We would like to inform you of our New Year’s holiday schedule : December 29 (Fri.) – January 5 (Fri.) For delivery in Japan: Please note that orders received after 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 21 will be shipped on or after Tuesday, January 9, 2024. To avoid late delivery, we recommend placing your orders…
This year, the company achieved the Silver level of verification, meeting 88% of the criteria of the +Vantage Vinyl initiative. Westlake Corporation received +Vantage Vinyl Verification for the fifth year in a row. The +Vantage Vinyl Silver verification demonstrates Westlake’s continued commitment to sustainability. What is +Vantage Vinyl Verification? “The Vinyl Sustainability Council created +Vantage Vinyl™…
Each year, the United Nations (UN) recognizes World Food Safety Day on June 7. The goal of World Food Safety Day is to “draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks.” Westlake provides the building blocks for many products that go into food packaging. In particular, Westlake polyethylene is used…
PVC degradation is the result of dehydrochlorination reaction in which hydrogen chloride (HCl) is split off. Without PVC stabilizers, free HCl generation accelerates the dehydrochlorination process, resulting in a chain reaction called the Zipper reaction. HCl and conjugated double bond (a single bond between two or more double bonds) are formed, resulting in PVC with…
Press Release Westlake Chemical Joins Global Alliance to End Plastic Waste HOUSTON, March 22, 2019 – Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK), today announced the company has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), an organization launched in January 2019 to advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, especially in the ocean. “Westlake…
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products are all around us. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a thermoplastic resin known for its ability to soften when heated. As the most versatile polymer in the polyolefin family, PVC can be processed into a wide variety of products through extrusion, calendering, injection molding, blow molding and so on. Thanks to the…