-- 根據《日經亞洲》週五報道，信越化學（TYO:4063）3月對其美國聚氯乙烯（PVC）業務追加34億美元投資，使其比許多在中東動盪局勢下提價或減產的競爭對手更能抵禦供應衝擊。 報導稱，儘管大宗商品級PVC的價格競爭依然激烈，中國供應商的大幅增產已導致眾多競爭對手虧損或關閉工廠，但信越化學憑藉其在美國的地理優勢得以應對。 該通訊社指出，信越化學透過其美國子公司Shintech，使用源自美國頁岩氣的乙烯生產PVC，這使其面臨的地緣政治風險低於來自中東的石油衍生原料，並能實現穩定且低成本的採購。 （市場動態新聞來自與全球市場專業人士的對話。這些資訊據信來自可靠來源，但可能包含傳聞和推測。準確性無法保證。）
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