Westlake dedicates ethylene, PVC expansions in Kentucky

摘要

Westlake has held a dedication ceremony to celebrate the expansion of the company's Calvert City, ICY, vinyls complex. Westlake spent in excess of $300 million for the project. The investment includes expanding the site's steam cracker and converting the cracker's feedstock from propane to ethane to leverage low-cost ethane being developed in the region's shale gas areas. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) capacity has also been increased to meet growing demand worldwide.