General Chemicals & Resins Consortium, Inc. (GCRCI) plant is located in the industrial complex of Rosario, Cavite, Philippines. It is approximately 30 kilometers south of Manila. GCRCI is adjacent to the Cavite Export Processing Zone, Petron Depot and SM City Rosario. The complete address is General Trias Drive, Tejeros Convention, Rosario, Cavite 4106 Philippines.  The PVC plant began production on a commercial scale in the early part of 1976. It started under the corporate name of Philippine Vinyl Consortium, Inc. (PVCI). PVCI was primarily established to produce a suspension-type Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) resin which is a basic raw material for industrial and consumer PVC products such as rigid pipes, fittings, garden hoses, bottles, wall papers, etc.  The corporate name was changed to what presently is GENERAL CHEMICALS & RESINS CONSORTIUM, INC. (GCRCI) in February 1997. The Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws were duly presented and acknowledged by the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 1997.