| Business Summary | | General
Chemical
Group
Inc.
is
a
producer
of
soda
ash
and
calcium
chloride
in
North
America.
The
Company's
soda
ash
is
used
in
the
manufacture
of
glass,
sodium,
chemicals
(such
as
baking
soda),
detergents,
paper,
textiles,
food
and
many
other
familiar
consumer
products.
The
Company's
calcium
chloride
is
used
primarily
by
highway
and
road
maintenance
organizations
for
dust
control
and
roadbed
stabilization
during
the
summer
and
for
de-icing
roads
and
sidewalks
during
the
winter.
Given
the
global
nature
of
the
soda
ash
industry
and
major
soda
ash
consumers,
the
Company
competes
with
both
international
and
North
American
soda
ash
producers. | More
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| Financial Summary | | GCG
is
a
producer
of
soda
ash
and
calcium
chloride
in
North
America
with
manufacturing
facilities
in
the
United
States
and
Canada.
Through
General
Chemical
Partners,
the
Company
produces
natural
soda
ash
by
refining
mined
trona
deposits
at
its
plant
in
Green
River,
Wyoming.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/01,
revenues
fell
1%
to
$144.7
million.
Net
loss
totalled
$9.2
million,
up
from
$1
million.
Results
reflect
lower
soda
ash
prices
and
increased
energy
costs. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Paul Montrone, 59 Chairman | -- | John Kehoe, Jr., 67 Pres,
CEO, Director | $312K | Paul Meister, 48 Vice
Chairman | -- | Robert Gagalis, 47 CFO,
VP | -- | DeLyle Bloomquist, 42 COO,
VP | 373K | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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Compensation,
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