0 0 0 ▁metric ▁tons ▁( ex ceed ed ▁only ▁by ▁S BR ▁in ▁capacity ▁and ▁production ). ▁Production ▁of ▁poly is op rene ▁was ▁ 6 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁metric ▁tons ▁( Russ ia , ▁ 4 1 5 , 0 0 0 ; ▁Asia , ▁ 7 8 , 0 0 0 ; ▁US , ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ; ▁Europe , ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁A CS ▁Rub ber ▁Division ▁hon ored ▁Hor ne ▁with ▁the ▁Charles ▁Go ody ear ▁Medal . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁Em ory ▁University . ▁ ▁Personal ▁ ▁Hor ne ▁was ▁born ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁in ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁T ampa , ▁Florida . ▁He ▁married ▁Sue ▁Ross ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children . ▁ ▁He ▁showed ▁interest ▁in ▁chem istry ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁five ▁or ▁six ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁played ▁with ▁a ▁chem istry ▁set . ▁Although ▁the ▁experiments ▁sometimes ▁led ▁to ▁un ple asant ▁od ors ▁and ▁other ▁problems , ▁his ▁parents ▁never theless ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁young ▁Hor ne ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁chem istry . ▁ ▁Hor ne ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ,