HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today announced that it will expand capacities for the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) at ...

LG Chem will start producing high value-added polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from next year. The company plans to reduce general-purpose products whose competitiveness has declined due to low-priced ...

The flames and deadly black smoke that billowed high over a small town on the Ohio and Pennsylvania border Monday were an acute reminder of a type of commonly used plastic with a particularly ...

After months of wrangling, Axiall has accepted a sweetened all-cash $3.8 billion takeover offer from rival Westlake Chemical that will create the second-largest PVC producer in North America. The deal ...

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) has completed its acquisition of the PVC compound business of Welset Plast Extrusions Private Limited in India. Plans now call for construction a new facility to ...

SEOUL, Sept 7 (Reuters) - LG Chem Ltd <051910.KS> said on Friday it has built a poly vinyl chloride (PVC) plant in China with an investment of $300 million, allowing the country's No.1 chemicals maker ...

A paper available through Nature.com describes a newly developed recycling technique for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic scrap. The paper’s four authors say the technique can be used to chemically ...

All questions and answers are based on the 2017 NEC. Q. What uses are permitted for PVC conduit by the NEC? A. Some common uses for Type PVC (polyvinyl chloride) conduit are as follows: Concealed — ...