Vinnolit has been supporting “Operation Clean Sweep” (OCS), the plastics industry’s program to prevent the release of plastic granules, such as pellets, flakes or powder into the environment, since 2016. Now Westlake Vinnolit has successfully passed the newly introduced independent OCS certification at all production sites.
Continue reading10 years part of the Westlake family
2024 was a very special year for us, since Westlake Vinnolit celebrates 10 years at Westlake!
Continue readingFor more environmental education in schools: Westlake Vinnolit sponsors study trip for Aventinus-Gymnasium Burghausen
Westlake Vinnolit donates 1000 euros for the environmental education project of the 8th grade at Aventinus-Gymnasium Burghausen.
Continue readingWestlake Vinnolit customers appreciate joint efforts on decarbonization
Westlake Vinnolit won the PVC category of the 2024 ‘Polymer Producer Awards’ by the Polymers for Europe Alliance (PEA), applying PEA criteria focused on delivery reliability, circularity, quality, communication, innovation and commitment to the European Market. Westlake Vinnolit also won PEA´s ‘Overall Award – Decarbonization’, in recognition of the company’s achievements in the field of CO2-saving PVC resins.
Continue readingWestlake at ChinaPlas 2024
In April, four Westlake business units participated at ChinaPlas 2024, a globally important Chinese trade show, for the first time, which was held in Shanghai, China.
Continue readingWestlake Vinnolit sponsors equipment for local fencing
The fencing department of SV-Wacker in Burghausen has grown considerably in recent years and is particularly popular with children and young people. To create optimum training conditions, Westlake Vinnolit is supporting the children’s and young people’s training sessions with new bump pads.
Continue reading“Outstanding” in the area of environmental protection: EcoVadis Gold rating for Westlake Vinnolit
Across all assessment areas, the company achieved a total of 74 out of 100 points in 2024 and, with this gold rating, is among the top 5% of companies in the “chemical and plastics industry” sector.
Continue readingPartnering with customers to provide flooring made with lower-carbon Vinnolit GreenVin® PVC
UK flooring manufacturer Altro uses Vinnolit GreenVin® PVC for the production of floor and wall systems designed for commercial and domestic spaces.
Continue readingH2 Import Consortium Bavaria: Industry takes the initiative and builds on state support!
Six companies from the energy and chemical industries – including Westlake Vinnolit – are developing a roadmap to build up a value creation chain for the import of hydrogen to Bavaria.
Continue readingEnvironmental report 2021
We regularly publish our environmental targets and achievements in the Environmental Report. Here you will find the report for the 2021 reporting period.
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