DU PONT CANADA INCG 0F WHITBYý an enicmgýuse Olytnpts ýge d,,a- with between six months and two years service. 1Du. Pont, since 1983, cutback by. 700 employees, closed a plant and sold another and opened the new peroxidié) toimnprove the company's worldwi de position. Maitland plant (hydrogen Some of that orange and blue fen- cing that may be seen while viewing the Wiinter Olympies Jin Calgary" cornes from the Du Pont Canada' Inc.plantinWhitby. "It- was a very nice, one-shot deal," says JimCrocker, manager of Vexar plastiecnetting at the planit. ." It's Witby's contribution, " says Wilf Rostek, foreman of the Vexar department.:, -Du Pont shipped out 25 iflometres of* blue diamond'mesh, that some viewers may havýe noticed in the crossýcountryskicompetitionareas. Another 15 kilometres of orange diamond mesh is for crowd control. Crocker says the fencmng ig made of hlgh, density polyethylene, înanufactured in Whitby with the raw matelrial from Du Pont's Sarnlia plant. "'We're the only Canadian manufacturers of plastic fencing," says Crocker. The contract was made in Sep- tember and Du Pont prepared-the special alpine bl.ue color wanted by organizers of the Olympics. "It's the first timùe we've done blue to a serious degree," says Crocker. The international safety orange colorwas notnew.* The four-foot high Du Pont fen- cing is heavier, more durable than other fencing, so waà well-suited for. crowd control. The fencéing.used on the downhill, ski siopes, by contrast, is Italian, madean dllghter. Du Pont usually selîs fencing to retailers, so the Olympies represen- ted a unique opportunity. " "Du Pont does not have that many consumer products, " says Crocker. "So in this case, it's a littie dif-, ferent." The Whitby plant also produces Dartek nylon film and Sclairfilm polyolefin film. The latter is used mostly to package solid and liquid foods and paper items, such as the milk pouch sold in food stores. Work continues at the Whitby plant's nylon departmient to add another uine to increase capacity. About $4 million was spent in' 1986 to upgrade process equipment, instal A GIANT, 35-foot long leg promotes nylons after World War II in the Los Angeles area. Perched high, above the crowd, actress Marie Wilson examines the huge replica of her own leg. 1988 marks the 5th anniversary of. Du Pont's discovery of nylon. Nylon was used entfrely for military uses such as parachutes during the war. computer facilities.and expand of- fice and laboratory space. The Whitby plant began operations in 1959, employing 80 people, in a 40,000-sq. ft; ,facility. Today, the plant is $215 ,000 sq. ft. in. Èizeafter several expansions. Vexar plastic production began in 1960, Dactek nylon film in 1972. - Recently, Du Pont Canada's total workforce of 4,3Wreceived 1"special recognition award" money for the. effort they put into helping the com- panythrough changes made since 1983. About $5 million was given to emý- ployees -$1,000 for those.with two years service, $500 for. employees Saes in 1987 were $1.25 billion. E.I-du Pont de Nemours & Co m- pany of Delaware, U.S., holds 75 per cent of the 32 miillionW.co mmo n shares of Du Pont'Canada Ine..Theé othereightmilhion shaesar0NWfed by institutional and iindividual.in- vestors, almostallinCanada.ý 5Othyear for Teflon SThe year 19M marks the 5Oth an- niversary of the beginningof the materlals revolution which started with, Du Pont's discovery of "Teflon" fluoropolymers and nylon in 193, setting the stage for the wide, variety ofmaril that have changedthewaywelive... * The name "nylon" had no' signlficance when it was selected: It is not derived from anything, nor do the letters n-y-i-o-n 'stand for anything. * Nylon is composed of four elements*: Carbon,. hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. Initially, it was made from coal, water and air. Today, it is manufactured from petroleumfeedstocks. é It took il years and $27 million of research, tarting in 1927, to develop nylon. e Weight-f or-weight, nylon filament yarn is stronger than steel wire. e The first nylon product was bristies on a Dr. West toothbrush, followed by fishing lime and surgical sutures. * The first nylon stockings were sold to Du Pont employees in Delaware in 1939 for $1.15 per pair. e In wartime Tulsa, 60 girls were asked what they missed most; 20 said men and 40said nylons. e One of the wartime uses of nylon, in addition to parachutes, was for 350-foot glider tow ropes, the equivalent ini nylon of 1,000 pairs of stockings. e Imagine asking a sales clerk for a pair of "ipolyhexamethyleneadipaxnides". That's the official che mical name for nylon.' e Wash-and-wear clothing started inl950wU«h Dacron"polyestbe. * "Teflon"is listedin the Guin. ness Book, of World Records as the world's slipperiest materlal. RtE friction coefficient is equivalent tc weticerubbingagain twetice. *"Keviar" aramid libre, developed in,1972, isfive timëe stronger *than steel, on an equa] weight ba sis. As body armor, it haE saved an estimated.500 law officeri fromnserious injury of death.. 0 "Kevlar" has been used in thE roof of the Olympie Stadium in Mon, treal; '"Teflonlhas been usein thE roof of the Silverdome in Pontiac Mich., and the Metrodome in Min neapolis. ,@ Offshore Sydney, Ausètralia nylon mesh nets measuring 5W0 fe long and2ofeet deep keep shaks ou of apubliecswimmingarea. .* Critical componients of the Jar vik-7 artificial-heart aremade o plastic. eThe average automobile con tains more than 500 pounds plastics andnylon.- * When "Stars and Stripes" -wo.] the Americèa's Cup in February, 198 its, sails were made of nylon anw "Mylar" polyester film reinforcei with "Kevlar". * More than 50 per cent of the mil] sold i Canada today Is packaged 1 plastic pourches. eA 4¾"11disc of specially-treatei "Mylar" polyester film can store'a] ofa 25-volume encyclopedia, * Du Pont Canada, mc. hai pioneered a type of polyethylen which has become the world stan dard. 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Vakil 666-1644 Service t'O extend.to workplace Having just established in brand new office in the Wagne building off Green St., Mary An Goldhawk now has beguri plan to extend ber chiropractie business into the workplace. }Ier "Teaching Backschool" e area industries adopts a banda-o approach to preventing înjurý Programs involving photos an an obstacle course will show, fc example, the proper way to. lil objects. Also proposed' is a videotape package from ber clini for use by new eniployees at company. Goldbawk bas been in praétic 10 years and ber new office* wi part of a plan to. expand bs office as well as locate in.,ti downtown core wbere bher. clinic would be more accessible to thi elderly. .The new dlinie, at whicb she now joined by chiropracter -Lou Garfunkel, also bas.. a cbildren area w}icb makes young clieni Who require treatment morei ease , Whitby CLIP & SAVEý FO-R EASY REF-ERENCE,