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Actual capacity taking into account planned and unplanned shutdowns.

The waste product produced during a chemical process.

A material that can be stretched to at least twice its original length.

Also called electrochlor unit. The chlor-alkali process produces chlorine and caustic soda in set ratios of 1 unit of chlorine per 1.1 unit of caustic. The combination of 1 unit of chlorine and 1.1 unit of caustic soda is referred to as an ECU.

The passing of an electric current through a solution, which then attracts negative ions to the positive terminal (anode) and positive ions to the negative terminal (cathode).

Negatively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom.

Having a negative electric charge.

A pure substance that cannot be broken down chemically into anything simpler.

A chemical reaction that requires heat, drawing it from the surroundings.

The chemical vapor deposition of a substance. Silicon epitaxy is deposited onto silicon wafers used to manufacture semiconductors devices, such as discrete transistors or integrated circuits.

A colorless organic liquid with a sweet, gasoline-like odor. The greatest use – over 99% – of ethylbenzene is to make styrene, another organic liquid used as a building block for many plastics. It is also used as a solvent for coatings and in making rubber and plastic wrap.

A two carbon molecule with a reactive double bond, that is, C=C (C2H4).

Clear colorless liquid with a sweet odor and taste. Principally used as a raw material for PVC production.

Key derivative of ethylene with a variety of end-use applications.

An industrial chemical used in sterilizing medical items, fumigating spices, and manufacturing other chemicals. Pure ethylene oxide is a colorless gas at room temperature and a mobile, colorless liquid below 54 degrees Fahrenheit.

A chemical reaction that liberates heat, transferring it to the surroundings.

Inert fillers added to resins for the purpose of increasing the volume of the resin mix.

A type of processing for plastic in which melted plastic is continuously pushed through holes in a metal plate, or die. Extrusion applications vary from water and gas pipe to thin films like grocery bags.