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September 9, 2011
Manufacturing sites in Italy previously operated by Vinyls Italia for the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) could in future be devoted to...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/New-Bids-Submitted-for-Vinyls-Italia-Sites-at-Porto-Marghera-and-Porto-Torres_37503.html September 1, 2011
Industrie Generali (IG; Sammarate, Italy), a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compound producer and plastics distributor, has acquired Vinyls Italia’s PVC production facilities at...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Industrie-Generali-Acquires-Vinyls-Italia-Operations-at-Ravenna_37312.html August 31, 2011
BorsodChem (Kazincbarcika, Hungary) says it has decided to close the company's money-losing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) processing business, Ablakprofil, with the loss of 82 jobs...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/BorsodChem-to-Shut-down-PVC-Processing-Business_37294.html August 4, 2011
Ineos Technologies has been selected by Qingdao Haijng Chemical (Group) to provide its process technologies for the production of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and suspension polyvinyl...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Ineos-to-Provide-Technology-for-VCM-and-PVC-Complex-in-China_36649.html July 27, 2011
The European Commission has cleared a proposed acquisition of the suspension polyvinyl chloride (S-PVC) business of the Tessenderlo Group by Ineos. The commission concluded that the...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Europe-Clears-Ineoss-Acquisition-of-Tessenderlo-PVC-Business_36451.html July 26, 2011
BASF has announced plans to double capacity for its innovative, phthalate-free plasticizer, Hexamol Dinch. The company will build a second production line at its Ludwigshafen complex...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/BASF-to-Double-Capacity-for-Phthalate-free-Plasticizer-Hexamoll-Dinch_36417.html June 23, 2011
Westlake Chemical says its subsidiary North American Pipe Corporation has shut down its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe facility at Springfield, KY in an effort to reduce costs and...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Westlake-Closes-North-American-Pipe-PVC-Plant-at-Springfield-KY_35703.html June 2, 2011
Braskem’s chlor-alkali unit at its Maceio facility at Alagoas, Brazil will remain shut following a chlorine leak and subsequent pipeline rupture on May 21 and May 23...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Braskem-Chlor-Alkali-Unit-Remains-Offline-Following-Accident_35244.html June 1, 2011
The Ministry of Economic Development (Rome) was the venue last Friday of the latest meeting to discuss the increasingly bleak outlook for Vinyls Italia (Porto Marghera), a manufacturer...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Vinyls-Italia-Is-Likely-to-Be-Carved-up_35211.html May 5, 2011
Georgia Gulf reported first quarter net income of $12.1 million (35 cts/share), compared to a net loss of $19 million in the year-ago quarter. Operating income was $36.6 million...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Higher-Sales-and-Selling-Prices-Push-Georgia-Gulf-Into-the-Black_34598.html May 3, 2011
Westlake Chemical reported first-quarter net income of $83.5 million ($1.25/share), nearly five times higher than the year-ago quarter, on sales of $867.3 million, which were driven by...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Westlakes-Income-Boosted-by-Strong-Olefins-and-Chlor-Alkali-Sales_34527.html April 27, 2011
EPA has proposed tighter regulations for air toxics emissions from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plants, a court-ordered proposal resulting from a lawsuit brought by the Sierra Club which...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/EPA-Proposes-Tighter-Toxic-Emission-Rules-for-PVC-Plants_34412.html April 18, 2011
Doubts over the future of Vinyls Italia (Porto Marghera), the stricken manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), grew last weekend with an announcement...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Gita-Fails-to-Secure-Funding-for-Vinyls-Italia-Acquisition_34216.html April 14, 2011
Georgia Gulf has declared force majeure on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) due to reduced ethylene supply and reduced operating rates for chlorine at its production facility at Plaquemine...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Operational-Issues-Force-Georgia-Gulf-to-Declare-Force-Majeure-on-PVC_34151.html April 8, 2011
This Week on CW: Solvay is acquiring Rhodia for $4.8 billion, ending months of speculation over what the Belgian company will do with its pile of cash. At GPCA Plastics Forum in Dubai...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Chemical-Industry-Weekly-News-Round-Up-April-8_34036.html April 8, 2011
Braskem says it has begun construction of a new polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant at Marechal Deodoro in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. The plant will involve an investment of R$1 billion...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Braskem-Invests-$633-Million-to-Build-PVC-Plant-in-Brazil_34012.html March 17, 2011
Shin-Etsu Chemical says it is unable to predict when its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) complex at Kashima, Japan will resume operations due to damage to infrastructure and utilities caused...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Shin-Etsu-and-Tosoh-Assess-Earthquake-Damage-to-Production-Sites_33501.html March 9, 2011
The sale of Vinyls Italia, the troubled manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), has still to be concluded, despite hopes expressed late last year by...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/ENI-Signs-Preliminary-Agreement-with-Gita-for-Syndial-Assets_33307.html February 22, 2011
Westlake Chemical reported fourth-quarter net income of $84.1 million ($1.26/share), nearly 7 times higher than the year-ago period, and beating analysts’ estimates of 74...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Westlakes-Earnings-Soar-on-Improved-Olefins-Margins-and-Stronger-Vinyl-Sales_32964.html January 14, 2011
Vinyls Italia will likely restart production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer in March if investment fund Gita (Zurich), as expected, completes the acquisition of...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/polyvinyl_chloride/Vinyls-Italia-Could-Resume-Production-in-March_32144.html |
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