CONDEA Vista Increases Detergent Alkylate Prices.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1999-- CONDEA Vista Company has announced a $0.03 (three cents) per pound price increase on all grades of detergent alkylate alkylate to treat with an alkylating agent. (linear alkyl alkyl /al·kyl/ (al´k'l) the monovalent radical formed when an aliphatic hydrocarbon loses one hydrogen atom. al·kyl n. benzene benzene (bĕn`zēn, bĕnzēn`), colorless, flammable, toxic liquid with a pleasant aromatic odor. It boils at 80.1°C; and solidifies at 5.5°C;. Benzene is a hydrocarbon, with formula C6H6. ) effective Jan. 1, 2000. The increase reflects the continued tight supply of normal paraffin paraffin, white, more-or-less translucent, odorless, tasteless, waxy solid. It melts between 47°C; and 65°C; and is insoluble in water but soluble in ether, benzene, and certain esters. feedstocks. In addition, the extraordinary high cost of crude oil has dramatically increased the cost of feedstocks not only for LAB but also for alternative surfactants. CONDEA Vista Company, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of RWE-DEA of Germany, is a producer of commodity and specialty chemicals including linear alkyl benzene, fatty alcohols, alcohol ethoxylates, aluminas and solvents. Sold throughout the world, these products are used to manufacture household detergents, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textiles and synthetic gems as well as other consumer products. Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, CONDEA is the chemical division of RWE-DEA, a leading European refiner and marketer of petroleum products, as well as a producer of oil, natural gas and basic petrochemicals. |
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