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Financing arranged for ammonium perchlorate plant (Forwarded)

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From: Peter E. Yee
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1989 20:50
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Sarah Keegan
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                     March 28, 1989


RELEASE:  89-40

FINANCING ARRANGED FOR AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE PLANT


     Western Electrochemical Company, Cedar City, Utah, has 
finalized arrangements for private financing through Security 
Pacific Bank Washington, Seattle, for construction of an ammonium 
perchlorate (AP) production plant to be located in Cedar City.

     Western Electrochemical Company is a subsidiary of Pacific 
Engineering and Production Company (PEPCON) and an AP 
subcontractor to Morton Thiokol Inc., manufacturer of the Space 
Shuttle solid rocket motor.  Construction of the Cedar City plant 
is underway and production is expected to begin in the summer of 
1989.  Western Electrochemical plans to repay the privately 
financed capital investment in the new plant within 7 years.

     AP is an oxidizing chemical used in virtually all solid 
propellant rocket motors, including the Space Shuttle's solid 
rocket motor.  NASA and the Department of Defense have agreed to 
combined purchases of 20 million pounds a year of AP for 7 years 
from Western Electrochemical Company.
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From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
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Subject: Financing arranged for ammonium perchlorate plant (Forwarded)
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Date: 28 Mar 89 20:50:19 GMT
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