NewsFlashArkema declares force majeure on France PVC

16 September 2010 11:21  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS)--Arkema has declared force majeure (FM) on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from all four of its French sites due to restricted feedstock supply, a company source said on Thursday.

The company first declared FM on deliveries from its Berre, France, plant on Monday, following a disruption to its upstream vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) supply. Another FM declaration covering its French sites at Balan, St Fons and St Auban followed on Wednesday.

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