25.01.2018
- Mexichem has acquired Sylvin Technologies, a niche PVC compounds manufacturer, for $39 million on a debt-free and cash-free valuation basis. Located in Lancaster County in the US...
17.11.2017
- Inovyn, the vinyls producer now wholly owned by Ineos, has decided to invest in a new cellroom at Cologne, Germany to produce chlorine and caustic soda. Chlorine output will be...
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...
21.07.2017
- Solvay has agreed to sell its 50% stake in Brazilian PVC compounder Dacarto Benvic to its joint venture partners for an undisclosed sum. The partner companies are Dupre...
12.07.2017
- Swiss composites materials company Gurit has been granted a global license for Armacell’s ArmaFORM PET foam core technology. The technology enables the manufacturing of extruded...
02.03.2017
- Kem One, a former subsidiary of French chemicals group Arkema, is to form a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) joint venture with Chemplast Sanmar, boosting its footprint in the fast-growing...
15.12.2016
- Solvay is exiting its Asian PVC activities after agreeing to sell its controlling 58.77% stake in Thai subsidiary Vinythai to Japan’s Asahi Glass. The Tokyo-headquartered group is...
01.12.2016
- Mexican petrochemicals and plastics producer Mexichem has acquired Vinyl Compounds Holdings (VCHL), a Derbyshire, UK-based manufacturer of technical PVC compounds. The British...
