Houston-based Westlake Corp. is launching a new product in the United States — molecularly oriented PVC (PVCO) pipe — and will manufacture it at a new 190,000-square-foot plant in Wichita Falls, Texas ...

In the plastics industry, twin screws are at the very heart of the extrusion process that transforms raw materials into rigid PVC pipe or profile. These highly engineered components are integral to ...

Polyvinyl chloride pipes have become the backbone of modern plumbing, drainage, and irrigation systems worldwide. Understanding the intricate manufacturing process behind these ubiquitous construction ...

Italy’s Bausano announced today the launch of its next generation twin- and single-screw extrusion lines for PVC and polyolefin (PO) pipes. The twin-screw MD and single-screw E-GO lines enable the ...

High output with optimal energy performance is one of the goals every plastics processor desires to achieve in production. battenfeld-cincinnati supplies the machinery solutions for this purpose, for ...

SCHAFFHAUSEN, SWITZERLAND (Dec. 1, 12:15 p.m. ET) — Swiss industrial firm Georg Fischer AG has bought PVC pipe maker Harvel Plastics Inc. in a deal valued at about $50 million. Fischer will pay ...