CLEVELAND—New technologies and growth opportunities are showing the value of PVC compounds. "It's important to reinforce what PVC and all plastics are doing," Larry Shaw, Geon Performance Solutions ...

Cleveland — PVC compounders are hoping for a rebound in building and construction while looking to educate more people about the benefits of their material. "Higher interest rates have raised housing ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today completed the previously announced acquisition of NAKAN™, a global compounding solutions business. NAKAN’s products are used ...

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Tokyo) plans to acquire a polyvinyl chloride compound plant in Bellevue, OH from A. Schulman, Inc. (Akron, OH) in a move to expand the presence of its North American ...

Westlake, Ohio — PVC compounder Geon Performance Solutions is adding capacity in Dyersburg, Tenn. The Westlake-based company announced July 12 that it is adding a wire and cable flexible line in ...

Hospitals are beginning drives to replace polyvinyl chloride in intravenous tubing and film bags. It's not clear, however, that the technology is immediately ready to step up to the plate with ...