Westlake Vinyls Inc

The current dispute arises from the 2007 settlement agreement in which the parties agreed to resolve litigation related to environmental liabilities arising on or before july 31 2007 and to arbitrate the allocation of certain environmental costs.

Westlake vinyls inc.

2d 918 927 w d. Westlake vinyls inc defendant memorandum opinion order this matter is before the court upon defendant westlake vinyls inc s motion to dismiss. According to s p global platts the shutdown idles 38 of westlake s u s. The company s pvc capacity ranks as second largest globally.

Liquid caustic soda 20 membrane grade. Vinyl chloride monomer production with a combined capacity of more than 952k metric tons year and 46 of the company s. After that designation goodrich sold the plants to westlake in two separate transactions one in 1990 the other in 1997. 5 18 cv 182 tbr kemble smith plaintiff v.

In addition the company s chlor alkali capacity ranks second largest in the world. Westlake vinyls inc no. Westlake chemical has approximately 9 400 employees and operates from 36 locations in north america 11 in europe and 6 in asia. Westlake s vinyls chemicals rank as the number one global leader in specialty pvc.

Vinyls westlake vinyl resin products are the key ingredients to making some of the world s most prevalent items including. Goodrich and westlake executed asset transfer agreements requiring that 1 goodrich indemnify westlake for environmental costs. 18 united states district court western district of kentucky paducah division civil action no. 5 17 cv 157 tbr 2018 wl 2437241 w d.

The company produces pvc plastic materials and resins used in residential siding pipe and fittings for various water sewer and. Penalty and failure to abate event history.