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NEWS graphic Joan Pedersen

THE DOW Chemical plant west
of the Second Narrows Bridge
exports three basic chemical
products to world markets,
mainly to the Pacific Rim.

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e CanadianOxy: LoThis: chemical
producer. was originally. estab-

lished on the North Shore indus-
trial. waterfront in 1957 when it
was called Hooker Chemical Co. -
The chemical plant is now. call-.
ed CanadianOxy, a_ division of
Canadian Occidental Petroleum
Ltd. Bee _
When Hooker. was: first built,
the chemical plant had. a capacity

PAULTE-BULK [3 whontiiovtoie teraav coo)
FAST TURNAROUND (22) times since and today it can han.

dle 505 tpd of chloralkali and
muriactic acid. ;

PROVIDING VANCOUVER WITH FULL 2 ee eet ae

MULTI-BULK HANDLING FACILITIES caustic soda, hydrogen gas and
sodium chloride products such as
® LIQUIDS

brine, salt slurry and bulk salt.
@ CONCENTRATES

DRY BULK ~ 7 “ee .
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© CONTAINERS -

SULPHUR chemical company decided that if
« GENERAL CARGO

it wanted to compete interna-

POTASH , tionally, it had to set up a termi-

nal on Canada’s West Coast.

PHOSPHATE ROCK F as Dow Chemicals Canada Inc.

subsequently leased a chunk. of

land immediately west of the Se-

cond Narrows Bridge. .
Today, Dow exports three

EASY ACCESS FOR DEEP-SEA VESSELS, RAIL, q chemical products — caustic soda,

ethylene’ glycol and = ethylene.

TRUCKS, & BARGES. ; : A dichloride — to world markets,

mainly the Pacific Rim. Its North
Vancouver terminal only exports

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