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Energy-efficient windows blamed for melting vinyl siding
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 10, 12:05 p.m. ET) -- Melting vinyl siding is getting its share of media attention in Charlotte. The culprit, according to the experts: energy-efficient low-E windows. This issue is not limited to vinyl siding -- there have also been reports of reflected sunlight damage to wood, paint, roofing and other plastics such as decking, window lineal and trim. March 10, 2010
Trex forms partnership with Dri-Deck Enterprises
WINCHESTER, VA. (March 10, 11:55 a.m. ET) -- Composite fence, deck and railing extruder Trex Co. is expanding into the deck drainage market through a partnership with Dri-Deck Enterprises LLC of Lonetree, Colo. March 10, 2010
Australia green building rules revised in favor of PVC
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (March 3, 5:50 a.m. ET) -- The body encouraging development of more environmentally friendly buildings in Australia has revised its previously negative view on PVC materials. The Sydney-based Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) said its new system for rating the plastic should be in force by April following a review that ended in February. and considered advances made by the PVC sector. March 3, 2010
Expectations for remodeling stumble in Q4
ORLANDO, FLA. (March 2, 1:35 p.m. ET) — The U.S. economy has everyone talking about strategies for how to conduct business, and exhibitors at the 2010 Fencetech show in Orlando were no exception, especially as housing starts have been particularly disappointing. March 2, 2010
Peilert to take over for Veka CEO Stucky
ORLANDO, FLA. (March 2, 1:20 p.m. ET)  — Vinyl extruder Veka Inc.’s president and CEO is retiring. Walter Stucky will be replaced by Joe Peilert. Stucky stepped down as president March 1. March 2, 2010
Fact, not fad: Marketing proves 'green' sells
ORLANDO, FLA. (March 2, 1:15 p.m. ET) — The fad of 'green' building is quickly becoming just the natural way to build, according to experts at Fencetech, held Feb. 17-19 in Orlando. By 2013 it will be a $140 billion market, split evenly between residential and non-residential. March 2, 2010
Solutia adding Etimex EVA to its photovoltaic line-up
ST. LOUIS (March 1, 2:25 p.m. ET) -- Solutia Inc. has agreed to buy German specialty polymer materials company Etimex Solar GmbH, which is controlled by private equity group Alpha Gruppe. Etimex Solar is a supplier of ethylene vinyl acetate encapsulants to the solar photovoltaics market. March 1, 2010
AERT starts operations at plastics recycling site in Okla.
SPRINGDALE, ARK. (Feb. 26, 11:15 a.m. ET) -- A new plastics recycling facility near Watts, Okla., is starting operations, Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. said. The AERT site received final approval from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to start production, and an initial run took place Feb. 25. February 26, 2010
Westlake reports higher profit, lower sales, in 2009
HOUSTON (Feb. 23, 11:30 a.m. ET) -- Polyethylene and PVC producer Westlake Chemical Corp. swung from a 2008 loss to a full-year profit in 2009, even as the firm’s sales fell. February 23, 2010
JM Eagle alleges kickback scheme in PVC pipe whistle-blower suit
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 19, 12:25 p.m. ET) -- JM Eagle is fighting back against a whistle-blower lawsuit that alleges the company knowingly made substandard PVC water and sewer pipe. In a Feb. 18 news conference, JM Eagle’s lawyers said none of the governmental bodies that have joined the suit had complained about leaking pipe. The lawyers also released a sworn statement from a pipe buyer who said the whistle-blower, John Hendrix, offered him a kickback deal. February 19, 2010
Firm says temporary plastic walls save landfill space
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 18, 12:45 p.m. ET) -- As a longtime carpenter and contractor, Douglas Spear is bothered by the mess caused by the removal of temporary walls made of drywall mounted on metal studs. He estimates that every 12-foot-high-by-70-foot-long temporary wall that is demolished sends about 1 ton of debris to the landfill. But now he has a recyclable alternative made from thermoformed plastic. February 18, 2010
PVC pipe extruder JM Eagle hit with whistleblower lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Updated Feb. 12, 3:25 p.m. ET) -- JM Eagle has been hit with a whistleblower lawsuit, joined by four states and 43 California cities and water districts, charging that under the direction of President Walter Wang, the company knowingly made substandard PVC water and sewer pipe to increase its profit. JM Eagle denied the charges. Spokesman Marcus Galindo said the company’s pipe “meets or exceeds all standards,” including for tensile strength. February 11, 2010
Tax credit boosts window sector
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 9, 1 p.m. ET)  — Unlike other building industry segments that still face a great deal of uncertainty about what 2010 will bring, many window makers are looking forward to a second straight year of increased sales or improved market share. February 9, 2010
Alternative-decking makers ready to grow
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 9, 12:55 pm. ET)  — Usually, companies try to out-top each other. But in the fiercely competitive alternative-decking market, companies that make wood-plastic composites, cellular PVC and decking from other materials are now trying to out-cap each other. February 9, 2010
Green trend builds quickly in construction
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 9, 12:45 p.m. ET)  — While no one at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas was certain how much, or even whether, sales will rebound in 2010, nearly everyone was clear on the direction that suppliers to the building and construction industry are heading. Everyone is going green. February 9, 2010

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