An electrical contractor in Minnesota is suing PVC pipe makers over what he alleges is price fixing, and is seeking to make the case a class action lawsuit. George Bavolak of Minneapolis owned ...

North American prices for PVC, polypropylene and PET bottle resin were all on the move in February. Strong U.S. housing activity drove North American suspension PVC prices up, while soft demand sent ...

Amid the Biden administration’s lead pipe removal push, the suit says manufacturers raised prices by 500 percent. A class action lawsuit alleges the nation’s biggest PVC pipe manufacturers violated ...

Representative Image WASHINGTON: PVC pipe maker Westlake (WLK.N) and a subsidiary have agreed to pay $67 million to settle price-fixing claims brought by builders and other buyers, marking the largest ...

PVC pipe makers are expected to see stronger profitability this fiscal as resin prices remain elevated, with EBITDA per tonne likely to rise to Rs 23,000 from Rs 21,200 last fiscal, Crisil Ratings ...

MICRO, SMALL and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that make pipes have flagged an impending increase in irrigation and housing ...

Increase in domestic price may appear to arise from “commercial pricing decisions and not from any price fixed under minimum ...

The PVC pipes maker reported higher June-quarter profit even as revenue and sales volumes declined. Better operating margins ...

The MIP on PVC resin may support domestic producers but risks raising costs for MSMEs, infrastructure projects and exporters while failing to address supply shortages ...