Occidental Chemical Corporation

5005 LBJ Fwy.
Dallas, TX 75244-6119 (Map)
Phone: 972-404-3800
Fax: 972-404-3669
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The chemicals business of Occidental Petroleum, Occidental Chemical (OxyChem) manufactures basic chemicals, vinyls, and performance chemicals. The company is the top US maker of chlorine and caustic soda (used in bleach, plastics, and pulp and paper) and the top producer of potassium hydroxide, or caustic potash (used in fertilizers). Through subsidiary OxyVinyls it's the leading North American maker of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), which is used to make PVC resins. The company operates about 20 plants throughout in the US as well as another three in Brazil, Canada, and Chile. (OxyChem owns 50% of the Brazilian plant.)

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Company Type Subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum
Fiscal Year-End December
Sales (mil.) £422.9
Employees 2,500
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President B. Chuck Anderson
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