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 ...

When global procurement teams search for a dependable, scalable source of polymer film and compound materials, one question consistently surfaces: who is China’s leading full-line PVC film & compound ...

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 ...

A newly developed series of flexible PVC injection molding compounds that have been used successfully in automotive window encapsulation reportedly exhibit substantially lower levels of surface gloss, ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that it has issued an exclusive, binding offer to acquire NAKAN, a global compounding solutions business, from Los ...

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 ...

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 ...