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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1975
Page
5
FMC in Front Royal drives the shift from hemlock to rayon used in non woven products like disposable diapers. The article details viscose rayon production from cellulose, including steaming, caustic soda treatment, xanthate formation, spinning, and finishing steps.
The Front Royal FMC rayon plant boasts a long running record with no strikes or shutdowns. Union leader Charles Leadman and plant manager Albert Ruff credit cooperative, stable labor relations, mutual respect, and arbitration for ongoing operation and fair pay.
The document lists FMC production and facility metrics: 1,850 to 2,270 employees, 22 million dollars payroll in 1974, 900 thousand dollars in medical premiums, 270 thousand dollars taxes to Front Royal and Warren County, 250 million pounds of rayon and polyester produced annually, river water use and circulation figures, cooling and treatment water, steam output, coal and oil usage, electricity capacity and purchases, refrigeration capacity, air handling, and daily inbound and outbound traffic.
The Front Royal odor problem stems from FMCs rayon operations with carbon disulfide and hydrogen sulfide. Plant Manager Ruff and Wheeler discuss causes, ongoing degasifying work, and a path toward scrubbing emissions while noting regulatory timelines and substantial pollution-control spending.
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