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Ho. 119 1940 - Juno 97. TITANIUM EXPANDING PRODUCTION FACILITIES The Titanium Division will Inoroaso iho capacity ot its St. Louis plant by approximately 50j{ during the oomins year. The expansion program, to start immediatelyf sill he completed about April l, 1941. It includes the installation of nee calciners, a new acid plant and a major enlargement of the power plant. An additional oaloiner is now being installed In the Titanium Division** Sayreville plant. CUBAN BAROID COMPANY FORMED In connection with the operations of the Baroid Sales Division, National Lead Company has recently Joined with Thompson-Weinman A Company of Cartersville, Georgia and Nev York, in the organisation of a Cuban corporation, the Mineral Products Corporation, for the manufacture of Baroid from Cuban ores and the sale of the produot to the oil well trade in foreign countries* The new company is now completing construction of a plant at Regia, a suburb of Havana, whioh it is expected will be in operation within the next two weeks. PACIFIC COAST BRANCH OPENS LOS ANGELES UNIT A new retail unit has been opened by the Pacific Coast branch at B100 Vilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. The outlet, formerly known as Downey** Wallpaper Store, will be managed by Oliver Hein, who has been with the Los Angeles division of the Pacific Coast branch since 19S7 as promotion man and sales representative* He will be assisted by David Downey, former owner of the store, ELECTED DIRECTOR OF TIN GROUP S. R. Dondorf, manager of metal purchases, recently was elected a director 6f the American Tin Trade Association. 0000-NLI-000024996