PVC
Increased interest in recycled PVC has led compounding firm Benvic to double capacity for that material at a plant in France.
North American PVC resin prices have increased since July 1, in part because of weather-related production outages.
Company has been serving construction, manufacturing and utilities markets with PVC cores, tubes, pipes since 1978.
The latest round of funding goes to projects related to material recovery, pioneering battery technology and a unique manufacturing process for flooring.
The expansion will help parent company Azek boost recycled content of decking and other building materials.
Several railcars containing plastics feedstock vinyl chloride monomer have been drained and the material burned off after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Houston-based Westlake Royal Building Products USA Inc. has acquired the trimboard business from its partner Palram Americas.
North American polystyrene and PVC prices continue to fall, DuPont reports on one successful and one failed M&A deal, and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation notes that government action is needed to achieve ambitious voluntary plastic pollution reduction goals.
Vinyl industry official says environmental group "aims for sensationalism over accuracy, and grossly oversimplifies complex technical issues."
Dick Mason has been with the Houston-based PVC firm for 34 years and now serves as adviser to the president.
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