WASHINGTON – The Vinyl Institute (VI), the U.S. trade association representing manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), additives, and modifiers, presented the Ting Tsung (T.T.) Chao Family, founders of Westlake Chemical Corporation, the Vinyl Institute Lifetime Achievement Award at VI’s 2020 annual conference, Vinyl360. “The...

WASHINGTON – Today, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) went into effect. This trade agreement replaces the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and modernize laws governing trade between these countries. It also protects American industries’ tariff-free access to the Mexican and Canadian markets. Having access...

As COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to spread, we all have begun to take more precautions to protect our employees, their families, and our businesses. In addition to the general cleaning and disinfection recommendations and the hygiene guidelines provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), we've provided some additional...