Calvert City

Wacker Starts up New Reactor, Increasing Production Capacity for Dispersions in USA
Oct 22, 2015
Wacker Chemie AG has officially started up a new reactor for vinyl acetate-ethylene co-polymer (VAE) dispersions at its Calvert City site in Kentucky, USA. By expanding its capacities, WACKER is meeting global demand for its dispersions and ...

Tags: Wacker, dispersible polymer powders, VAE
Third-Quarter of 2014 Turnover Climbed to $1,253.2 Million at Westlake Chemical
Nov 17, 2014
Driven by sales from Vinnolit, which it acquired in July 2014 and higher sales prices, revenue at Westlake Chemical surged 24.8% year-on-year in the third quarter ending September 30, 2014. Third-quarter of 2014 turnover climbed to ...

Tags: Westlake Chemical, Vinnolit, Textile
Westlake Will Enhance Vinyl Chain Integration
Dec 20, 2012
Westlake Chemical Corporation announced it is converting the feedstock for its Calvert City, Kentucky ethylene plant from propane to ethane along with increasing ethylene capacity from 450 million pounds per year to 630 million pounds per ...

Tags: Westlake Chemical Corporation, feedstock, Calvert City, ethylene capacity