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Because of its excekent combination of properties, processibkity, and relatively low price compared to other fluoropolymers, PVDF has become the largest volume fluoropolymer after PTFE consumption in the United States has grown from zero in 1960 to about 6200 metric tons in 1991 (186). About 49% of the consumed volume is PVDF modified by copolymerization with 5—12-wt % HFP to enhance flexibkity. In 1992, Hst price for homopolymer powders was 15.32/kg, and for pekets 15.42/kg the reported market price was 14.09—14.22/kg (187). In the United States, almost ak PVDF is suppHed by Ausimont USA, Inc., Elf Atochem North America, Inc., and Solvay Polymers, Inc. Ausimont and Elf Atochem are producers Solvay is an importer of the resin. Smak amounts of resin are imported from Germany by Huls America, Inc, and from Japan by Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. PVDE producers and their trademarks are Hsted in Table 4. 

E. I. DuPont de Nemours Company, Inc. Monsanto Company Dow Chemical Company Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. Solvay Polymers, Inc. 

We gratefully acknowledge the comments and suggestions submitted by the following companies and peer reviewers John Hoffmeister (Lockheed Martin Energy Systems) Mark Eidson (Stone Webster Engineering Corp.) Thomas Janicik (Solvay Polymers, Inc.). 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has been selected to supply a hydrocarbon and nitrogen recovery system for a new polyethylene manufacturing plant in Baytown, TX. The plant will be owned by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company and Solvay Polymers, Inc. The recovery system uses partial condensation in conjunction with Air Products pressure swing adsorption technology to recover hydrocarbons in the polyolefin plants, and recycle nitrogen with a purity of greater than 99%55. 

Fortiflex . [Solvay Polymers] HDPE resins for inj. and btow molding of automotive, cosmetic, household and industrial goods, sheet extrusion and thermoforming, pipes, films. 

Fortilene . [Solvay Polymers] Polypropylene homopolymets and copolymers resins for extrusion, sheet, strapi ng, profiles, inj. molding, ctq>s, closures, thin-wall containers, diqmsable tableware, films, fibers, filaments. 

Ixef . [Solvay Polymers Solvay Cie] Polyarylamide fex shock- and vibration-absorbing parts. 

Sole. [Solvay Polymers S(dvay Cie] PVDF homopolymer nuclear industries, pqter/pulp, metal surface coatings, elecyelectronics, films to building automobile industries, tech, parts. 

MAJOR SUPPLIERS Equistar Chemicals LP, Dow Chemical Co., Chevron Chemical Co., Du Pont Co., Exxon Chemical Co., Eastman Chemical Co., Union Carbide Corp., Mobil Polymers, Montell Polyolefins, Solvay Polymers, Inc., Novacor Chemicals, Inc. 

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