has provided their quarterly 5% rebate up-front, directly off of Invoice. NECO has requested Vista to adopt a similar policy* Vista has acknowledged the situation, but has not fully responded. R.E. SWANTKOWSKI RES/lal VAB.0001181310 R. A. Klein From: Date: C. t. Sanderson June 28, 1985 Subject: Progress Report for Week Ending June 28, 1985 Cash Flow Improvement - As of June 26, the following orders were shipped, but not Invoiced due to price discrepancies; Current Week Last Week Last Month As of 6/26 6/19 5/29 # Orders SHI 'd 24 17 15 # Releases Affected 38 20 16 Tnt ] SNI Days 243 157 62 MSPS Letters - Data Processing has nearly completed the program ming of the output report needed to produce the Material Safety Data Sheet letters. We are doing some clean-up of the COEDS master files and the product run which will be used for the letters will be made late the first week In July. PER Status Report - The TSR report format has been revised to include notification of those PER'e which will expire during the current month. This change will be reflected in the weekly and monthly TSR PER Status Reports. Voice Message Trial - Received commitment from Surfactants Mar keting, Business Area, and Customer Service to participate in a trial voice-messaging program. We are currently scheduling Implementation and training with the Regional Sales Managers. Charles L. Sanderson /eab } > .0001181311 TO: J. R. Ball FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: R. A. Klein June 28, 1985 SURFACTANTS PROGRESS REPORT Performance Sunnary Shipped Plus Pending Orders (M Lbs.) Alcohol Total Plasticizer Total Other Alcohols Alkylates Total Alkylate Equlv* As Of 6/26/85 6,350 6,352 Budget 8,294 7,967 Reforecast 9,103 8,862 As Of 6/26/85 6,606 7,643 Current Reforecast 83 96 19,704 24,575 23,497 Progress Surmarles 19,118 99 EASTERN REGION: fAJR PRODUCTS, Raleigh, NC - Frank Grainger, President, reports that Exxon moved no Isodecanol for the 1985 tobacco season. Exxon ls# however, working with a private consultant to explore the possibility of blending Isodecanol with either Vista or Ethyl alcohols. If successful, this could drastically affect the 1986 ALUMINUM CHLORIDE LIQUOR COURTNEY INDUSTRIES, Baltimore. MD - Courtney was able to take the lst two 10M gallon railcars of AIC13 during the last two weeks. These were taken In lieu of the usual tanktruck supply due to reduced Inventories. W. R. GRACE. Baltimore; MD - W. R. Grace's AIC13 requirement has picked up slightly over the last few weeks. Thus far In June, Grace has purchased 7 tanktruck's. We were urefcle to supply, their full request for this week for 4 tanktrucks due to lower Inventories. One tanktruck was shipped. PROCTER 6 GAMBLE. Cincinnati. OH - Has stated they are still very Interested In CI6 alcohol, but will not make a decision on their needs for a couple of months. They are currently In a testing ''4 Surfactants Progress Report June 28, 1985 Page 2 phase on the product that uses C16 alcohol. The switch to the new spec 0640 slurry will occur the last half of July. We will be advised of future needs for the current spec C-640 slurry. LEVER BROS. - Purchasing. New York Cl tv - Has requested a forecast of 1986 prices for alkylate, hydrotrope and nonionics. Information received from Leverfs Los Angeles plant people reveal that UCC and Shell offer rebates on nonIonics in addition to their low competitive price. POMTAR, Mississauga, Ont. - With the current ALFOL 810 alcohol contract expiring at the end of the month, we have received a verbal agreement to extend It until we reach a new settlement. Although we do not anticipate problems with our share of the business, Domtar is considering replacing PG with Ethyl as their second supplier. ONYX, Jersey City, NJ - According to lrv Gaines, President, natural alcohols are In long supply, due to the falling prices of coconut oil. Although this and the weaker U.S. dollar have eliminated most of tlie import threats Japan's Kao Soap told Onyx they are thinking about a terminal for natural alcohols in Houston. Also, Myron Frank, Marketing Manager, believes that Stepan will continue the tolling arrangement Westvaco had with Cyclo Chemicals at Winder, GA; In his words Stepan's purchase will surely clean up the Southeastern surfactants market. AMERCHQL, Edison, NJ - Anerchol's recent slcwdown In their tallow alcohol purchases is due to the decline of some of their products' life cycles. However, with their new products and continued RD effort, they have assured us our total sales for 1985 will follow tiv ontract volune. UNION CARBIDE. Danbury. CT - Offered to supply 10 - 11MM poinds of ALFOL 6 In 1986, will proceed with a multi year contract proposal. J. L. PRESCOTT, Passaic, NJ - ALFONIC 1412-S sales will ccmnence in the third quarter. Approximate annual volune 1.5MM pounds. Prescott anticipates expanding their midwest detergent business utilizing more SA-597 frun Hanrmond. W1TC0, New York City, NY - Wlttfleld Division sale to Monsanto should be concluded by August. Discussions with Wltco for the sale of M500 to the organics division will continue. Sales of M6GQ to Wltco in Houston should comnence In July pending customer approval. Artnual potential volune here Is 4 - 5MM pounds. mm Surfactants Progress Report June 28, 1985 Page 3 CALLAWAY CHEMICAL. Golmbus. GA - Effective Monday, dune 24, Callaway has became a division of Exxon Chemical Americas. Purchasing will remain at the Coluribus office. Callaway is very optIml st1c that the buy-out wl 11 fac111tate theIr many research projects (Vista products under consideration Include LPA, ALFONIC 1012-60 and ALFONIC 1412-60). MIDWEST REGION: CHARLOTTE PIPE, Monroe. NC - Charles Cobb reports BFG has shut dean resin production at their West Coast plant (170H4 pounds per year), but BFG Is still dryblending, compounding and pelletizing. Charles Cobb also stated that BFG's Deer Park plant remains shut down. Charles Cobb also conveyed that Georgia Gulf Is planning to take a 20 day plant turnaround In July coinciding with the July 4 week-end. CARLON, Cleveland, OH - Gus Skapek, Director of F\jrchas Ing, advises the net or base resin price for which discounts are to be taken at major pipe accounts for the second half of June Is $0,275 per pound. ReorganIzatIon of CarIon's Purchasing Department to occur during the month of July. Skapek also advises that Carton's Oklahoma plant will not be shut down In July as earlier reported due to supply/demand balances. CERTA1NTEED CORPORATION. Valiev Forge, PA - Bob Kelly, F\irchaslng Director, has requested that Vista be competitive with another domestic supplier (?) at $.245 per pound net-net delivered to the West Coast. This would be for 1.4m pounds In June and 2.4MM pounds In July. CT Is currently purchasing resin at $.225 per pound net-net delivered to the Midwest. Sates Is coordinating an agreement. LCP PLASTICS. Edison, New Jersey - Jim Merle reports that this week Tenneco offered LCP resin at $0.26 per pound net-net. BFG's June net-net price to LCP Is $0.27 per pound. LCP will purchase no resin to speak of until late July. GENOVA. Davison. Ml - Conpetl tlve pipe grade resin pricing at $0.26/lb has been offered by Borden, Ndvacor and BFG* Extended payment term *mre also offered. Vista will meet the competitive situation to maintain a 60% supply position. R. A. Klein Manager of Marketing Surfactants 06/25/05 15:25 R&D WEST NO. 006 002 15:26 R&D WEST NO. 008 003 P 1b: R. A. Klein, Ponce City J. A. Hell, Houston (PAX) frank WWi Subject; 0 C. Kerfoot and K. L. Poo, Ponco City Juno 23, 1963 Weakly Progreso Report - Chemicals Research Engineering Research Sectleee - Eeaeerch Development Depertenet - Week finding June 21, 1965 VISend end SsmSSnSc8EBU8RSBS 1. SID representative! from Dow Cbeelcel,e Coneueer Prodncta Division visited Ponce City to dloceaa cooperative efforts eleed et helping thee eveloete aeverel eurfece active/builder eolecnlee they have developed. ,2 Teota looking at the efficacy of an experl ntal llpeae ennjme for Wove ere coeplete. Xesulte shoe that It la effective in reeovlng fatty acid-baaed aolla. 3. A eanple of R-60QL alkylate sullied to Purex's Chicago plant has bean received for analysis. Purax reports It yields significantly higher color than Monsanto's aaterlal. 4. The aerket sunrrvveey Canada Packers promised oetaralne the nerketaeiirty or acid nans drainage treatment chemicals has bean delayed due to change In personnel. 5. For the next six aontha, Drummond will not be using LAS to treat coal shipped to Japan. They plan on treating only with lima to determine what level of add drainage lias can control. .6 Kegsnerated PACOL catalyst le operating well at day 13. Cracking products were higher for a few days in this run. 7. It has been discovered that Mooney Chealcele adds glycols to thalr overhased calcium carboxylete products. This la the source of e eejor part of the excessive PIG level obeerved in Hovel* ethoxylatee aada using their cellcom-bsaed catalyst material. An overhased *v*idum carboxylete is bslng mads in Alfol* 1412 alcohol by Mooney Chemical. 6. An accelerated eglng teat was Just completed for 1981 eleves using SSO-doped kerosene. We expect the flret results back from this tast In the next two weeks. Weakly Progress Report - CRS/ERS June 25, 1985 Pnge 2 IMDDST11AL At u cell to Horton Conpnny on June 21, Morton showed us data confirming dried slurry samples produce bettor ebreeive groin (fewer flown) then any earlier Catapel* alumina samples. Immediate RID action Items are to prepare additional lab-dried suaples and to identify options for preparing 200-pound dried slurry samples. 2. Celle were also made to Introduce Catapol* eluaina at the Ferro Corporation Refractories Division (Buffalo, Haw York) and Transeleo Division (Dresden, New York). 3. Customer call to Hershaw-Ultrol They ere still Interested In the experimental alumina sample end may reconsider a aonanalyals agreement. The PTV standardixetion project la still alive, and some additional actions were agreed to. 4. Extrusions for the alumina brochure hove boon completed. Surface areas end pore volume results any he delayed due to instrument problems. 5. By adjusting extrusion recipes, ws have been able to maximise crush strengths to the same level for low PTV, low NAG, and high add dispersible alumina. 6. High add dispersible alumina aay be extruded with water only to give good crush strengths. 7. NPSO hydrogenation Is in progress to asks several eelIons of HPSO for customer sampling! 8. We net with Calslcat about alternative SSO silicon removal catalysts. A study of process variables on the 230T hydrogenation cstalyet la in progress. 0. C. Kerfoot lcl CC: WRC MFC WAD KDF JOG CAH LRH RTJ JJL BEL DJL KIM TPM ANN MED DTP SJR MLS RCS DLS WLS CMS DRW DLW JBW * R. L. Poe VAB.0001181314 PROGRESS REPORT - Page 2 INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS - VCM Brazil We quoted 3000 MT to CPC for shipment In August/September. I/L I being requested so It will be a couple of weeks before we know i we got the business. Venezuela All registration forms are being filled so Pequlven Includes Vista as an approved VCM/EDC supplier. Eduardo Ortega E0:hh *V y# / / jT % to: from: E. C. Segundo Eduardo Ortega DATE: SUBJECT: June 28, 1985 PROGRESS REPORT - LATIN AMERICA Week Ending June 28, 1985 SURFACTANTS General All but one L/C from Clabasa have been received. All paperwork should be ready for the Stolt ship on the 15th. This Is a record shipment In Latin America (1200 MT Alfol/ethoxylate In one ship). Guatemala La Luz (LAB) Is trying to lower active content to 19% In heavy duty powders. If successful, they would switch to 100% LAB. Mexico Etaqulm (1214GC) purchased one tank truck for mid duly shipment. Plastlclor (n C1416 paraffins) - the first bulk shipment of heavy paraffins (treated) was shipped to Plastlclor on Monday. Customer has committed to take 500 MT between now and the end of the year. PLASTICS Dominican Reottollc Tubera (80273G) confirmed 160,000 lbs. for shipment August/ September. Sonaca (80273G) - 15 containers were sold to this account. First 5 containers will go next week. Honduras Novatec (80273G) has transferred $187 M to us. They Indicated next orders will be purchased on L/C sight terms. We have 250 MT shipment in August. ^AB.'OOOl 181315 I * TO: H. H. Berat -i FROM: Vista Chemical Europe DATE: June 28, 1985 1nlroffk ConumMiteation SUBJECT: VCE Progress Report Week Ending - 6/28/85 < 1 > INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS FRANCE. ATOCHEM (VCM) ATOCHE" ENQUIRED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF VCE LOADING VCN PROMPTLY EX TARRAGONA. AS A NEW STRIKE HAS BROKEN PORT. AS PRODUCT IS CURRENTLY TIGHT IN SPAIN. ME ARE WORK OUT A SMALLER PARCEL INCLUDING PRODUCT FROM BOTH VINICLOR. 2.000 NT OF OUT IN LAVERA TRYING TO AI5C0NDEL AND ITALY. ENICHEM (VCM) ENICHEM INDICATED THAT THEY MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN TAKING 2.000 MT FROM US IN BRINDISI. HOWEVER. THE PRICE INDICATION IS VERY LOW AND IT IS NO f YET SURE IF THEY CAN USE MATERIAL OF U.S. ORIGIN. TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE DUTY DRAW-BACK. Singapore, s.p.c. ivcmj DURING A MEETING IN LONDON WITH MOSES KOH. PURCHASING DIRECTOR. S.P.C. RECONFIRMED THEIR INTEREST IN PURCHASING 1.300 - 2.000 MT FROM VISTA FOR OCTOBER DELIVERY. AS WE HAVE BEEN OFFERED A GOOD LOGISTICAL OPPORTUNITY BY P AND 0 WE MIGHT BE IN A POSITION TO OFFER VERY COMPETITIVE TERMS. BUSINESS AREA WILL FOLLOW UP WITH MEETING WITH KOH IN HOUSTON. A YUGOSLAVIA. VINIL PLASTIKA (VCM) UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS AROSE REGARDING NAPHTHA AVAILABILITY IN YUGOSLAVIA. THIS PRODUCT BEING WHICH VINIL PLASTIKA CONFIRMED SOLVE the PROBLEM BY PROPOSING WE DO NOT EXPECT THE MATTER TO WEEK . PAYMENT FOR THE 9.000 MT VCM ORDER LAST MEEK. COPECHIM 1 =, TRYING TO ALTERNATIVE LIFTING ARRANGEMENTS. BE FINALIZED BEFORE the END OF NEXT h YUGOSLAVIA. IPO < ETHYLENE/VCM) IPO HAVE FOR THE TIME BEING DECIDED TO ^STALL THEIR DECISION ON AUGUST ETHYLENE/VCM PURCHASES UNLESS TfJlEY ARE OFFERED ETHYLENE FOR JULY DEi. TVERY AS WELL. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THERE IS NO MATERIAL AVAILABLE fQR THIS PERIOD. UK, SHELL (ALUMINA) WE HELD A MEETING WITH SHELL IN LONDON IN ORDER TO MAKE A BETTER ASSESSMENT UP HE QUALITY PROBLEM THEY EXPERIENCED WITH THE LAST SHIPMENT. SHELL ALSO INDICATED THAT THEY ARE. IN PRINCIPLE, READY TO DISCUSS COMMITTING HALF OF THEIR I98G HIGH DENSITY REQUIREMENTS <1,500 - 2.000 MT) TO US, PROVIDED THAT HE CAN SOLVE THE QUALITY PROBLEM AND ADJUST OUR PRICING TO THE EUROPEAN MARKET LEVEL. VCE Progress Report - Page 2 (2) SURFACTANT CHEMICALS GERMANY, W. BAYER (N-PARAFFINS - C14-1G) WE SOLD 1,000 MT N-PARAFFIN FOR SECOND HALF AUGUST LOADING. SOUTH AFRICA, TROCHEM (ALFOL) TROCHEM AGREED T0 PURCHASE 6 FCL ALFOL B-10 FROM US, SUBJECT TO AN AGREEMENT ON PAYMENT TERMS WHICH ARE STILL UNDER DISCUSSION WITH THE HOUSTON OFFICE. (3) PLASTICS - GENERAL IN THE N.W. EUROPEAN DOMESTIC MARKET PRICES ARE STILL HOLDING AT THE SAME LEVELS AS LAST WEEK, ALTHOUGH A DOWNWARD TREND IS LIKELY BECAUSE OF EASIER AVAILABILITY AND WEAKER DEMAND. IN THE EXPORT MARKET DEMAND IS STILL REASONABLY STRONG. HOWEVER SOME PRODUCERS SEEM TO BE OVERPRODUCING AND ARE, THEREFORE, PREVENTING THE GENERAL MARKET LEVEL FROM TIGHTENING FURTHER. SHIPPING REPURT MONTH TO DATE MONTH BUDGET MONTH FORECAST BELGIUM. SAMSONITE (ABS) 1,2S 1,250 1.250 SPAIN 1.064 1,500 1.0S4 SAMPLES FROM TAITALAC ARRIVED AT THE SAMSONITE PLANT THIS WEEK. DUE TO THE HEAVY WORKLOAD AND THE APPROACH OF THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS. TEST RUNS ON OUR ABS RESINS ARE SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST - SEPTEMBER. IRAQ, MAISON MATHIEU (S-G8) WE CONCLUDED 2,000 MT ADDITIONAL VOLUME WHICH BRINGS THE TOTAL VOLUME SOLD TO THIS CUSTOMER IN 1985 to 5.000 MT. NEGOTIATIONS ARE BEING HELD TO INCREASE THE VOLUME TO 7,000 MT. THE ORDER CONFIRMATION AND L/C FOR THE LATTER IS EXPECTED BY MID JULY. (4) SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION ANTWERP IRAQ, MAISON MATHIEU (S-BS) WE DELIVERED 193.5 MT F.O.T. BASF TO MAISON MATHIEU FOR EXPORT JO IRAQ. VAB.0001181316 VCE Progress Report - Page 3 SAUDI ARABIA, ARABIAN GULF (S-6B) t'E SHIPPED 500 NT S-G8 ON JUNE 30 ON THE M.S. 'THEOFILOS J. UADIS LAUERA a* 4 ^ EMPETROL, SPAIN (ETHYLENE) ME SHIPPED 2.227.300 KG ETHYLENE ON JUNE 21 ON THE M.S. 'EUCLIDE' VISTA CHEMICAL EUROPE BQ01181317 ( r';h \k To: Dave Kuhn ifficc nunication Fi*pm Date Subject: unic Relations June 28, 1985 Progress Report for the Week Ending 6/28/85 Media Contact: 1. Working with Robert Taylor to provide PVC demand forecast to Clarke Bird, Plastics World, per Bird's request. Other Prepared copy for Vista Chemical advertisement in Maryland Chamber of Commerce directory. Design is complete and layout underway. Should be ready to send on Monday p.m. 2. Public Relations plan for the first anniversary of the Vista buyout is complete. Work is currently underway on several items. All but two items will be essentially completed prior to the July 20 anniversary. 3* Drafted if--asked statement regarding Baltimore groundwater situation. Have sent the statement to Environmental and Legal for first approval. Once we have received Vista approval, it will be sent to Du Pont. 4. Continued rewriting and updating of the Vista Chemical Emergency Communication manual. 5. Continued work with Bill Ritter on proposal for Fiscal 1985 Annual Report. Interviewed Bob Dale and Ben Johnson concerning their opinions about content, schedule and audiences. 6. Continued work on the Yearbook for the First Anniversary. All photographs of employees outside of Timberway are complete, with the exception of Ponca City. Timberway photographs will be completed early next week. Have received all input from managers for written copy. First draft is being assembled. 7. Completed map for Vince Feik showing visitors how to get to Vista headquarters offices. Marketing related work: PVC Capabilities Brochure M- q . + Met with business area, marketing managers for final approval of copy, layout and design. Final comments will be collected next week and copy forwarded to Marschalk. Surfactants Capabilities Brochure Copy and layout being prepared by agency. Linear Dodecvlbenxene Awaiting printing. ODC" Oil Awaiting printing. ODCTM has received approval for use in the North Sea. Preparing copy for sticker to affix to sheet when it is completed. ODC" Oil Toxicity Awaiting Printing. See above. ODC1*1 Oil Performance Awaiting Printing. See above. C6-C1Q ALFOLM Alcohols Low Range Blends Printed. HAD Awaiting typeset. Vista Petroleum Solvents John Nelson has decided to do this one in-house, and print just 100 for now. Second sheet, derived from it, now being typeset. DPA Bob Lamons checking on need. VMC-100 Dewey Smith, Ponca City? drafting new version of text. Should be ready for review by July 1. LMRM55L Specialty Alkylate Mechanicals delivered--on hold until July 1, per Uayne Hilgers, pending tests on product which may change data on sheet. LMRM6L Specialty Alkylate Mechanicals delivered--on hold until July 1, per Wayne Hilgers, pending tests on product which may change data on sheet. i i I l VAB.0001181318