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RWE-DEA's DECISION to divest its Condea chemicals subsidiary provides an unprecedented chance to secure a leading position in surfactants and detergent intermediates, says Colin A. Houston & Associates (CAHA), a Pound Ridge, N.Y.-- based consultancy. CAHA rates Condea as number-two in the production of linear alkylbenzene and detergent alcohols. In addition, Condea is the largest producer of normal paraffins and a major supplier of normal olefins.