Salt is the origin of the chlorine-vinyl chain, which we convert into chlorine and soda. We add value to chlorine through the vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), ethylene plus chlorine, which, when converted to PVC, is used to make many different products. PVC is used predominately in housing and infrastructure construction; for example, it is used to make pipe, which is used in homes as well as in large-diameter water and drainage pipes, and also to manufacture cable coatings, window frames, doors, floors, kitchen coatings, closets, bathrooms, ceilings, facades, and many other products.
Soda is used to manufacture soap, shampoo, cream, and detergent and is also used for water treatment. Chlorine is used to produce cleaners, purify water, disinfect floors and walls, bleach paper, and to make white pigments.
Our chlorine-vinyl chain processes include the manufacture of plasticizers and phthalic anhydride. Because phthalic anhydride is the primary raw material for plasticizers.
This chain incorporates the highest value -added processes and products, like PVC compounds and customized products for clients to transform into final products- coatings for cables, blood or dialysis bags, film, toys, etc. These products are made with other additives that meet final product specifications for optimal processing at clients facilities.
The products resulting from the electrolysis of salt (brine) are chlorine and washing soda, which are raw materials for the manufacture of a host of everyday products. As a result of various chemical processes, the main application of chlorine occurs in the production of PVC.
Is a result of a polymerization process; the vinyl chloride monomer molecules are joined together in long polymeric chains to form PVC resin, which is a synthetic material known as vinyl.
PVC is one of the most widely-applicable substances in the world. Its versatility allows it to be formulated with additives that modify its properties so that it can cover uses no other plastic can provide in cable, pipes, medical applications, footwear, containers, films, construction systems, and other uses.
Plasticizers
These are products with esters (phosphates) generated on the basis of aromatic alcohols and phthalic anhydride, which is also produced by Mexichem. The main applications for plasticizers are in the production of flexible PVC compounds for a wide range of industries.
The plasticizers produced by Mexichem are:
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