Major expansion under way at Borden's Edmonton resins plant.BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 1996--Borden Chemical, Inc. today announced that it has begun construction of a $14 million (Canadian) expansion of its forest products resins facility at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Scheduled for completion during the third quarter of 1997, the expansion will more than triple the site's capacity to produce formaldehyde formaldehyde (fôrmăl`dəhīd'), HCHO, the simplest aldehyde. It melts at −92°C;, boils at −21°C;, and is soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; at STP, it is a flammable, poisonous, colorless gas with a suffocating , 37% solution basis, to approximately 150 million kilograms (330 million pounds) per year and will also expand urea formaldehyde resin production capacity. "Borden Chemical is committed to providing value to our customers by offering the highest quality resins available anywhere, coupled with outstanding service," said Mike Ducey, Executive Vice President of the company's Bellevue-headquartered North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Forest Products business unit. "We are expanding again to support the continuing growth of our customers both in Alberta and the nearby provinces." The $15 million (Canadian) capital expansion program in 1996 included an emulsified wax plant wax plant: see milkweed. completed last month, and new capacity commissioned in January 1996 for both liquid and spray-dried phenolic resins. "These investments strengthen Borden Chemical's position as the leading resin supplier not only in western Canada
Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , but also in the world," Ducey noted. The Edmonton site has been in operation since 1957. Borden Chemical operates 21 other forest products resins facilities in North America and has plants in 11 countries in Europe, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and the Far East. CONTACT: Borden Chemical, Inc. Dale Plante, 403/447-8458 |
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