PPG Declares Force Majeure for Products at Lake Charles, La., Chemicals Complex.PITTSBURGH -- As a result of Hurricane Rita, PPG Industries' Lake Charles chemicals complex is temporarily not operating and PPG today declared a force majeure condition for all of its products manufactured at, and businesses located at, the facility. The products affected by this force majeure condition include liquid caustic soda, chlorine, Pels dry caustic soda beads, vinyl chloride, ethylene dichloride di·chlo·ride n. A chemical compound containing two chlorine atoms bound to another element or radical. Also called bichloride. Noun 1. , ethyl chloride, perchloroethylene per·chlor·o·eth·yl·ene n. Abbr. PCE A colorless, nonflammable organic solvent, Cl2C:CCl2, used in dry-cleaning solutions and as an industrial solvent. , trichloroethylene trichloroethylene /tri·chlo·ro·eth·y·lene/ (-eth´i-len) a clear, mobile liquid used as an industrial solvent; formerly used as an inhalant anesthetic. tri·chlo·ro·eth·yl·ene n. , 111 trichloroethane tri·chlo·ro·eth·ane n. Either of two colorless, nonflammable, isomeric compounds, C2H3Cl3, having a sweet odor, used as solvents for adhesives, pesticides, and lubricants, and in industrial cleaning solutions. , VersaTRANS chlorinated chlorinated /chlo·ri·nat·ed/ (klor´i-nat?ed) treated or charged with chlorine. chlorinated charged with chlorine. chlorinated acids some, e.g. solvents and hydrogen. The force majeure condition also affects all silica products and liquid sodium silicate produced at the facility. At present, PPG is assessing the condition of the facility, its ability to obtain needed operational services and materials such as power and water, and the status of third-party logistics providers that have been affected by Hurricane Rita. As a result, the potential duration of this force majeure condition and its impact are unknown. PPG sales and customer service representatives will be contacting customers to keep them informed of the status of this situation, and to discuss the impact of this situation on PPG's ability to meet customers' future product requirements. Pels and VersaTRANS are trademarks of PPG Industries. |
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