BP.BP announced that its engineering polymers business is expanding its sulfone sulfone /sul·fone/ (sul´fon) 1. the radical SO2. 2. a compound containing two hydrocarbon radicals attached to the —SO2— group, especially dapsone and its derivatives, which are potent antibacterials effective polymers plant in Marietta Marietta (mârēĕt`ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 44,129), seat of Cobb co., NW Ga.; inc. 1834. The principal manufactures of this suburb of Atlanta are related to aircraft production. At the foot of Kennesaw Mt. , OH and its sulfone monomer monomer (mŏn`əmər): see polymer. monomer Molecule of any of a class of mostly organic compounds that can react with other molecules of the same or other compounds to form very large molecules (polymers). plant in Augusta, GA. Construction is already underway at both locations and the additional capacity is planned to be online in the fourth quarter of 2001. The Marietta and Augusta plants are part of BP's engineering polymers business that will be transferred to Solvay in a deal announced in December 2000. |
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