US PVC production, exports fall in August: ACC
In the first eight months of the year, meanwhile, the country’s PVC exports increased by 83 million pounds (41,500 tons) to reach 3.169 billion pounds (1.585 million tons) from a year earlier, however production fell by 66 million pounds (33,000 tons) to 9.914 billion pounds (4.57 million tons) from 9.98 billion pounds (4.99 million tons) in the same period of 2014.
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