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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