Botlek

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The Botlek originally was the name of a stretch of the

Major waterway regulation works were carried out in the Netherlands in the 19th and 20th centuries to improve water management and stop the delta from silting up; the Botlek was dammed off at its southern end (connecting Rozenburg and Welplaat) and remodelled into one of the largest of the Rotterdam seaports (see also Europoort).

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  Shin Etsu (vinyl chloride monomer production plant)
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  Air Products (factory for producing industrial gases and chemicals)
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  Storage tanks from Esso refinery

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