Vinnolit to halt PVC production for maintenance
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
Market sources report that Germany’s Vinnolit is planning to halt PVC production at the end of this month for an annual maintenance. Sources also reported that when the plant will resume production is unclear.
Vinnolit has four PVC plants in Germany. The company’s Burghausen PVC plant has a production capacity of 175,000 tons/year while the Gendorf PVC plant is able to produce 118,000 tons/year. Knapsack and Merkinech-Cologne PVC plants, meanwhile, can produce 160,000 tons/year and 152,000 tons/year, respectively.
Vinnolit has four PVC plants in Germany. The company’s Burghausen PVC plant has a production capacity of 175,000 tons/year while the Gendorf PVC plant is able to produce 118,000 tons/year. Knapsack and Merkinech-Cologne PVC plants, meanwhile, can produce 160,000 tons/year and 152,000 tons/year, respectively.
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