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T. H. Huffman imvnniHe Communication From: Date: Subject: D. C. Skokna October 25, 1991 ABERDEEN MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT SEPTEMBER, 1991 There were three first aid and two recordable (one MT and one RWC) injuries reported during September. For FY1991, there were nine recordable (four MT and five RWC) cases reported. The RWC involved a mechanic who sprained his back while lifting a valve. The MT case occurred when a mechanic fell on a grating and suffered a laceration of the lower right eyebrow and a contusion on the right cheek. A Supervisor Safety Seminar was held during the month with forty attendees. Topics included product safety, substance abuse, supervisor responsibilities and liabilities, and safe job preparation. As of September 30, the plant's employees completed 4470 days (5,984,039 manhours) since the last lost time injury. FY1991 Key Statistical Information PVC Production, MM Lbs. Reactor Stream Factor, % Resin Quality, % Prime VCM Efficiency, Lbs./Lb. Flexible Compound Production, MM Lbs. Flexible Compound Quality, % Prime Rigid Compound Productiion, MM Lbs. Rigid Compound Quality, % Prime Plasticizer Production, MM Lbs. Plasticizer Quality, % Prime Energy Use, (EUI, %) Fixed Cost Variance, $M Variable Cost Efficiency Variance, $M Operations uf it CAI 38.3 93.4 98.3 1.0412 5.6 98.5 3.2 95.5 1.5 89.4 4.6> 69.4 15.6 Y.T.D. 458.6 86.8 97.9 1.0247 59.2 97.3 52.1 98.8 18.3 84.7 < 10.3> < 202.0> < 278.7> The resin production of 458.6MM pounds is a new all time annual record surpassing the previous record set in FY90 of 457.4MM pounds. The conversion of the Old Module to the VCSM is set to begin October 18. Compound orders were good during the month. Dry blend quality concerns caused more than normal downtime and slower rates. VAB.0001189534 t i. ! nyiiMiE^ * K-.r r..-i. ---.n i* i rf - in 't I: r' ' 1 fn- r1"! i- .............................' irsi i |i T. H. Huffman 10/25/91 Aberdeen Monthly Progress Report - September, 1991 Page 2 Costs Variable costs were near budgeted levels. Fixed costs were favorable due primarily to a favorable MM&C variance. However, an accounting error resulted in no contract costs being charged in September. This error will be corrected in October. The Shipping Natural Team made its manage] ent presentation for a proj t that will improve safety and productivity in the finished goods warehouse. The Plant Manager's Natural Team identified $403M in cost savings from their project to improve cash flow by $1MM. Some of the incomplete items will carry into FY92. Chelsea Building Products visited the plant for a general overview, tour and a review of dry blend quality control procedures. A two-day team management course was presented to sixteen employees. The plant's average natural team score in FY91 is 17.2, up 72% during the year. In FY92, the plant's natural teams had forty-four documented successes. Improvements were noted in quality, productivity, environmental awareness, and safety as a result of these projects. D. C. Skokna Plant Superintendent rah DISTRIBUTION Houston J. D. Burns COVER LETTER X R. T. Ferrell X T. H. Huffman C. J. Matson D. F. Harman H. R. Flammer R. R. Smith B. J. Bean R. H. Gerlach R. D. Gamblin Austin C. R. Miller R. L. Poe X H. J. Hall Oklahoma Citv LCVCM Plant H. D. Garrison P. D. Carrico LCCP Plant J. Friend LCLAB Plant J. W. Ware X Baltimore L. R. Bauer X Hammond J. Pavao X Premiere P. L. Foote Aberdeen RWS/DCS (File Copy), TJA, JBA, JEB, JME DAM ENTIRE REPORT X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A L fl- ^JLvsj-. m. i>: r i*' ' It VAB.0001189536 p, .r.a wpkUV SAFETY - B. L. Trego Sept. Fiscal Y.T.D. 1991 Fiscal Y.T.D. 1990 First Aid OSHA Recordable Total Injuries 3 2 5 Number of Restricted Workday Cases Number of Lost Workday Cases 1 0 Injuries bv Department Vinyl Operations Compound Operations Maintenance Laboratory Receiving/Warehouse Office Totals 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 Injuries bv Type Cuts and Abrasions Eye Injuries Burns Bruises Strains/Sprains Stings Other Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 Non-Occupational Injuries Lost Workday Cases Days Lost 0 0 Contractor Injuries First Aid Cases Medical Treatment Cases Lost Workday Cases 0 0 0 Safety Record Last lost time injury - 7/5/79 Days since - 4,470 Employee hours since - 5,984,039 On September 30, 1991, the employees of the Aberdeen plant completed 4,470 days with no lost time injury. VAB.0001189537 A SAFETY - Continued Topics for plant safety meetings during the month included: Operation Clean Sweep and Off-the-Job Safety. In addition, Vinyl and Compound shift workers conducted familiarization tours for emergency crews. A Management/Supervisor Safety Seminar was held in October with over forty attendees. Topics included Product Safety, Substance Abuse, Supervisor Responsibilities and Liabilities and Safe Job Preparation. A fire drill was held in the plasticizer tank farm. It required use of foam by Vista personnel and response by the Aberdeen Fire Department. Headcount was also evaluated. Routine dosimetry results for the month were: Chemical VCM Lead Total Particulates Monthly Injury Summary PEL Number Percent 81 100.0 8 100.0 3 100.0 > PEL Number Percent 00 00 00 urv Class FA FA FA MT RWC Department Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance Description Contusion and abrasion of left elbow. Metal splinter in ''ring" finger of left hand. First degree burn at back of neck. Laceration of lower right eyebrow and severe con tusion of upper right cheek, below eye. Muscle sprain of lower back. VAB.0001189538 OTTAT.TTY HANACEMKHT PROCESS - T. J. Arbelter All of the plant's natural teams met during September, Some of the teams' highlights for the month were: The Shipping Natural Team made a presentation to Management on September 18. The problem the team identified was the lack of restroom facilities in the finished goods warehouse. The team identified numerous health, safety and productivity problems associated with this lack of a facility, including: - Truck drivers traveling unescorted through the plant in search of a restroom. - Warehousemen have no facilities convenient for washing their hands prior to eating lunch. - No eyewash facility near the warehouse. - Warehousemen spend too much time giving directions to truck drivers. - Warehousemen must walk an excessive distance to and from the restroom - this takes time away from work. The team identified five alternative solutions to the problem, selected one and solicited bids from four qualified contractors. The Plant Manager's Natural Team identified $403M in cost savings from their project aimed at increasing cash flow by $1MM. These cost savings resulted from efforts relating to staffing optimi zation, energy conservation, inventory control, productivity improvement and administrative stream lining. The Synergy Team continued selecting in on the brainstormed list of barriers to effective par ticipation in QMP/natural teams. Chelsea Building Products visited the plant on September 10. Attendees from Chelsea included Jeff Miller, Vice President Engineering; Gunther Nitsch, Technical Director; and Phil Marshall, Quality Control Manager. The purpose of the visit was to provide Chelsea with a general overview of our plant operations, a detailed demonstration of the quality control of rigid compound, and to discuss the use of SQC, SPC and DOE at the Aberdeen Plant. VAB.0001189539 onat.tty management process - Continued The Quality Coordinator conducted a two-day team management course for sixteen plant employees. Bob Seymour, Doug Skokna, Bruce Trego and Steve Hillman volunteered to conduct modules during the course. Thanks for the help! The average natural team score for FY92 is 17.2, up 72% during the year. A VAB.0001189540 GOST VARIANCES - D. C. Skokna Variable Costs Product Sept.. 1991 Variance. $M Efficiency Price Total PVC Flexible Compound Rigid Compound Plasticizer Total <$52.4> 12.2 10.3 45.5 $15.6 $537.9 < 317.1> < 72.2> < 90,7> $ 57.9 $485.5 < 304.9> < 61.9> < 45.2> $ 73.5 PVC Resin Energy use was above budgeted levels. Flexible and Rigid Compounds Both compound units operated near budgeted efficiencies. Plasticizer Raw material usage was favorable. Malor Price Variances: Variance - 8M VCM Natural Gas Phthalic Anhydride m Resin to Rigid Compound Resin to Flexible Compound a Alcohols m Plasticizers m Other Price Variances Total $486.7 43.6 27.2 < 76.7> < 94.0> <122.2> <192.9> < 13.8> $ 57.9 Fixed Cost Variances Variance - $M Payroll and Benefits MM&C Miscellaneous TI&D Clearances Total <$ 2.8> 148.7 < 68.1> 0.6 < 9.0> $ 69.4 Payroll and Benefits - A $21.7M favorable payroll variance was offset by an unfavorable benefits variance of $24.5M. MM&C - An accounting error of some type showed contract expenditures to be <$21.7M>. Actual expenditures were approximately $100M. Therefore, this month's variance is incorrect. VAB.0001189541 VINYL - J. D. Olson, D. E. Knittig * The Vinyl Department had no first aid case or OSHA recordable injuries during September. The monthly safety meetings were held on shift with each shift supervisor leading discussions focusing on shutdown safety issues and other shift concerns. General 1. VCSM project team prepared for an October conversion of the Old Module. The date has been moved to October 18 due to inven tory constraints. The conversion team focused on optimization and documentation. 2. The west incinerator installation was completed. Testing continues prior to shutdown and replacement of the east incinerator. 3. Testing of a closed dump system was completed. The cleanwall and evacuation reactor modes were reversed in sequence to evaluate the effect of cleanwall on the condenser with no evacuation after application. PED is working on the design. Seut. YTD - Production, MM Lbs. - Daily Rate, M Lbs./C.D. - Capacity Utilization Factor, % - Total Reactor Charges - Charges/C.D. - Reactor Stream Factor, % - Rotary Dryer Stream Factor (#4- #8), - Fluid Bed Dryer Stream Factor, % - Resin Quality, % Prime % 38.3 1275.7 100.0 925.0 30.8 93.4 94.5 98.5 98.3 458.6 1256.3 98.5 10783.0 29.5 86.8 91.0 90.9 97.9 The fiscal 1991 production of 458.6MM pounds is a new fiscal production record exceeding the previous record of 457.4MM pounds in fiscal 1990. Reactor Downtime Hours - Operational downtime (recovery scheduling conflicts, charge/rinse water conflicts, Q.C. data delays, and dump conflicts). 308.0 r - t ! ! J* . > r. l-jv-H |T VAB.0001189542 VINYL - Continued Reactor Downtime Hours Maintenance downtime (hydroblast D-744 condenser, New Module DCS download, hydroblast D-741 condenser, incinerator outage, D-745 rinse nozzle, D-300 Lenape lid replacement, ram valve on D-744, Install DCS patch and download D-743 programs, D-744 annual rupture disc changeout, PM D-300 gearbox, PM D-745 gearbox, D-745 cooling water valve, and replace RTD on D-741. 170.0 Dryer Time % of Total Downtime m Operational downtime (centrifuge plugs, dryer cleaning, flameouts). 39.7 Maintenance downtime (dryer PM). 7.7 m Reactor limited production. 52.6 Key Maintenance Items - J. B. Autrey/S. A. Truitt 1. The annual rupture disc changes were completed on reactors 741 and 744. 2. The emission recovery compressor's seal was changed when it developed a leak. 3. Reactor condensers 741, 742 and 744 were hydroblasted in an effort to control contamination. 4. Reactor 745 seal was changed after twenty-three months in 5. Maintenance assisted the startup on the west incinerator. 6. The critical instrumentation PM for the SA module was completed. 7. One major valve in Vinyl was changed out in September. i -.1 i, . -:jJ | r . VAB.0001189543 h COMPOUND - S. C. Hillman, M. &. Kane The Compound Department had no OSHA recordable injuries in September. General Orders remain tight on all production lines. Close monitoring of dry blend product quality has caused higher than normal downtime and slower than normal rates. Compound Production Operating Pars Line I 30 Line III 30 Line V 7 Total % Prime Capacity Utilization Factor Production M (Lbs.3 Month Fiscal T.T.D. 1807 3526 274 5607 98.5 72.3 60 118 39 187 20076 35067 4069 59209 97.3 63.3 Downtime Line I - Product Changes - One Dicer Offline - Miscellaneous Maintenance Line III - Product Changes - Miscellaneous Maintenance - Quality Line V - Product Changes Hours 118 56 8 59 16 5 33 * VAB.0001189544 COMPOUND - Continued Operating Dave Rigid Compound 30 % Prime Capacity Utilization Factor Production (M Lbs. 1 Month Avg./Dav Fiscal Y.T.D 3213 95.5 46.9 107 52108 98.8 70.0 Downtime - Running One Blender - Product Changes - Quality - Miscellaneous Maintenance Operating Davs Plasticizer 30 % Prime Capacity Utilization Factor Hours 93 93 77 11 Production (M Lbs.3 Month Fiscal Y.T.D. 1494 50 18307 89.4 84.7 70.9 76.1 Key Maintenance Work - J. B. Autrey, S. A. Truitt 1. PM procedures on #5, #6, and #9 dicers were completed. 2. Line I and plasticizer critical instrumentation lists were completed. 3. The search coils on #5 and #6 metal detectors were replaced due to i 1 -V h - VAB.0001189545 I ENGINEER TUG - J. E. Nickerson, M. L. Carter PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT - GENERAL VCSM Movement of common equipment from the old control room to the new DCS equipment continues as operation requirements allow. Turnaround for conversion of the Old Module is scheduled to start October 18. Drv Blend Oversize Problems Dry blend screener replacement startup is complete. An evaluation of product quality improvements and troubleshooting new equipment problems continues. Design work and testing for new cooling equip ment continues with plans to start up a rented water chiller next month. Incinerator Replacement The new west incinerator startup is complete and on line. The east incinerator was shut down and the replacement startup is scheduled for November. AT&T Scrap Recycle Preparations are complete for a scrap test run on Line I which will be conducted when the production schedule permits. The trial will attempt to produce several types of products from the scrap material. MSA RrM>nded Test Rim An extended test run is in progress to determine if methane sulfonic (MSA) is a viable substitute for PTSA as the catalyst for plasti cizer production. The objective is to reduce organic loading to the ponds without affecting product quality. Thus far, product quality has not been affected by the use of MSA, however, no substantial improvements in organic loading have been noticed either. Further test runs are planned for mid-October. A Hi -ii- VAB.0001189546 r ABERDEEN CHEMICAL PLANT APPROVED CAPITAL PROJECTS EN6INEERIN6 - H.L. CARTER AFE NUMBER A519 A649 A909 C591 0511 0550 D570 0580 0600 0749 D049 D899 F551 F650 F660 G560 G561 0610 G630 G659 G839 H500 H501 H510 H531 H541 H571 H581 H601 H620 PROJECT DESCRIPTION PLANT ELECTRICAL UP6RADE VINYL CONTROL SYSTEM MODERNIZATION INERTS REMOVAL MODIFICATIONS DRYBLEND SAMPLE LINE VCM UNLOADIN6 MODIFICATIONS RAILCAR ACCESS PLATFORMS OLD MODULE RECOVERY SYSTEM ACCE5S RECOVERY VACUUM PUMP PRESSURE REL. PLASTICIZER LOADING. 1 UNLOADING. MOD. LEAD HANDLING AND EXPOSURE REDUCTION COMPOUND LINE 3 SEMI-BULK LEAD HANDLIN6 RAILCAR CLEANING RACK DRY BLEND SCREENER REPLACEMENT 5305 RESIDUAL VCM REDUCTION DECALCIFIED NATER TC SPILL CONTAINMENT WASTEWATER INFLUENT EQUALIZATION TC COMPLIANCE PROJECT REACTOR SLURRY STRIPPING OPTIMIZATION NEW DRYER BA6H0USES PLANT WATER RECYCLE PLANT WATER SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS < I15M WEST INCINERATOR REPLACEMENT BOILER FEEDWATER TANK REPLACEMENT PVC GEARBOX REPLACEMENT D-745 RX DRIVE SHAFT REPL SPARE LARGE RX A6ITAT0R MOTOR GAS CHROMATOGRAPH UPGRADE EAST INCINERATOR REPLACEMENT STATUS PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND TARGETED FOR FIELD CLOSURE 10-15-91 N.M CONVERSION WAS MADE IN JULY T/A - O.M. CONVERSION SCHEDULED FOR OCT. PLACED IN OPERATION B-91, TAR6ETED FIELD CLOSURE NOV FY 92 CONSTRUCTION IS IN PR06RE55 TARGETED PLACE IN OPERATION 12-91 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS, MISC. MATERIALS STILL ON ORDER. PLACED IN OPERATION 8-91f TARGETED FIELD CLOSURE NOV FY 92 PREFAB WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED, PLANNED FOR OLD MODULE OUTAGE IN OCT. N.M. WORK NAS COMPLETED JULY T/A - O.M. WORK PLANNED FOR OCT T/A PLACED IN OPERATION 8-91, TARGETED FIELD CLOSURE NOV FY 92 PROCESS ENGINEERING IS MONITORING MODIFICATIONS. MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, A TEST RUN HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR OCT PLACED IN OPERATION 8-91, TARGETED FIELD CLOSURE NOV FY 92 SCREENERS ARRIVED AND WILL BE INSTALLED IN OCT. TAR6ETED COMPL. IS OCT PROJECT IS TAR6ETED TO BE PLACED IN OPERATION IN OCT 91 NEW FILTERS DUE TO ARRIVE IN OCT. TARGETED COMPLETION NOV. FY92 PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND TARGETED FOR FIELD CLOSURE 10-15-91 CONSTRUCTION IS CURRENTLY IN P0R6RESS, TARGETED OPERATIONAL MID OCT.FY 92 PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND TARGETED FOR FIELD CLOSURE 10-15-91 N.M. WORK WAS COMPLETED JULY T/A - O.M. WORK PLANNED FDR OCT T/A MODIFICATION OF MEMBRANE BACKING IS SCHEDULED FOR OCT OUTAGE. PROJECT IS TARGETED TO BE PLACED IN OPERATION IN 11-91 I & E ENG. IN PROGRESS, CIVIL AND SITE CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 36 PROJECTS APPROVED, 22 COMPLETED, ENG.IS IN PROGRESS ON 14 PROJECTS. INCINERATOR INSTALLED. PROJECT COMPLETION TARGETED FOR 10-91 PROJECT HAS BEEN PLACED IN OPERATION, TARGETED FIELD CLOSURE DEC FY 92 PROJECT IS TARGETED TO BE PLACED IN OPERATION IN 0CT FY 92 PROJECT IS TARGETED TO BE PLACED IN OPERATION IN OCT FY 92 CURRENTLY NORKING WITH VENDORS ON PRICING PROJECT WAS APPROVED IN JULY FY 91 INCINERATOR DELIVERED. PROJECT COMPLETION PLANNED FOR 11/91. f .lh !!* VAB.0001189547 ENVIRONMENTAL - K. G. Akins Water l* All wastewater discharge parameters were met for the month of September. Samples of stormwater were collected from unpermitted outfalls during a rain event on September 24. Three to four weeks are required for analysis. This information is needed for the permit applications. DuPont Environmental Remediation (DERS) completed sampling of the deep wells. The wells were being checked phthalates that appeared during the last sampling. Results expected in late October. The MDEQ was on site to observe sampling. the for are the Conoco's Subsurface Environmental Assessment Lab (SEAL) attempted to delineate the vinyl chloride plume detected in shallow groundwater south of the New Module. The SEAL unit located the boundaries of the plume but did not pinpoint the source. This will probably be done with further SEAL work. The sewers will be visually inspected during the October shutdown. Waste Waste shipments during the month included: Eighty drums of plasticizer filter cake to Fisher Industrial Service in Gadsden, AL. A bulk load of storm water solids to M&D Industries in Alpine, AL. VAB.0001189548 ENERGY CONSERVATION - J. R. Ganc I. Energy Conservation Data Sept.. 1991 Fiscal Y.T.D. A. Unadjusted EUI B. Adjusted EUI C. BTU/Lb. Product D. Total Energy Consumption MMM BTU II. Boiler Operation < 5.8%> < 4.6%> 2666.0 130.2 < 11.1%> < 10.3%> 2772.9 1624.1 Boiler No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Contmstlon Efficiency % Sept.. 1991 Fiscal Y.T.D. 83.2% 83.2% 82.7% 83.2% 83.3% 82.8% VAB.0001189549 HUIOUy RESOURCE REPORT SEPTEMBER. 1991 Paraon^al - J. E. Beall None. Pgoioti^iif/T^pgferg J. E. Nickerson - Operations Superintendent - Transferred to Chief Process Engineer (replacing Rendell Newton). Steve C. Hillman - Senior Process Engineer - promoted to Operations Superintendent (replacing J. E. Nickerson). Judith A. Frossard - Analyst Payroll - promoted to Production Scheduler (replacing Amy Bagwell). John D. Hull - General Mechanic "A" -- promoted to Maintenance Supervisor (replacing Charles Smith). RETIREMENTS None. None. TO/FROM T.R1VB n ABSENCE None. VAB.0001189550 ABERDEEN PLANT 90 50 80 52 23 1 10 1 20 62 4 7 18 60% 45% 20.5% 20.8% 59% 30% 40% 37.8% 9.3% 0 0 0 8.3% 2.6% 3.0% 0 2.4% 24.0% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 551 r h 8 ** o <M 1r\i Kl O m <0 o (0 o co aL. 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OASIS Progress Closing of the OASIS system in September improved by approximately fifty percent. Statistics Processed Month Y.T.D. Processed Invoices Working Fund Checks Written Cost Savings Through Bid Process Raw Material Purchase Orders Issued MRO/AFE Purchase Orders Issued Spare Parts Purchase Orders Issued 1199 12 $ 255 120 216 167 11544 154 $28845 1117 2202 2098 Packaged Finished Goods Ending Inventory Aug..'91 Compound "A" Grade PLENEX Compound Off-Grade (BC) Compound Off-Grade (H) Millscrap Dry Blend "A" Grade Dry Blend Offgrade Resin Type I Resin Type "BC" Vacuum Dust Total Packaged Warehous e 4,309,548 85,626 365,738 182,848 117,408 537,998 356,699 731,450 100 172.939 6,860,354 Sent.. 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LU LNU*1 CTZ Lera .n:< ..1 *x an ct: LU * VAB.0001189557 II II It II If It 11 1 II 1 II t tl 1 |1 1 II 1 It 1 II 1 II I II 1 11 It II II II It II II II II II II II It II II tl II II It II II II It 11 II II It am II >1 II 11 II tl II II II II 11 II II II M II II II II II II 11 II 11 II II II II It II II tl II It II II II II II II II II II II 11 II II II II II II II II II II II II 11 II II II II II II ABERDEEN CHEMICAL PLANT SHIPPING ANALYSIS SEPTEMBER 1991 -SHIPMENTS BY PRODUCTS- PUBLIC MONTH IPT/ITC EXCH/TOLL PUBLIC YTD IPT/ITC 11:09 AM 11-Oct-91 EXCH/TOLL RESIN-BULK RESIN-PACKAGED 18,533,320 387,178 15,059,000 254,200 0 0 230,867,502 154,164,110 3,648,011 2,596,150 1,777,400 0 FLEXIBLE COMPOUND-BULK FLEXIBLE COMPOUND-PACKAGED 516,660 2,837,347 1,964,950 1,500 0 0 7,177,555 36,404,594 17,082,490 833,970 0 0 NEW BUSINESS 5,771 00 141,346 00 RIGID COMPOUND-BULK RIGID COMPOUND-PACKAGED RIGID COMPOUND-PELLETS 2,699,390 495,886 0 499,300 0 0 0 0 0 36,441,670 4,799,827 38,022 7,393,296 906,801 0 0 0 TOLLING - BULK TOLLING - PACKAGED 0 00 0 00 0 0 1,401,960 0 0 33,600 PLASTICIZER 42,420 581,220 369,200 993,810 3,190,830 4,572,010 11 H II II II tl II II II II II It II 11 II II II II II II II II II II II 11 M II II II II II II II II II II It II II II II II H II II II II H It II II II It II II II II It II II It tl II II H TOTAL -SHIPMENTS BY MODE- BULK: * -------------- RESIN *4FcPrTiFcMfiRdFcRii * FLEXIBLE COMPOUND RIGID COMPOUND PLASTICIZER 25,517,972 18,360,170 === ==== = = = = 369,200 RAILCAR 144 11 12 5 CUSTOMER PICKUP 32 0 0 0 COMMON CARRIER 53 11 28 2 320,512,337 186,167,647 7,784,970 TOTAL 229 22 40 7 11 TOTAL SEPTEMBER 172 32 94 298 *YTD* RESIN FLEXIBLE COMPOUND RIGID COMPOUND PLASTICIZER TOTAL YTD PACKAGED: SJLErPT1 EtrMwBtEnR* RESIN FLEXIBLE COMPOUND RIGID COMPOUND PLASTICIZER 1,850 125 229 33 2,237 CUSTOMER PICKUP 457 0 27 29 4 513 s===sssssas COMMON CARRIER 3 19 22 72 1 17 00 II II II 11 It II II 11 It II II II II 492 60 183 39 774 TOFC AIR/UPS 00 00 00 00 It It II AIR/UPS 1 1 0 0 t t11 2,799 185 439 101 3,524 sasssaasssa TOTAL 23 95 18 0 TOTAL SEPTEMBER 26 108 0 0 2 136 *YTD* RESIN FLEXIBLE COMPOUND RIGID COMPOUND PLASTICIZER 38 176 0 0 292 895 0 0 11 181 0 0 0 300 53 82 4 0 267 1,269 196 3 TOTAL YTD 341 1,255 0 0 139 1.735 II II II II II II II It II H II II II II II 11 It II II tl II II MH II II II It It II It II 1 II II II II M CC: DAB,TLC,AEV,JRF 11 II II II II II II II II 11 u II II II II tl II II II II H II II II II II II II II II II II II II II 11 II tl II II II II II II II II II II II II II It II II 11 II II II 11 II VAB.0001189558 LABORATORY - J. M. Edvards A. Safety There were no safety incidents in the Laboratory during September. B. Customer Contacts Mike Kane, Randell Jackson and Jim Edwards visited Dayton Extruded Plastics to make several presentations to their entire plant on Vista's Quality Management Process and the product we sell them. C. Customer O.C. Problem Reports and CNR's 9/04 Vlcoa. Glassoort. PA The customer complained of a late shipment due to a problem with the carrier. 9/04 Vinyl Building Products The customer complained of inconsis tent RP-20 varying in gloss level, slow fusion and causing streaking. R&D Technical Service developed a new test which may detect future vari ability . 9/06 Vinyl iwi The customer complained that four board pallets were being used instead of the requested three board pallets. 9/06 TextHeather. Toledo. OH A railcar of 5385 resin was routed in error and went to the wrong destina tion. This was the second time in three months that a shipment was de layed to Textileather. 9/12 Textileather. Toledo. OH The customer complained of high brown contamination in a 5385 resin railcar. Jim Edwards visited the Toledo plant to learn how Textileather does their contamination testing and what specifications were needed. LABORATORY - Continued C. Customer O.C. Problem Reports and Cfflfs - Continued 9/15 Central Industries. Evansville. HI The customer complained of "threads" in compound which jammed their equip ment. Samples showed the "threads" to be streamers. 9/15 Central Industries. Evansville. IN The customer complained of being invoiced for 3000 pounds of product but only received 2600 pounds. 9/29 Essex. Marion. IH The customer complained of receiving a truck of 5416 resin two weeks early. D. Product Waivers Customer Product Reason Available Dayton 80273G WHT 110 RP-152 WHT 140 Long Fusion 40 Mesh Thermal RP-159 BGE 347 Color Vycom RP-461 WHT 110 40 Mesh No. 1 H/T 1 H/T 1 Lot 1 H/T E. RVCM Summary RVCH of In-Process Samples The following is a summary of residual VCM results on inprocess samples. None of the reactor daily averages ex ceeded 400 ppm RVCM during the month of September, 1991. Number of Samples Average RVCM, ppm 911 72 Drier 5265 14 0.786 5305 110 0.672 * VAB.0001189560 LABORATORY - Continued E. Rvcnc finwMrv - continued RVCM of Shipment Samples The following is a summary of the residual VCM analysis of shipment samples for the month of September, 1991. Product Number of SamDles Average RVCM. ddid 5225 5265 5305 5325 5385 5395 5415 5465 Debox Pond Dry Blend 0 31 161 6 44 12 80 4 12 4 5 0.053 0.145 0.045 0.139 0.029 0.010 0.002 0.187 0.334 0.009 F. Resin Process Capabilities (based on dryer "regulars") 5265 5305 5385 5395 5415 Bulk Density Inherent Viscosity (vs. 0.64 - 0.67) (vs. 0.715 - 0.744) "L" Color "a" Color "b" Color % on Pan (vs . 2% max.) % thru 140 Mets I.R. (vs. 95% of Control) Hard Particles, (% > 10) Average Particle Size, Microns 0.67 0.63 0.16 -- 3.61 8.33 2.00 1.50 ------1.31 -- -- -- 150 0.92 0.83 -- 0.79 1.93 4.67 2.44 1.00 -- 0.99 -- -- -- 146 1.20 0.33 -- -- 1.43 -- 2.17 1.33 -- 1.65 -- -- 20.5 171 1.39 0.33 -- -- 2.75 ---- 2.33 0.60 -- 0.76 3.15 ------------------ ------- 28.8 154 1.17 0.30 -- -- 2.33 ------------------------- 6.33 0.74 0.02 1.54 3.67 1.78 0.3 172 VAB.0001189561 LABORATORY - Continued Flexible Compound Hardness Color Hard Particles Heat Stability Contamination Dicing Cross Contamination Mischarge METS-IR Totals Adjustments M Lb*31.0 <0.55> 31.0 <0.55> Quality Summary Rejections M Lbs . m ------ 7.7 16.2 1.0 17.4 2.3 1.0 11.6 12.0 69.2 ------_ <0.14> <0.29> <0.02> <0.31> <0.04> <0.02> <0.20> <0.21> <1.22> Torque Rheometry & Color Torque Rheometry 6c 40 Mesh Color Color A 40 Mesh Contamination 40 Mesh Total I. Miscellaneous Rejections M Lbs, iii 14.3 7.0 18.2 6.1 21.2 70.7 <0.43> <0.21> <0.54> <0.18> <0.63> <0.12> <2.11> 1. The lab data entry and report programs are all complete for the Vinyl computer VAX information system. VAB.0001189562 * SAMPLE SHIPMENTS SEPTEMBER 1991 RESIN Ship Date 9/06/91 9/06/91 9/10/91 9/11/91 9/11/91 9/12/91 9/12/91 9/16/91 9/18/91 9/19/91 Product 5305 5385 5465 5305 5325 5395 5416 5225 5415 5225 5385 5415 Amount 50 lbs. 50 lbs. 2250 lbs. 150 lbs. 2250 lbs. 2250 lbs. 2250 lbs. 50 lbs. 100 LBS. 5 lbs. 50 lbs. 50 lbs. Customer Baerlocher USA Vinylex Corporation PROVEEDOR QUIMICO Sliverline Plastic Corp. LaGrange Molded Products Essx group Inc. Gary Chemical IUSA Carlon MARCOTECH COMPOUND Ship Date 9/06/91 9/26/91 9/26/91 9/26/91 DRYBLEND Ship Date 9/09/91 9/26/91 Product 452-147 WHT 380 57121 WTCL 327 58031 WTCL 328 462-20A BLK 462-20B BLK 462-20A BLK 462-20B BLK Product RP-461 WHT 110 RP-34 WHT 141 RP-91 WHT 110 Amount 500 lbs. 500 lbs. 500 lbs. 1000 lbs. 1000 lbs. 100 lbs. 100 lbs. Customer Sunbeam-Northern Co. United Technologies Corp. Deckerville Plastics Inc. John Levardsen Amount 15 lbs. 50 lbs. 50 lbs. Customer Vycom PPG Industries VAB.0001189563 r i.... | j- i- \ 4 NUMBER OF INJURIES 25 20 15 10 5 0 M J S N J'89 M M J S NJ*90M M J S NJ'91M M J S MONTH TOTAL INJURIES --*-- OSHA RECORDABLE I I i> rI 1' ' -f ' VAB.0001189564 # 4 MONTH -------- 12 MONTH AVERAGE MONTHLY an/ma >-ri C i. f. - -L h -; y - H + Ill'll - r t fi H'al'i lir.1 I |i.Ji;vi 4 * VAB.0001189565