British Vita: Rationalization of sheet production
British Vita, UK, is rationalising its sheet production facilities with a focus on three plants. ABS, acrylic-capped ABS and PVC alloy sheet are being concentrated on the VTS Royalite plant in Scotland; polystyrene and thin-gauge polypropylene at VTS Doeflex in Redhill; and thicker gauge polypropylene and HDPE at VTS Plastec in Widnes. Vita recently bought Fabex, which makes mainly polystyrene sheet, and moved it into Redhill. Thin gauge PP is currently also made at Widnes, and this production will be moved to Redhill.