Caption: B M Patel, Unit Head – Bharuch and Arpit Nanavati, Head – SHE, Bharuch; DCM Shriram Ltd receiving the Responsible Care certificate at the hands of S K Purohit, Joint Secretary (Chemicals), Dept. of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Govt. of India during the 16th Annual Chemical Industry Outlook Conference organised by Indian Chemical Council in Mumbai, India on 1-2 March 2023 DCM Shriram Ltd., a leading business conglomerate with a business portfolio comprising agri-rural and chlor-vinyl business, has been recertified as a Responsible Care (RC) company for its manufacturing facility in Bharuch, Gujarat.  The company got the permission to use the Responsible Care logo after successfully completing a comprehensive assessment procedure carried out by experts. RC is the global chemical industry’s voluntary Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) initiative to drive continuous improvement in performance. Commenting on the recertification, Ajay S. Shriram, Chairman & ...

North American Pipe Corporation (NAPCO), a subsidiary of Westlake Chemical Corporation, announced that it will acquire LASCO Fittings, a Brownsville, Tennessee-based, leading designer, engineer and manufacturer of injected-molded PVC fittings from Aalberts, NV. “We are pleased to announce this acquisition,” said Andre Battistin, vice president, NAPCO Pipe & Fittings. “By adding LASCO Fittings to our product mix, NAPCO will expand into additional markets, particularly as LASCO specializes in half-inch to four-inch fittings and serves the plumbing, pool and spa, industrial, irrigation and retail markets in the United States. LASCO’s product mix is very complementary to our existing range of pipe and fittings products primarily with diameters of four or more inches and will bring additional fittings products to NAPCO’s offerings. We look forward to welcoming LASCO’s approximately 560 employees to the Westlake family of companies.” LASCO Fitti...