North American Pipe introduces new brand name and website launch for PVC pipe and fittings brands January 03, 2019

HOUSTON— January 3, 2019 — North American Pipe Corporation, a Westlake company, today announced that North American Pipe Corporation and Royal Pipe and Fittings will now be known under a new, single brand – “NAPCO”.
 
“Our Pipe and Fittings business has grown substantially over the last few years, and we are delighted to bring our multiple brands together under a single name,” said Andre Battistin, vice president of North American Pipe.  “With a single brand, we are better positioned to solve our customers’ business challenges with systems solutions that encompass a broad range of piping and fittings.”
 
NAPCO’s North American business is being supported with the launch of a redesigned website, www.napcopipe.com.  The easy to navigate site supports pipe and fittings product offerings in the U.S. and Canada and includes a multilingual, English and French Canadian site.  The redesigned website offers visitors detailed insights into NAPCO’s customer-focused specialty solutions and ground-breaking product innovations like the Certa-Lok® CLIC, which enables 40+% faster installation of water well casing and the Certa-Set®  agricultural irrigation system.
 
“The new website has been designed with the customer in mind.  It provides a user-friendly experience with intuitive navigation and functionality,” said Battistin.  “We are very excited about our new brand and website, which provides quick and easy access to key technical information and tools.”
 
About NAPCO
NAPCO, a Westlake company, is a leading polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe manufacturer in North America servicing multiple unique markets, including municipal water and sewer, residential plumbing, water well, agricultural irrigation, turf, electrical and mining.  NAPCO offers a broad range of standard and specialty piping and fittings, including brands such as Certa-Lok®, Yelomine®, Certa-Set® and Certa-Flo®.  For more information, please visit the company's website at www.napcopipe.com.
 
About Westlake
Westlake Chemical Corporation is an international manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and building products with headquarters in Houston.  The company's range of products includes:  ethylene, polyethylene, styrene, propylene, chlor-alkali and derivative products, PVC suspension and specialty resins, PVC compounds and PVC building products, including siding, pipe, fittings and specialty components, windows, fence, deck and film.  For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.westlake.com.