Ethylene dichloride, a toxic chemical that's a probable human carcinogen, is an important feedstock for Westlake's production of vinyl chloride monomer, a key chemical used to make PVC plastic.

It’s not always the dump. Return Polymers takes in millions of pounds of recyclable polyvinyl chloride, PVC or vinyl every year. Return Polymers is the largest vertically integrated PVC recycling ...

Volatility and anti-American resentment are already hurting the niche vinyl industry, but a little-known law could help it survive.

Five cars containing vinyl chloride monomer derailed, “four of them close together” and “in the midst of several pools of fire” after the derailment.

Five cars containing vinyl chloride monomer derailed, “four of them close together” and “in the midst of several pools of fire” after the derailment.

As for OxyVinyls, it manufactures chemicals such as vinyl chloride monomer, or VCM, which is “extremely volatile, a hazardous chemical,” Amadi said. Five cars containing vinyl chloride monomer ...

Five cars containing vinyl chloride monomer derailed, “four of them close together” and “in the midst of several pools of fire” after the derailment.

Norfolk Southern wants two other companies to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 train derailment.

Norfolk Southern recommended the vent-and-burn operation to release the vinyl chloride based partly on information about the chemical that OxyVinyls had published beforehand suggesting a chemical ...