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12-05-2008, 09:43 AM
PAO Comes into Tight Focus
By Lisa Tocci
ExxonMobil Chemical yesterday said it expects to resume production of polyalphaolefin at its Beaumont, Texas, plant by the end of this year, welcome news for blenders of premium lubricants. The 82,000 metric ton per year plant, representing more than a third of North American PAO capacity, was shut down as Hurricane Ike approached on Sept. 13 and then was waterlogged when the nearby Neches River flooded its banks MORE.
http://www.imakenews.com/lng/e_article001239508.cfm
By Lisa Tocci
ExxonMobil Chemical yesterday said it expects to resume production of polyalphaolefin at its Beaumont, Texas, plant by the end of this year, welcome news for blenders of premium lubricants. The 82,000 metric ton per year plant, representing more than a third of North American PAO capacity, was shut down as Hurricane Ike approached on Sept. 13 and then was waterlogged when the nearby Neches River flooded its banks MORE.
http://www.imakenews.com/lng/e_article001239508.cfm