Vinnolit’s focus on specialty PVC has seen the business diversify considerably both in terms of geography and end markets.In addition to supporting the company’s organic growth, Advent was instrumental to Vinnolit completing a series of acquisitions. Production sites are in Burghausen, Gendorf, Knapsack, Cologne, Schkopau and Hillhouse (UK). It will allow us to expand our chlorvinyl business globally and adds important specialty PVC products and technology to our existing portfolio,” says Albert Chao, Westlake’s President and CEO. The company has also invested approximately EUR 1 billion in the modernization and expansion of its production footprint in Europe as well as in R&D and innovation.With 1,400 employees, Vinnolit now operates six state-of-the-art production platforms and in 2013 generated sales of EUR 917 million. “The acquisition of Vinnolit is an excellent strategic fit for Westlake.
Exhibits excellent foaming characteristics in chemically blown foams. With offices on four continents, Advent has established a globally integrated team of over 170 investment professionals across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Plastisols formed exhibit slightly pseudoplastic rheology. The Westlake Group employs approximately 9,000 people in 13 countries with an annual turnover of over 8 billion USD. Technical Datasheet | Supplied by Vinnolit (Westlake Chemical) Vinnolit® C 65 V is a suspension homopolymer whose small particle size and narrow particle size distribution have been selected to suit the particular needs of paste making. We look forward to working with their talented team as they join the Westlake family of companies.”“We have transformed Vinnolit into the leading specialty PVC manufacturer and remain dedicated to further growing the company’s business,” commented Dr Josef Ertl, Managing Director of Vinnolit, on behalf of the management board. National and international activities of the company are managed from Ismaning, near Munich.
Vinnolit® E 69 ST is a very fine-particle, pastemaking emulsion PVC homopolymer, giving medium viscosity plastisols with a good shelf life. Advent has supported the management in its successful transformation of the company into one of the foremost specialty PVC manufacturers in the world. Vinnolit employs 1,400 people and produces and markets a wide range of PVC products covering all kinds of PVC applications for the building & construction sector, the automotive industry and the medical sector.Westlake Chemical Corporation is an international manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and building products with headquarters in Houston, Texas. With the buy, Westlake will move into Shortly after buying the PVC business, Advent also took over the company's upstream businesses from Wacker, keeping operations back-integrated.Under Advent's ownership, the German company in 2006 became one of the first to convert its chlor-alkali-electrolysis plants to an environmentally friendly and energy saving membrane process. He said the acquisition "will allow us to expand our chlorvinyl business globally and add important No details have been revealed as to future management and operational structure of the merged company.We keep you posted - Subscribe to the CHEManager International newsletter here! Arbeiten bei Vinnolit bedeutet Arbeiten beim weltweiten Marktführer für PVC-Spezialitäten. Acting sustainably is important to us. More information on Vinnolit PVC products can be found HERE. The firm focuses on growth and traditional buyout and strategic repositioning transactions across five core sectors, including business and financial services; healthcare; industrial; retail, consumer and leisure; and technology, media and telecoms. “Vinnolit is an impressive company with an outstanding reputation for meeting customer needs with superior technology, product quality, and operating excellence. Vinnolit auf der K 2019: Alles dreht sich um Nachhaltigkeit Kunden und Geschäftspartner aus aller Welt besuchten den gemeinsamen Messe-Stand von Westlake Chemical und dem PVC-Hersteller Vinnolit, einem Unternehmen der Westlake-Gruppe, auf der internationalen Kunststoffmesse in Düsseldorf.