675 boul. Alphonse-Deshaies
Bécancour, Québec, G9H 2Y8

Tel. : 819 294-6633
Fax : 819 294-9816

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Finished	Annual Capacity
Chlorine	310 000 metric tonnes
Hydrochloric acid	170 000 metric tonnes
Sodium hydroxide	350 000 metric tonnes

By-products	Annual Capacity
Gaseous hydrogen	9 000 metric tonnes

Raw Materials

Salt

Investment

207 500 000 $

Employees

185

Area

73 hectares

Background

First large company to be established in Bécancour in 1974.

Business Description

Products from the electrolysis of brine are obtained by dissolving salt in water.

Market

Chlorine is used in the purification of potable water and the manufacture of solvents, insecticides, herbicides, PVC, plastics and medicines. Sodium hydroxide is used in the metallurgy, petroleum, paper and paint industries.

Environmental Protection

Olin has distinguished itself many times in the field of environmental protection.

Contact Persons

Pierre Ducharme,
Manufacturing Director - Canadian Operations    lleveille@olin.com

Hélène Bédard, 
Operation Manager
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Claude Giguère, 
Maintenance Manager
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Paul Méthot
Engineering Manager
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Alain Denis
EHS Manager
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Éric Caouette
Human Resources Director
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Lucie Bellerose
Plant controller
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