Westlake to restart PVC plant in 2005.Westlake Chemical Corp., Houston, will begin a phased start-up next year of its vinyl chloride vinyl chloride or chloroethylene Colourless, flammable, toxic gas (H2C=CHCl), belonging to the family of organic compounds of halogens. It is produced in very large quantities and used principally to make PVC, as well as in other syntheses and in monomer monomer (mŏn`əmər): see polymer. monomer Molecule of any of a class of mostly organic compounds that can react with other molecules of the same or other compounds to form very large molecules (polymers). and PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. resin resin, any of a class of amorphous solids or semisolids. Resins are found in nature and are chiefly of vegetable origin. They are typically light yellow to dark brown in color; tasteless; odorless or faintly aromatic; translucent or transparent; brittle, fracturing plants in Geismar, La. Each plant has a nameplate capacity of 600 million lb/yr. They were acquired from Borden Chemical in December 2002. The PVC plant has two 300-million-lb trains; just one will be started up initially, and the other to follow when market conditions are right. The first train's output will serve the merchant market as well as internal demand from three pipe plants acquired in July from Bristolpipe Corp. |
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