ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, ðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈɑːfɪs ʌv wˈɔːɹ pɹədˈʌkʃən, kəntɹˈæktᵻd wɪð nˈæʃənəl kˈɑːɹbaɪd, kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɐ kˈælsiəm kˈɑːɹbaɪd slˈæʃ ɐsˈɛɾəlˌiːn ɡˈæs plˈænt.
In 1941, the U.S. Office of War Production, contracted with National Carbide, constructed a calcium carbide/acetylene gas plant.