Once completed, Winchester expects to have the most modern centerfire ammunition production facility in North America.ĭuring 2015, no single customer accounted for more than 8% of sales. During the first half of 2016, the final rifle ammunition production equipment relocation will be completed, and it is expected that the annual cost savings for the project could reach $40 million.
The annual savings from the Oxford relocation project reached $35 million in 2015. During 2015, all of Winchester’s commercial centerfire pistol and rifle ammunition were manufactured in Oxford, MS. During 2014, the centerfire rifle manufacturing equipment was in the process of being relocated, and by December 1, 2014, all commercial centerfire rifle ammunition was manufactured in Oxford, MS. In October 2011, we opened the new centerfire pistol and rifle production facility in Oxford, MS and, during 2013, we completed the relocation of the centerfire pistol manufacturing equipment. On November 3, 2010, we announced that we had made the decision to relocate the Winchester centerfire pistol and rifle ammunition manufacturing operations from East Alton, IL to Oxford, MS. These manufacturing facilities also consume chlorine, which generates caustic soda production and sales. This business’s unique technology allows us to utilize both hydrochloric acid and chlorinated hydrocarbon byproducts (RCl), produced by our other production processes, as raw materials in an integrated system. Solvent products are sold into end uses such as surface preparation, dry cleaning, pharmaceuticals and regeneration of refining catalysts. Intermediate products are used as feedstocks in the production of fluoropolymers, fluorocarbon refrigerants and blowing agents, silicones, cellulosics and agricultural chemicals. Chlorinated organics participates in both the solvent segment, as well as the intermediate segment of the global chlorocarbon industry with a focus on sustainable applications and in applications where we can benefit from our cost advantages.
Our Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls segment also includes the acquired chlorinated organics business which is the largest global producer of chlorinated organic products that include chloromethanes (methyl chloride, methylene chloride, chloroform and carbon tetrachloride) and chloroethenes (perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene, and vinylidene chloride). See our discussion of our segment disclosures contained in Item 7-“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” The Winchester segment produces and sells sporting ammunition, reloading components, small caliber military ammunition and components, and industrial cartridges, which represent 12% of fourth quarter 2015 sales.
SMBC RARIFY A TUBE OF AIR FULL
The Epoxy segment produces and sells a full range of epoxy materials, including allyl chloride, epichlorohydrin, liquid epoxy resins and downstream products such as converted epoxy resins and additives, which represent 34% of fourth quarter 2015 sales. The Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls segment manufactures and sells chlorine and caustic soda, ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomer, methyl chloride, methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene and vinylidene chloride, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, bleach products and potassium hydroxide, which represent 54% of fourth quarter 2015 sales. We are a manufacturer concentrated in three business segments: Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls, Epoxy and Winchester.
0 kommentar(er)
