Industry

Vinyl Siding Continues as Market Leader
July 9, 2008 – Vinyl siding remains the number one choice of exterior cladding for new single-family houses.

Seeing Growth: Its Sepcialty is Hard-to-Produce Shapes
April 17, 2008 – Custom Window Products LLC is one of a handful of companies on the East Coast that specialize in shapes for vinyl-window manufacturers.

Vinyl Advances From Aimless to Essential
Aug. 15, 2007 – The early history of PVC was one of a polymer seeking usefulness. Chemical researchers in the 1800s inadvertently discovered PVC by leaving vessels of vinyl chloride in sunlight, which polymerized the monomer into rigid solids. Scientists examined the material but could think of no use for it.

Vinyl Makes A Comeback
April 23, 2007 – Q&A: Travis Rhodes, Co-owner with Jody Cyzick, Premier Vinyl LLC

China: PVC Demand to Rise 8 Percent Annually to 2010
Feb. 1, 2007 – Demand for PVC in China will rise by 8 percent annually, reaching 12m t in 2010, according to US market research group Freedonia (Cleveland, Ohio; www.freedoniagroup.com) in its recently published report "PVC in China".

Rohm and Haas Links Up with Chinese PVC Additives Producer
Dec. 18, 2006 – Rohm and Haas, the acrylic polymer additives major based in Philadelphia, US, has announced a joint venture with Weihai Jinhong Polymer Company, a Chinese producer of PVC additives. The new venture, Jinhong Rohm and Haas Chemicals Company, will deliver products aimed at the PVC packaging market in China.

It's a Seller's Market for 'Clean Technology' Companies
Nov. 17, 2006 – There’s never been a better time to raise venture capital, grow a company or sell your company, especially if it’s in the "clean-tech" area, a panel of investment bankers and private equity officials said.

Vinyl Roofing Division of CFAA Launches Comprehensive Website on Cool Roofing
Nov. 1, 2006 – CLEVELAND — The Vinyl Roofing Division of the Chemical Fabric and Film Association has launched a new website that will provide information on cool roofing, and will be updated on an ongoing basis.

Plastic Pipe is Now Proven Commodity
Oct. 23, 2006 – Water is our lifeblood, making pipe our lifeline. We turn a nozzle, push a button, lift a lever. And in less than a second, sanitary water is there for us to drink, to wash our clothes, to clean ourselves.