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Steel Work Starts on FOC Bldg.
The steel structural work on
the new $5,000,000 Fine Organic
Chemicals plant has been started
with the erection of the frame-
work for the three story build-
ing. The entire structure was
prefabricated in the shop of the
Berckshire Bridge and Iron Co.
and will be assembled on the site
around early July.
Project Manager for the FOC
facility is James Whitum of the
Chemical Division Engineering
group. Members of the plant’s
startup team are Bertil Frennson, James Garrigan, Victor
Anderson, Dr. John Surgent,
Eugene Herell, William Yee, and
Norman Broberg.
Club Awards
$500 Scholarship
Phyllis Nole, the daughter of
Alexander Nole, Manager of
Materials Planning in EMIC, received the $500 Univeral Chemical Management Club’s scholar-
ship. A senior at Westfield High
School, she was selected by the
Committee for her scholastic
achievements and involvement in
school and community activities.
A member of the National
Honor Society, she was selected
by the American Field Service to
represent the United States in
their Summer Abroad Program.
Phyllis plans to attend the
School of Nursing at Syracuse
University.
The scholarship committee
consisted of William Broden,
Chairman; James Gatling and
Randolph Porter.
Lacks the explanation for the
success of people who don’t win.
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144 Rubber Ave.
Naugatuck—729-0433
In my last editorial I ventured into
the field of politics. This area is so
vital that a full discussion is called
to be discussed. The current confusion
in Washington and the recent wild leg-
islation session in Hartford are prime
examples of the type of disturbing
political action confronting us Amer-
icans today.
The newspapers all the
criticisms by well known columnists
and editors lamenting the poor action
and leadership of our elected legisla-
tive officials. They ask our officials to
change their ways and to recognize the
real problems of the people, their jobs,
their community problems, their
financial problems, etc. etc.
I say they are hardly redirected. Appealing to elected politicians
hardly ever changes their minds. Their philosophy of life has been
long in developing. They have firm and guided people, and their beliefs
swayed from their convictions. The way to change the political
direction of a legislative body is to change the legislators. Vote out
the ones that are undesirable and vote in those that reflect the
feeling and mood of the electorate.
Although voting occurs only every two years, people’s thoughts
should be on this subject all the time, not just one week before
election. The recent review of how our representatives voted
recently in Hartford should be new to help form an opinion
while the facts are clear.
The makeup of the last two Connecticut Legislatures is another
problem that voters must avoid in the future. We know have in
Hartford an overwhelming Democratic majority. Two years ago
there was an overwhelming Republican majority. This is no way
to run a government, for with such a one-sided majority, we don’t
have a democracy—which is a balance of two or more opinions—
but rather a dictatorship of the majority. The minority party in
the majority. Such a situation can do nothing but breed unrest,
is essential to stable and honest government.
No one can rectify a situation like this except we voters. This
means less emotional voting and more thinking, both inside and
outside the voting machine.
J. A. Cronin
Chemical Pilot Plant
Near Doubles Output
The Chemical Pilot Plant just
about doubled its production in
1974 when it increased its CHO
capacity from 750,000 lbs. to
1,400,000 lbs. for the year. The
increase was achieved more by
innovations in the existing equip-
ment than by any major invest-
ment in the plant along with the
efforts and cooperation of the
people who work in the building.
The market demand by fruit
growers for Omiie, an agricul-
tural microbicide, has been high
even during the present eco-
nomic situation. Sales of the
product have kept Bldg. 100
operating on 3 shifts, seven days
a week, and it has been one of the
bright spots in the plant’s opera-
tions when many other opera-
tions were closed down for short
intervals.
The Chemical Pilot Plant is
the only supplier of CHO and
the increase in capacity was criti-
cal to supply the demands of
Bldg. 100. CHO is one of the
intermediate chemicals used in
the manufacture of Omiie.
The Sales Department is now
trying to find new customers for
CHO to expand the market for
this chemical. Additional orders
made and shipped one order.
Without the effort of the Pilot
Plant group the Omiie sales
would have been affected seri-
ously and more layoffs created
in Chemical Production.
The Pilot Plant crew during
the period was J. Herfield, H.
DeRelsle, C. Owens, J. Cohen
(retired), D. Prino, J. Lykens,
M. Hebert, C. Pereira, A Grella,
J. Poulnier, R. Lefeage, B. Hub-
bell, W. Binkenberger, W. Singleton, C. Black, A. Gifford, G.
Ravenscraft, B. Vaikuskas, W.
Broden, and D. Shantz.
Fuel…
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high price increase in oil imports
the plant’s expenses increased by
roughly one million dollars in
1974, a 74% increase in operat-
ing costs.
Electricity Conserved
Electricity was conserved at a
rate of 23.8% in 1974 compared
to 1973, a savings of 9.5 day’s
supply. But rather than showing
a significant savings in dollars
for power, it cost the plant an
extra $205,000 for a 16% reduc-
tion in electrical consumption.
Program Still in Force
The effects of the two year
program are evident in the sta-
tistics. The Task Force is still
continuing its efforts to control
consumption of fuel oil and
electrical power to hold the line
on manufacturing costs which
cannot be easily recovered by
price increases in the plant’s
products.
Company…
Approximately 200 people
may be affected by the closing.
Eligible employees will receive
termination allowances or pen-
sion benefits in accordance with
the Company’s present Benefits
plan.
The employees will be eligible
for unemployment compensation
and extended insurance benefits
plus allowances for each depend-
ent, and Supplemental Unem-
ployment Benefits (SUB) from
the company.
The employees will also be
covered by the Company’s Hos-
pital, Surgical and Medical Bene-
fits, the Drug Group Life
Insurance for a minimum period
of three months.
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Lawnmowers
Dangerous
The buzzing of lawnmowers
is a familiar sound at this time
of year. It’s also a sound of dan-
ger.
Almost 60,000 Americans are
seriously injured each year by
power mowers, either from dis-
chargepwith whirling blades
or from objects flying out of the
discharge chutes.
It’s a good practice to wear
your safety glasses and shoes
when mowing the lawn.
The Reclaim plant dates back
to 1892. It is known as the
“Mother Plant” of the Company
and is the oldest part of the
present plant.
The United States Rubber
Company (Uniroyal) purchased
the Naugatuck Chemical unit in
1911 and the Regenerating Com-
pany in 1912. The two made
up the Naugatuck Chemical
plant until the Synthetic plant
was constructed in 1924 to
produce the synthetic rubber.
The Synthetic plant closed in
March 1974 after incurring
severe losses for several years.
Business: the admirable quality
in us that is seldom-described in
others.
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Vol. 10, 1975 CHEM-TEXTS Page 3
Division 1,000,000 Hit Again CHEM-PROD JOTTINGS
Closes by 7 BUILDING CREW
3 Plants
Final plans have been made
to close three Chemical Division
plants: the Paracril® nitrite
plant at Naugatuck; the Paracril® nitrite rubber plant in
Baton Rouge, La.; and the
Marvinne® polyvinyl chloride
plant in Painesville, Ohio.
The Division closed the Synthetic rubber plant at the Naugatuck location in November,
1974.
500 Employees Affected
The closings will affect over
500 employees at the three
plants. Eligible personnel will
receive pension benefits or termination allowances based on
their years of service with the
company.
Reclaim Plant
The Reclaim plant dates back
to 1892 and is one of the oldest
units at the Naugatuck location.
For the past five years it has
operated under severe economic
conditions and even after intensive efforts on the part of the
union and management were
made to operate it competitively, it became necessary to
close it.
Painesville Closing
The large capital expenditures necessary to remain in the
polyvinyl chloride resin business
at Painesville, Ohio were the
main reasons for the division to close
the PVC operations at Painesville. The plans do not affect the
James Cronin, Factory Manager, left, and Joseph Rezsutek,
President of URW Local 215 stand in front of one of the Safety
Performance panels at the entrance to the plant.
For the third time in a two
and half year period the goal
of 1,000,000 man-hours without
a Lost Time Accident has been
achieved.
As part of the plant’s 1975
Safety Executive Award program
all employees received a new
uncirculated bicentennial half
dollar. Besides this award, plant
personnel receive a silver dollar
award each month for their
“group achievement” performance in safety.
At the time Chem-Texts went
to press, employees were well
on the way to 2,000,000 manhours without a disabling accident.
Improved Safety Record
Reduces Accidents Costs
Paracril nitrite rubber operations.
The third plant to be closed
was the Paracril nitrite rubber
plant in Baton Rouge, La. About
110 employees will be affected
by the closing. Eligible personnel will receive pension benefits
and termination allowances according to
the company’s benefits program.
The decision will not affect
the division’s Kralastic® ABS
resin plant in Scotts Bluff, La.
In 1974 accidents to employees cost the plant $238,359
for hospital and medical costs
and compensation. The cost does
not include the overtime wages
paid for added manpower because of an accident.
The Safety department estimates that the average direct
cost of a Lost-Time accident is
$15,000 and the total indirect
costs can be as high as $50,000
to $75,000 per accident.
This will be my last article for Chem-Texts as
Chemical Production Superintendent.
I want to take this opportunity to thank all the
people with whom I’ve had the pleasure to work
during these last twelve years.
During this period I’ve worked directly with great
crews in the Laboratory, Pilot Plant and Chemical
Production. I’ve seen the plant make great strides in
improved safety, quality consciousness and productivity. We are now undergoing more dramatic changes,
all for the best, to improve the health of the Naugatuck Chemical location.
Much hard work remains before us and I’ll miss
not working with all of you in the future.
Thanks again.
Armand Ronna,
Joe Buccaglia
Chittenden
Insurance Agency, Inc.
Insurance—Mutual Funds—Real Estate
180 Church Street
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Tel. 729-5299
Frederick D. Zunino Nathan M. Pierpont, Jr.
Hearing
Tests
Underway
Over 200 employees have now
received hearing tests under the
Safety department’s hearing conservation program. The goal of
the department is to give every
employee wage and salary, a
test to determine the status of
their hearing.
The tests are being given
daily at the Synthetic plant by
Ann McAllister R.N. the plant
nurse and James Loman of the
Safety department. Both have
received special training in administering this quality test for
this type of work.
The results of the test are
discussed with each person and
if any kind of defect in hearing
is noted the person is advised
of it.
Employees are requested to
keep their appointments for the
tests or else notify the plant
nurse or the safety department.
James Loman, a certified hearing conservationist, gives a hearing test to Daniel Kogut in the special booth at the Synthetic
plant.
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Four Retire Recently U.S….
Martha Kardwicz, right, retired from R&D after 46 years. From left are Walter Budd, Josephine Walonis, and Marterial Karwicz.
George Aspell, third left, cuts cake on his retirement from R&D. Observing at left is Francis Sord, Aspell, and Richard Tweedie.
Thomas Lee, right, is congratulated by Joseph Bucceaglia, Superintendent of Chemical Production, on his retirement after 33 years service.
Julius Cohen, left, retired after 44 years service. Congratulating him are Daniel Shantz, Conference, a meeting where people talk about what they should already be doing.
94 Honored…
Advanced to the 35 Year Group: Dr. McCleary presents 35 year pins to Catherine Sullivan and George O’Brien.
E. Semaskiwch, W. Schlesinger, H. Smith, F. Theibe, L. Thompson, F. Tigderio, K. Urbsalis, H. Vogt, H. Ventlow, and R. Volz.
30 Years Service: E. Anderson, L. Baker, M. Bank, P. Beasley, L. Olson, N. Patrick, J. Rabbit, K.J. Roccile, M. N. P. Silvo, J. Speck, and G. Stone.
35 Years Service: N. Benson, F. Clark, M. Coburn, K. Edenfield, and J. Hadfield.
Al-Anon Helps the Families of Alcoholics
If you are concerned about someone in your family with a drinking problem, the Al-Anon program can help you.
Al-Anon is an established resource for the families of alcoholics. It provides information and help for those who may or may not the alcoholic seeks help or even recognizes his her drinking problem.
Al-Anon is an outgrowth of Alcoholics Anonymous, with the same basic 12-step structure of AA and is a separate organization. The only requirement for Al-Anon membership is that the person either is being affected by someone else’s drinking problem or alcoholism.
Alcoholism directly affects the individual who is its victim, but it is in every sense a family and social disease. The magnitude of the problem may be seen in family and industrial costs, health care, crime and delinquency, and countless other human problems.
Al-Anon offers a constructive approach to this family and social illness. It assists in the recovery of those persons already damaged, and helps prevent some of the tragedies that occur as a result of the destructive impact on the lives of those involved when someone else’s drinking problem.
Al-Anon publishes over 60 pamphlets on alcoholism and makes families should treat this problem, a monthly publication, and a cartoon booklet.
Further information on Al-Anon may be obtained by contacting: Connecticut Al-Anon, Public Information, P.O. Box 338, New Haven, Conn. 06504. Tel: 787-0115.
Family Picnic Appointments
Announced
John Turner has been named Assistant General Foreman for the Materials Department.
Arnold Nori has been named second Shift Production Foreman for 80 Bldg. Raystar operations.
In New York on Friday August 29 to see the N.Y. Yankees play the Kansas City Royals. The final summer picnic will be held on Thursday, September 4 at Lake Quassapaug.
SAFETY IS MY RESPONSIBILITY
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