OxyVinyls, LP manufactures
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins and vinyl chloride monomer
(VCM). PVC is the second largest commodity plastic after polyethylene.
OxyVinyls headquarters is in Dallas, Texas.
OxyVinyls' annual
PVC capacity of approximately 2.0 million metric tons (including
its 50 percent interest in OxyMar's capacity), and its VCM capacity
exceeds 2.6 million metric tons.
In addition to PVC and VCM manufacturing, OxyVinyls provides
technology licensing and catalyst products. OxyVinyls has
licensed its technology to more than 60 EDC/VCM and 20 PVC
plants worldwide.
As a Responsible Care® company, OxyVinyls'
focus on workplace and environmental safety has earned
it numerous environmental and safety awards, as well as OSHA
Star certification for its operations. All OxyVinyls plants
are ISO 9002 certified.
OxyVinyls' high quality materials, strong environmental and
safety leadership combined with a reliable supply chain and
customer service, secures its position as an industry leader. The above statistics on market, and
those set forth below, are based on available information
in industry publications for 2003. |
