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…
DetailsPVC 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…
DetailsPress 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…
DetailsPolyvinyl 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…
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