Dow Chemical Closing Plants in Texas and Louisiana
02/08/2011
"This is a continuation of the decisive actions taken by Dow to right-size our core chemicals manufacturing footprint and shift our basic feedstocks toward performance derivative businesses," said Carlo Guarino, global business director for Dow Chlor-Vinyl.
VCM is used to make PVC products such as building siding, energy-efficient windows, furnishings, carpeting, water piping systems, medical blood bags, and intravenous tubes.
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