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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 some 22 plants throughout the US as well as another three in Brazil, Canada, and Chile. (OxyChem owns 50% of the Brazilian plant.)
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5005 LBJ Fwy.
Dallas, TX 75244-6119
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Chairman, Chief Executive Officer:
Spencer Abraham
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Chairman, Chief Executive Officer:
Walter Weisman
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Owner:
Rosemary Tomich
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