Nippon Soda

Company and country are as follows Monsanto, United States (MO) Nippon Soda Co., Inc., Japan (NS) Occidental Chemical, United States (OC) Velsicol, United States (V). 

Jptt Kokai Tokkyo Koho 8,175,408 (fune 22,1981), (to Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.). 

Sodium peroxide is a powerful irritant to skin, eyes, and mucous membranes (2) protective clothing should be worn when handling. This product has been assigned UN No. 1504 and should be transported ia accordance with international transport regulations pertaining to Class 5.1, oxidi2ing substances. It is manufactured by Metaux Speciaux (France), Nippon Soda (Japan), and Tosoh Corp. (Japan). Trade names that have been used for this product are Solo2one and Flocool 180. 

Production and Economic Aspects. The 1995 world production of organic titanates is estimated to be 8000—9000 metric tons, some of which is for captive use. Principal producers in the United States are Du Pont, Kenrich Petrochemicals, and Akzo Nobel in the United Kingdom, Tioxide U.K. in Japan, Nippon Soda, Matsumoto Trading, and Mitsubishi Gas Chemicals and in India, Synthochem. 

Economic Aspects. The Aqualon Co. is the only U.S. manufacturer. It is also produced in Japan by Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. Worldwide consumption in 1987 was estimated at 2300 metric tons. 

Economic Aspects. U.S. production statistics for the period 1980 to 1988 are given ia Table 4 (220). Exports amount to ca 20% of annual United States production, and imports amount to almost 10% of domestic production. The main foreign producers are Japan, South Africa, and Canada. South Korea, Brazil, and The People s RepubHc of China are minor producers. Japan s Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. is the world s third largest producer. Two other Japanese producers are Toyo Soda Co., Ltd., and Nankai Chemical Industry, Ltd. 

Hydrogen cyanide tetramer (Z-) 2,3-dianaino-2-butenedinitdle [1187-42-4] (15), an a2acyanocarbon, is produced by Nippon Soda in pilot-plant quantities for development as a chemical intermediate (66,67). On oxidation it forms 2,3-diiminobutanedinitrile [28321-79-7] (16) (68). These two, in turn, combine to give pyra2ine—tetracarbonitnle [33420-37-0] (69). 

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