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This section provides an overview for vinyl chloride as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 5 vinyl chloride manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked vinyl chloride companies as of December, 2024: 1.WESTLAKE, 2.AGC Chemicals, 3.KANEKA CORPORATION.
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Vinyl chloride, an organic compound known as chloroethylene or chloroethene, consists of vinyl groups and chlorine. It is regulated under multiple laws due to its potential health risks, including being designated as a "Class 2 Monitoring Chemical Substance" and a "Class 2 Specified Chemical Substance" under various safety and health regulations.
Primarily, vinyl chloride is transformed into polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a polymer with widespread applications. PVC pipes, known for their mechanical stability, durability, and flame resistance, are used in various sectors such as construction, automotive, home appliances, and medical equipment. Soft PVC finds application in synthetic leather for furniture and clothing, enhancing its versatility.
With a melting point of -154°C and a boiling point of -13°C, vinyl chloride is highly reactive, facilitating easy polymerization under light and catalysts. Notably, it has been identified as a carcinogen linked to hepatic angiosarcoma, leading to regulatory measures limiting its use, despite ongoing production for PVC manufacturing.
The molecular structure of vinyl chloride, CH2=CHCl, allows for addition polymerization to form polyvinyl chloride, denoted as [-CH2-CHCl-]n, showcasing its fundamental role in PVC production.
Synthesized through direct chlorination and oxychlorination, vinyl chloride production involves reacting ethylene with chlorine in the presence of iron (III) chloride catalyst to form 1,2-dichloroethane, which is then decomposed to vinyl chloride. This process minimizes by-products, reducing environmental impact.
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is produced by polymerizing vinyl chloride monomers, distinguishing PVC from its monomer form and highlighting its importance in various applications.
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Westlake Corporation, founded in 1986 with headquarters in the USA, is a global manufacturer of polymers and petrochemicals for the nutrition, healthcare, consumer lifestyle, building, and construction industries. The company's core products include ethylene, styrene, PVC, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), ethylene dichloride (EDC), and vinyl resins that meet OSHA standards. Westlake Corporation has diversified into two segments: performance and essential materials and housing and infrastructure products. Housing products include pipes, fittings, roofing, architectural stone, and outdoor living products used in residential and commercial construction.
Olin Brass, Beryllium Copper Div. is based in Clayton, Missouri, USA, and is a manufacturer and copper-fabricated products established in 1933 as a division of Olin Corporation. The company’s products include high precision foils for use in battery electrodes or flexible circuits, rolled strips for construction or ammunition manufacturing, and high frequency tubes for use in microwave devices or coaxial cables. It also offers coating solutions, antimicrobial copper alloys, and custom fabricated products by customer specifications. The company mainly serves clients in building, construction, and munitions manufacturing operations.
Tokuyama Corporation, headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and founded in 1918 is a manufacturer of Soda ash and methylene chloride. Soda ash is a fundamental raw material, with applications spanning the glass and detergent industries. Beyond this, it produces quality baking soda for food additives and calcium chloride. The diverse product portfolio includes multiple sections including chemicals, cement, electronic materials, environmental business, and life science. The products catalog includes silicon, microporous films, ion exchange membranes, Chlor, and alkali among others.
Kaneka Corporation, founded in 1949 and headquartered in Minato-ku, Japan, is a manufacturer and supplier specializing in material, quality of life, health care, and nutrition solutions. The company offers an extensive service portfolio including performance polymer solutions vehicles, foam and residential tech, performance fibers solutions, pharma and supplemental nutrition solutions, and foods and agris solutions among others. These offerings cater to various industries, serving as tougheners for thermosetting resins, providing transparent curable resins with heat and light resistance, offering photovoltaic power generation systems for public and industrial installations, and supplying affinity chromatography resin for monoclonal antibody purification, among other applications.
AGC Chemicals, which started in 1917 in soda ash production, now has facilities worldwide and is a manufacturer of chemicals that has expanded into chlor-alkali, urethane, gas and solvents, fluorochemicals, and life science. The company's core products include fluoroelastomers, ETFE resins and films, PTFE micro powders, melt-processable compounds, fine silica products, and agrochemical intermediates and ingredients. AGC Chemicals products are used in paint and coatings manufacturing, textiles, architectural facades, chemical processing, and personal care products. The company can customize chemical formulations per customer requirements.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESTLAKE |
43.4%
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| 2 | AGC Chemicals |
27.9%
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| 3 | KANEKA CORPORATION |
17.5%
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| 4 | Tokuyama Corporation |
6.8%
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| 5 | Olin Brass, Beryllium Copper Div. |
4.4%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the vinyl chloride page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
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| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America
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2 | 66.7% |
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Japan
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1 | 33.3% |
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