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Economy good for bulk terminals, chemical plants

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um Ltd.: The Canadian Oxy plant
has been a fixture on the North
Vanceuver waterfront since 1957,
and since then new technology has
been added, particulalry during
plant expansions in 1967, 1972,
1974 and modernization in 1983.

In North Vancouver, Canadian
Oxy produces chlorine, caustic
soda and muriatic acid using the
Chlor-Alkali Process, which uses
three raw materials: salt, water
and electrical energy.

The company’s principal inter-
ests are oil, gas and chemicals and
the company also markets sulphur
and explores for minerals.

Canadian Oxy has three chlor-
alkali plants, and the North Van-
couver plant produces 405 tonnes
of chlorine and 450 tonnes of
caustic soda daily.

The North Vancouver plant
currently employs 172 people.
Over the past five years, the
$160-million North Vancouver
plant paid over $4 million in
municipal taxes.

*Dow Chemical Canada Inc.:
Dow Chemical's West Coast
distribution centre is located in
North Vancouver near the Second
Narrows Bridge.

It was built in 1980 and current-
ly employs five Dow employees

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You may not know that Seaspan International
and Vancouver Shipyards have been family for over
thirty years. Combine the resources of a modern,
experienced tug and barge company with those of
a long-established, highly qualified shipyard and

you have strength on your side.

For well over half a century, Seaspan has
been towing along the Pacific coast. in that period
of time, the company hes contributed in an
essential way to the growth of British Columbia's

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and up to 20
longshoremen.

The plant handles caustic soda,
ethylene dichloride and ethylene
glycol. Caustic soda is used in the
pulp and paper industry and 95
per cent of it is shipped to Alber-
ta.

Since the facility was opened,
terminal employees have handled
more than 75,000 railroad tank
cars and loaded over 1,000 ships
and barges without a serious inju-
ry or harmful spill.

The plant is also a transfer
point for Dow chemicals bound
for world markets.

Last year Dow's North Van-
couver plant unloaded 10,000
tailears and loaded 76 ships. 121
barges and 500 trucks.

© Albright & Wilson Americas:
The plant employs approximately
60 people and produces an
average of 69,000 tonnes of sodi-
um chlorate annually.

The product is shipped to pulp
Mills and used in the production
of dioxin-free pulp bleaching
agent, chlorine dioxide.

The company has plans to ex-
pand its plant capacity to 92,000
tonnes by the second quarter of
1991.

specially-trained

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of the province.

to pleasure craft.

of industries buoyant.

Vancouver Shipyards

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principal industries and to the expanding economy
Vancouver Shipyards has been in business

even longer, designing, constructing, repairing and

maintaining every type of vessel from cargo ships

Seaspan International and Vancouver Ship-
yards are in business together to keep a multitude

We'd like to put you in that picture.

" NEWS photo Cindy Goodman
ALLIED SHIPYARDS is quiet in the evening but bustles during the day. The siipyard is one of two North
Vancouver shipyards involved with a national consortium hoping to win a major federal government naval
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Vancouver Shipyards Co Lia

50 Pemberton Ave., North vancouver, B.C V7P QR?
Telephone (604)988-6361 Yelex 04-352740
Cable VANSHIP Tefecomier (604) 984-1843

Seaspen international Ltd

10 Pemberton Ave , North Vancouver, 8C V7P ORF
Telephone (604)988-311! Telex 04-352532
Cable SEASPAN Telecopier 1604) 688-4611

1225 Welch St., N. Van.
986-0069 986-3318