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Vinnolit Expands Gendorf Chlorine/VCM Capacity

18.10.2017 - German PVC producer Vinnolit has announced plans to expand capacities for chlorine and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) at its site in Gendorf. The company, which has been part of the...

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Axiall Rejects $1.4 Billion Westlake Offer

03.02.2016 - North America’s largest producer of vinyl building products Axiall, based at Atlanta, Georgia, USA, has rejected a $1.4 billion bid from rival US vinyls producer Westlake...

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European Plastics Market Struggles with Supply Shortage

08.06.2015 - Until recently, most chemical players outside the petrochemicals segment may have taken scant notice of the vast upheaval sweeping the upstream petrochemical and plastics...

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German Plastics Output Declines in 2014

13.05.2015 - German plastics production volumes declined by 2.5% to 19.4 million t in 2014, the national section of PlasticsEurope said in its annual report. At the same time, sales revenue...

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Ineos Still Bullish on Shale Gas

17.01.2015 - As the UK government's push to repeat the US shale gas boom on its own soil moved up a notch in late 2014 with the sale of exploration licenses, Ineos revealed plans to expand...

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Westlake Closes Purchase of PVC Maker Vinnolit

01.08.2014 - US-based Westlake Chemical has completed its acquisition of German PVC producer Vinnolit from private equity investor Advent International, making it by its own calculation world's...

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German PVC Producer Vestolit May Be Up for Grabs Again

18.07.2014 - It appears that Marl, Germany-based PVC producer Vestolit may be up for grabs again. Private equity investor Strategic Value Partners (SVP) Global is said to be looking to sell the...

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Westlake to Acquire German PVC Producer Vinnolit

29.05.2014 - Private equity investor Advent International has agreed to sell German PVC producer Vinnolit to Houston, Texas-based US petrochemical producer Westlake for €490 million ($668...