HOUSTON -- Westlake Chemical Corp. plans to expand its vinyl pipe offerings and capacity by acquiring Cie. de Saint-Gobain's pipe and foundation group in the United States. The business to be acquired is part of Saint-Gobain's CertainTeed Corp. subsidiary.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Mid Atlantic Vinyl Products has opened a second vinyl fencing and railing extrusion operation to extend its geographic reach. Mid Atlantic early this year started up a vinyl extrusion facility in Plant City, Fla.
GUANGZHOU, CHINA — Aiming to diversify its product offerings, Chinese pipe and fittings maker Jiangsu Huasheng Plastic Co. Ltd. is spending 205 million Chinese yuan ($33 million) on a significant expansion of capacity at its headquarters in Changzhou.
BANGALORE, INDIA -- Large global pipe maker Aliaxis SA has bought a majority stake in one of India's largest plastic pipe and fittings makers, Ashirvad Pipes Pvt. Ltd., expanding its business in the fast-growing Indian market.
LAS VEGAS — Dow Building Solutions, a unit of Dow Chemical Corp., has created a “test community” of 12 houses in Midland, Mich., designed to capture comparative data on high-performance, energy-efficient homes.
MEXICO CITY -- Mexichem SAB de CV, which bought Dutch plastic pipe maker Wavin NV for about $704 million last year, has named a new managing director of the Zwolle, the Netherlands-based company, Maarten Roef, aged 48.
WASHINGTON -- Hatfield, Pa.-based injection molder Rodon Group LLC has joined the Window & Door Manufacturers Association.
WINCHESTER, VA. -- Four communities in New Jersey and New York that were hit by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 plan to rebuild coastal boardwalks using wood-alternative decking and railing from Trex Co.
LAS VEGAS — DaVinci Roofscapes is promoting a new line of polymer roofing tiles designed to offer material savings and safety features without sacrificing style.
LONDON -- More than 1 million post-consumer PVC window frames are being recycled in the United Kingdom every year through Recovinyl, the PVC industry's recycling scheme.
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