LONDON (ICIS news) -- SolVin and Arkema will separate from their joint ventures in vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production in France and Spain, the companies said on Friday.
Effective from 1 July 2010, both groups have decided to acquire their reciprocal minority interests within the industrial entities of VinylFos, Vinilis and VinylBerre.
Following this deal, both partners would regain their respective independence on the production sites in which they hold a majority stake, the companies said.
MRC
MRC Reference
The share in the Russian market in 2008:
PVC - 0.2%;
EVA - 1.1%.
Annual sales growth in Russia, during the recent 5 years:
PVC - 69%;
PE - 121%.
Imports by polymers processing technologies:
coating;