Ercros

Ercros is an industrial group with a hundred-year tradition and diversified into three business areas: Chlorine Derivatives Division, Intermediate Chemicals Division and Pharmaceuticals Division. It is a leading company in the main markets in which it operates and exports almost half of its sales to more than 128 countries, mainly in the EU.

The company carries out its production under a voluntary commitment that it has made in relation to the safety of its facilities and the health of people, respect for the environment, the quality of its products and dialogue and transparency in relation to society. Formaldehyde and its derivatives, along with the main active pharmaceutical ingredients, account for a significant share of the global market.

In Europe, it is the leading company in terms of sales of chloroisocyanurates for treating swimming pool water. In Spain, it is first in the ranking for sales of products like caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite, sodium chlorate and moulding compounds, and it is the second largest player in the PVC market.

Further information on Ercros is available at www.ercros.com.

INEOS Inovyn

INEOS Inovyn is Europe's leading producer of vinyls and in the top three worldwide.  With an annual turnover of €3.1 billion, INEOS Inovyn has circa 4,200 employees and chemical manufacturing, sales and marketing operations in 8 countries across Europe.

INEOS Inovyn’s portfolio consists of an extensive range of class-leading products arranged across General Purpose Vinyls; Specialty Vinyls; Organic Chlorine Derivatives; Chlor Alkali; Hydrogen and Vinyls Technologies.  INEOS Inovyn's annual commercial production volume is circa 10 million tonnes.

Further information on INEOS Inovyn is available at www.inovyn.com.


KEM ONE

KEM ONE is an industrial chemical company founded in 2012. It is the second largest PVC producer in Europe and has a turnover of €900 million, 80% of which is generated abroad. It has 1,350 employees and its activities, from salt extraction to PVC manufacturing, are mainly located in France.

Its products are transformed by the plastics industry (PVC for the building, automotive, packaging and leisure sectors) or used in water treatment (chlorine, soda and bleach).

As a human-sized company, KEM ONE offers numerous career opportunities in the chemical industry and in support functions to accompany its development. Convinced that the plurality of the company's profiles is a source of wealth, KEM ONE is committed to diversity, in particular through the employment of people with disabilities.

Further information on KEM ONE is available at https://www.kemone.com.


Renolit

The Renolit Group is an international leader in the manufacture of high-quality plastic films and related products for technical applications. This independent family-owned business, which has been setting benchmarks for quality and innovation for over 65 years, now employs a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees at more than 30 production sites and sales entities.

Further information on Renolit is available at www.renolit.com.


Shin-Etsu/Cires

Shin-Etsu PVC is part of Shin-Etsu Chemical Ltd., world leader in the production of PVC. Production in the Netherlands takes place at two modern plants. The Botlek Business Park plant produces vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), the raw material for the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). PVC production takes place at our Pernis site.

Performance, quality, innovation, environment, and safety are pivotal to our work. We have customers all over Europe. They process our PVC into piping systems, window frames, cables, floor coverings, and even in super-fast sports cars.

Further information on Shin-Etsu is available at www.shinetsu.nl.


TekniPlex Healthcare

TekniPlex Healthcare utilizes advanced materials science expertise and technologies to develop and deliver critical solutions for medical and diagnostic devices, drug delivery systems and sterile barriers healthcare packaging applications. With a global reach, the division’s deep understanding of the greater pharmaceuticals and medical landscape helps it produce exemplary barrier properties for drugs and precision medical devices for interventional and therapeutic procedures.

In the medical device niche, TekniPlex Healthcare embodies a comprehensive CDMO partner capable of servicing every stage of the product life cycle, from design and development through component manufacturing and final assembly. Throughout its broad purview, the division’s ever-evolving portfolio helps meet demands for high-leverage medicines and mission-critical healthcare products that benefit care providers and patients.

Further information on TekniPlex Healthcare is available at https://tekni-plex.com/en/healthcare.


VESTOLIT

For more than 65 years, PVC has been produced in Marl. VESTOLIT operates in Marl the largest fully integrated PVC (polyvinylchloride) production plants in Europe, with a capacity of 400,000 tonnes PVC and approx. 1 million tonnes of monomer products per year. Starting from the raw materials ethylene and salt, all production steps are based at one location. This composite structure enables an optimal and highly efficient interaction of energy production, raw material transport and services.

We offer our customers a wide range of PVC pastes and thermoplastic PVC as well as a variety of basic chemical products for a wide variety of industries and industrial applications. Furthermore, we provide a unique added value by supporting our customers with technical solutions for their PVC-processing. Our customers also benefit from a broad spectrum of logistics solutions.

Since December 2014 VESTOLIT belongs to the Orbia group.

For more information, go to https://vestolit.com.


VYNOVA

VYNOVA was founded on July 1, 2015, as spin off from the INEOS ChlorVinyls “heritage” to become part of ICIG (closing August 1, 2015). The company is young, but continues operating its businesses based on the vast experience dating back to EVC, LVM and INEOS ChlorVinyls. VYNOVA stands for continuity and reliability, and excellence in quality and service through partnering with our clients. It operates a growth strategy based on a healthy financial structure. Leadership in safety and operational excellence are part of our core values. For ICIG, this acquisition will complement its fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and enterprises platforms by new strategic segments in the chlorovinyls industry.  

As a result of this formation VYNOVA becomes a major player in the European suspension PVC and caustic soda (NaOH) markets. In addition, it strengthens its position in caustic potash (KOH) to become a key player in Europe, together with ICIG’s existing KOH business in PPC (France). The VYNOVA assets constitute a set of well integrated chemical supply chains, from salt to PVC. All cell rooms for caustic soda production are based on state-of-the art membrane electrolysis. The PVC plants are located in western Europe, with good access to logistic facilities and export markets.

For more information, go to http://www.vynova-group.com.

Westlake Global Compounds

Westlake Global Compounds, a business unit of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK), is a global compounding business with facilities worldwide in China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the United States and Vietnam; as well as a stabilizer plant in Japan and a world-class research facility in France and 8 application laboratories.

It is a leading manufacturer of specialty PVC compounds. The company has a strong track record of innovation and customer service globally. Nakan Healthcare is a division of Westlake Global Compounds specializing in manufacturing compounds for medical PVC applications in Europe.

For more information, go to https://www.westlakeglobalcompounds.com.


Westlake Vinnolit

As a leading manufacturer of PVC and reliable partner for the supply of caustic soda, Westlake Vinnolit offers individual solutions for customers from a wide range of industries: our PVC products are used, in particular, for durable applications in the construction sector, but also in the automobile industry and medical equipment, all of which make life better and safer. Caustic soda is an important basic chemical and is used, among other things, to make paper, aluminum, detergents and viscose fiber. 

Westlake Vinnolit is part of the Westlake Group.

For more information, go to https://www.westlakevinnolit.com.


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