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PS/ABS − USA

                           *Millions of pounds

PRODUCER PS      ABS 
Aristech, La Porte, Tex. 940      
American Polymers, Oxford, Mass. 70  
American Polystyrene, Torrance, Calif. 30  
BASF, Joliet, Ill. 760  
BASF, South Brunswick, N.J. 175  
Bayer, Addyston, Ohio     450
Chevron, Marietta, Ohio 800  
Dart Polymers, Owensboro, Ky. 70  
Deltech, Troy, Ohio 150  
Diamond Polymers, Akron, Ohio      50
Dow, Allyn's Point, Conn. 160    55
Dow, Hanging Rock, Ohio 200   140
Dow, Joliet, Ill. 280  
Dow, Midland, Mich. 275   195
Dow, Pevely, Mo. 160  
Dow, Sarnia, Ont., Canada 260  
Dow, Torrance, Calif. 235  
Fina, Carville, La. 1,050  
GE Plastics, Bay St. Louis, Miss.     280
GE Plastics, Ottawa, Ill.     475
GE Plastics, Selkirk, N.Y. 100  
GE Plastics, Washington, W.Va.     160
Huntsman, Peru, Ill. 305  
Kama, Hazleton, Pa. 75  
Nova, Beaver Valley, Pa. 375  
Nova, Belpre, Ohio 410  
Nova, Chesapeake, Va. 450  
Nova, Decatur, Ala. 380  
Nova, Joliet, Ill. 255  
Nova, Montreal, Que., Canada 130  
Nova, Painesville, Ohio 70  
Nova, Springfield, Mass. 275  
StyroChem, Fort Worth, Tex. 120  
Total                           7,620  1,805

 

PS

Most capacity for solid crystal and impact resins is flexible.

BASF closed two of its older, small-scale plants: Holyoke, Mass., in 1997 (80 million pounds) and Santa Ana, Calif., in 1998 (75 million pounds). BASF also added 315 million pounds of new capacity by building a plant in Altamira, Mexico, in 1997, and by expanding its Joliet, Ill., site in 1998 from 520 million pounds to 760 million pounds.

Chevron expanded its Marietta, Ohio, facility by 250 million pounds in 1997, bringing the complex's annual capacity to 800 million pounds.

In 1998, Huntsman closed its Willow Springs, Ill., facility, losing 75 million pounds, and the company reduced its capacity at Belpre, Ohio, by 80 million pounds.

In 1999, Nova bought Huntsman's polystyrene business, except for the plant in Peru, Ill.

   Profile last published 5/5/97; this revision, 4/17/00.


ABS

Some production is from swing capacity, which can be used to produce either ABS or polystyrene. Almost all of the ABS produced is for the merchant market.

Last year, Bayer closed its plant in Muscatine, Iowa, removing 160 million pounds from the market, but additional capacity is expected to go into the Addyston, Ohio, plant.

Diamond Polymers' expansion to 50 million pounds was completed last year.

Dow's plant in Torrance, Calif., with a capacity of 40 million pounds, is currently running polystyrene because of market conditions.

In 1998, GE Plastics added 100 million pounds of new capacity to its site in Ottawa, Ill., while cutting capacity by 120 million pounds at Washington, W.Va.

   Profile last published 2/10/97; this revision, 11/1/99.