To support local medical care, the PVC manufacturer Vinnolit, a Westlake company, donated more than 2500 respiratory protection masks as emergency aid to various institutions in the region.
Continue readingWorld Scale Paste PVC Plant in Burghausen
Vinnolit has successfully commissioned its plant expansion for the production of paste PVC at its Burghausen site using its leading microsuspension technology.
Continue readingVinnolit Taps Westlake Chemical to Distribute Specialty PVC Directly in North America
Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG is pleased to announce that its parent company, Westlake Chemical, manages the commercial side of Vinnolit’s North American specialty PVC business effective January 1, 2020.
Continue readingVinnolit at K 2019: It´s all about sustainability
Customers and business partners from all over the world visited the exhibition booth of Westlake Chemical, which included the PVC manufacturer Vinnolit, at the international plastics fair in Düsseldorf.
Continue readingEU-Project CIRCULAR FLOORING enables environmentally friendly recycling of post-consumer PVC floor coverings
Vinnolit participates in the new EU research project ‘Circular Flooring’, which takes the environmentally friendly recycling of post-consumer PVC floor coverings to a new level.
Continue readingWestlake Chemical Joins the Alliance to End Plastic Waste
In 2018, a joint project between the British Plastics Federation, VinylPlus UK Group and VinylPlus EU was launched. The PVC based project titled “12 months – 12 reasons to use PVC” was created to raise awareness of the diversity of uses of PVC in our everyday lives.
Continue readingWestlake Chemical Closes Purchase of NAKAN PVC Compounding Solutions Business
A Westlake Chemical press release
Continue readingAcquisition of NAKAN by Westlake Chemical
A Westlake Chemical press release
Continue readingVinnolit: 25 years of PVC innovation
VinylPlus® is the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development by the European PVC industry. The VinylPlus programme was developed through open dialogue with stakeholders, including industry, NGOs, regulators, civil society representatives and PVC users.
Continue readingVinnolit invests in people – Masters Award for Robert Hempel
Robert Hempel, chemical technician at the Vinnolit site in Burghausen, has completed his master´s course as qualified foreman for chemistry as the best in his class. Now he has been awarded the “Masters Award of the Bavarian State Government” by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).
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