Betting on a recovery in the vinyl industry, Shintech, the US arm of Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical, plans to spend $3.4 billion ...
A coalition of environmental organizations warned in a report Wednesday of potential health risks in replacing lead pipes with polyvinyl chloride (PVC). PVC, a low-cost plastic, is commonly used as an ...
A Japanese plastics manufacturer will expand its facilities in Louisiana and hire more employees to staff its plant in Iberville Parish. Shintech, the world’s largest producer of polyvinyl chloride an ...