HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today announced that it will expand capacities for the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) at ...

SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition today urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to protect people, wildlife and the environment from toxic and ...

A report from a coalition of U.S. environmental advocacy groups has warned of the health risks of PVC plastic and urged public officials against using the material in community drinking water pipes.

A paper available through Nature.com describes a newly developed recycling technique for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic scrap. The paper’s four authors say the technique can be used to chemically ...

The flames and deadly black smoke that billowed high over a small town on the Ohio and Pennsylvania border Monday were an acute reminder of a type of commonly used plastic with a particularly ...

After months of wrangling, Axiall has accepted a sweetened all-cash $3.8 billion takeover offer from rival Westlake Chemical that will create the second-largest PVC producer in North America. The deal ...

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) has completed its acquisition of the PVC compound business of Welset Plast Extrusions Private Limited in India. Plans now call for construction a new facility to ...