Polyvinyl chloride news

All news on Polyvinyl chloride (also known as Lacovyl, PVC, 聚氯乙烯, and vinyl chloride polymer): plants, production capacities, investments and involved companies.

3 August 2026

LANXESS launches Disflamoll Advance platform and Disflamoll Advance OT

Platform delivers plasticizing flame retardants with TPP below 0.1%, strong flame- and smoke-control, reduced antimony use and up to 40% lower carbon footprint.
31 July 2026

Clariant Q2 2026: margins improve and Amsterdam court dismisses Shell ethylene claim

Q2 comparable sales roughly flat; EBITDA margin up 80bp; performance-savings target raised to CHF100m; Amsterdam court dismissed Shell and Stichting Ethylene Claims suits.
19 June 2026

Baerlocher establishes Baerlocher Germany GmbH & Co. KG

Operational activities move into a standalone German entity to separate holding functions and focus on European PVC stabilisers and specialty additives.
16 June 2026

Westlake acquires Wilhelmshaven PVC and VCM plant

Completed acquisition of Wilhelmshaven PVC/VCM site with 380,000 t/yr PVC capacity on Germany’s North Sea coast and a deep‑water dock for raw‑material supply.
28 May 2026

FDA approves Clariant's Licocare RBW for rigid PVC food‑contact use

FDA clears rice-bran wax additives for rigid PVC: all grades approved for direct food contact up to 0.5% and for food-processing equipment up to 1%; renewable, biodegradable; EFSA/Japan authorized.
7 May 2026

TA’ZIZ Secures $2B Financing for UAE’s First World-Scale Methanol Plant

Oversubscribed financing via 11-bank syndicate with conventional and Islamic facilities, priced to benchmarks. EPC awarded; construction under way for 2028, boosting domestic chemicals value chain.

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