Easter Holiday

In observance of the Easter holiday, Dixon offices will be closed on Friday, March 29th. Normal office hours will resume on Monday, April 1st. 

The following distribution locations will be open: California, Chicago, Houston, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina, Wisconsin.

Thank you and have a great holiday weekend!

Trade Article

Petrochemicals and the Chlor-Alkali Process

Dec. 18, 2020

Performance plastics are made from petrochemicals, which is a broad term for chemicals made from petroleum, fossil fuels, or sometimes renewable sources like corn or sugarcane. PVC plastic—or polyvinyl, number four on our list of chlor-alkali chemicals—is a petrochemical performance plastic.

PVC is made through a series of chemical reactions, one of which requires the chlor-alkali process. It starts with chlorine, which is reacted with ethylene. Ethylene, found in natural gas and crude oil, is what makes PVC a petrochemical.

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