Plastics Step-Up.

The article offers information on the expansion plans of Monsanto Chemical Co. in the plastic industry. It is stated that the company will install a major styrene plant at Texas City, Texas, along with the 50,000-ton styrene monomer plant of the company. Monsanto is purchasing the monomer plant from the War Assets Administration for 9,500,000 dollars. It is stated that with this expansion, the company will be producing polystyrene plastic at the rate of 80,000,000 pound a year in 1947.