Westlake Vinyls Inc

Westlake s vinyls chemicals rank as the number one global leader in specialty pvc.

Westlake vinyls inc.

Westlake vinyls inc defendant memorandum opinion order this matter is before the court upon defendant westlake vinyls inc s motion to dismiss. The current dispute arises from the 2007 settlement agreement in which the parties agreed to resolve litigation related to environmental liabilities arising on or before july 31 2007 and to arbitrate the allocation of certain environmental costs. Vinyls westlake vinyl resin products are the key ingredients to making some of the world s most prevalent items including. The company produces pvc plastic materials and resins used in residential siding pipe and fittings for various water sewer and.

After that designation goodrich sold the plants to westlake in two separate transactions one in 1990 the other in 1997. 5 18 cv 182 tbr kemble smith plaintiff v. Type event date penalty abatement type fta insp. Goodrich and westlake executed asset transfer agreements requiring that 1 goodrich indemnify westlake for environmental costs.

Vinyl chloride monomer production with a combined capacity of more than 952k metric tons year and 46 of the company s. Goodrich corp 518 f. 2d 918 927 w d. Penalty and failure to abate event history.

In addition the company s chlor alkali capacity ranks second largest in the world. Westlake vinyls inc no. 18 united states district court western district of kentucky paducah division civil action no. Liquid caustic soda 20 membrane grade.

Westlake chemical has approximately 9 400 employees and operates from 36 locations in north america 11 in europe and 6 in asia. The company s pvc capacity ranks as second largest globally.