Westlake Chemical buys Bristolpipe.A sign of further consolidation of the PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. pipe business in the hands of PVC resin suppliers, Westlake Chemical Corp., Houston, has purchased the independent pipe maker Bristolpipe Corp. of Elkhart, Ind. Westlake makes PVC and PE resins, as well as PVC pipe, windows, and fencing. Bristolpipe has around 200 employees and three plants in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Georgia that produce PVC DWV (Dielectric Withstanding Voltage) The amount of voltage that an insulator (dielectric) can handle without conducting electricity. , sewer, and underground water pipe, as well as telecommunications cable ducting duct·ing n. 1. A duct or system of ducts. 2. Material for making ducts. . |
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