DuPont plant in Mississippi resumes operations.DuPont, Wilmington, DE, has announced that its titanium titanium (tītā`nēəm, tĭ–) [from Titan], metallic chemical element; symbol Ti; at. no. 22; at. wt. 47.88; m.p. 1,675°C;; b.p. 3,260°C;; sp. gr. 4.54 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4. dioxide (Ti[O.sub.2]) manufacturing plant in DeLisle, MS, has resumed operations following a "force majeure [French, A superior or irresistible power.] An event that is a result of the elements of nature, as opposed to one caused by human behavior. The term force majeure " event. The plant had been closed for just under five months due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . The
storm severely damaged the plant's electrical and electronic
system, and infrastructure, such as railroad railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more. tracks, had to be rebuilt.
However, major structural damage to the facility did not occur. DuPont
plans to lift the force majeure declaration once the plant's
production is deemed fully stable and reliable.
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion