OUTLOOK'20: US PVC to meet trade uncertainty in 2020 with additional production capacity

摘要

HOUSTON (ICIS)--The US polyvinyl chloride (PVC) market starts 2020 with new production capacity, weakened domestic demand and uncertainty resulting from the US-China trade war. Two US producers, Shintech and Westlake Chemical, are adding production capacity that will likely be entering domestic and global markets early in the first quarter of 2020. The combined 440,000 tonne/year of new production is mostly aimed at the export market.