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Storage. Butadiene, chief ingredient of synthetic rubber, is stored in nine tanks at the Institute plant operated by the United States Rubber Company at Institute, West Virginia. These tanks will hold butadiene for three days operations, the equivalent of more than 180,000 passenger car tires
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Credit lineStorage. Butadiene, chief ingredient of synthetic rubber, is stored in nine tanks at the Institute plant operated by the United States Rubber Company at Institute, West Virginia. These tanks will hold. 1935-01-01. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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