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ALTIVIA Expands Phosgene Derivatives Starts Production of Bulk Chloroacetyl Chloride

(Houston)--ALTIVIA announced the completion of facilities at its La Porte, TX manufacturing site to produce Chloroacetyl Chloride. The investment increases ALTIVIA’s capabilities in continuous phosgenation to make chloroformates and acid chlorides. Chloroacetyl Chloride, an important industrial building block in the production of pharmaceuticals and agro chemicals, is now available in bulk from the La Porte facility.

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Tim A. Duhe Joins ALTIVIA as Commercial Director

We are pleased to announce that Tim A. Duhe has joined ALTIVIA as Commercial Director of its Aromatics business. Tim, most recently, was Sulfur Products Sales Manager for Chemours/DuPont. He joined DuPont in 1981 and has held a number of key positions including Global Business Manager for Industrial Polymers, Global Asset Business Manager for Elastomers and Global Purchasing Manager for DuPont’s Nylon business.

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ALTIVIA Petrochemicals, LLC Completes Acquisition of Haverhill Chemicals Phenol-Acetone-AMS-BPA Facilities in Ohio

(Houston)--ALTIVIA Petrochemicals today completed the acquisition of the Haverhill Chemical assets, which produce Phenol, Acetone, Alpha-Methylstyrene (AMS) and BisPhenol-A (BPA). Located on the banks of the Ohio River in Haverhill, Ohio, the assets were formerly operated by Sunoco. ALTIVIA has been preparing the facilities for start up over the past several weeks and the plant will resume operations immediately. Product shipments are expected to begin on November 16.

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ALTIVIA PETROCHEMICALS, LLC ACQUIRES HAVERHILL CHEMICALS PHENOL-ACETONE-AMS-BPA FACILITIES IN OHIO

(Houston)--ALTIVIA Petrochemicals today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of Haverhill Chemicals' assets for their Phenol, Acetone, Alpha-Methylstyrene (AMS) and BisPhenol-A (BPA) businesses. The facilities are located on the banks of the Ohio River in Haverhill, Ohio, formerly operated by Sunoco. Haverhill Chemicals filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on September 19. Closing of this transaction, which is subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court, is expected in October.

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ALTIVIA ACQUIRES AXIALL’S SPECIALTY PHOSGENE DERIVATIVES BUSINESS

(Houston)--ALTIVIA today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Specialty Phosgene Derivatives business’ assets from Axiall Corporation (NYSE: AXLL). The transaction includes Axiall’s chemical production facilities located in La Porte, Texas. As part of the acquisition, ALTIVIA will hire the 120 employees who operate the facility.

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