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What is PVC?

• History
• A petrochemical product
• How is PVC made?
  • Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Production
  • The PVC production process explained
  • PVC Additives
• PVC’s physical properties
  • PVC Strength
  • Creep properties
  • Plasticising
  • Chemical Resistance
  • Transparency
  • Adhesion properties and printability
  • Fire retarding properties
  • Electrical insulation characteristics
  • Weldability
  • Specific gravity (density)

How is PVC Used?

• PVC Converting
• PVC for Building and Construction
  • What makes PVC important?
  • Benefits of PVC over other materials
  • Take a 'green building' design virtual tour
• PVC for Health
  • PVC The most widely used polymer in medical applications
  • Benefits of PVC
  • Regulation and Product Standards
  • Additives in medical applications
  • An environmental perspective for health products
  • Waste management of health products
• PVC in Transport
  • What makes PVC so useful in vehicles?
  • An environmental perspective
  • End-of-life vehicles - PVC waste management
• PVC in Everyday Life
  • PVC in consumer goods
  • PVC in consumer goods – a safety perspective
  • PVC in consumer goods – an environmental perspective
• PVC in Packaging
• PVC for Leisure products
  • PVC is safe for leisure products
  • PVC is environmentally sound
  • Additives soft PVC products
• PVC in Art and Design

Sustainability

• The PVC Debate
  • Manufacturing facts
  • Application facts
  • Disposal facts
• Eco-profiles and LCA
• Vinyl 2010
• PVC recycling in Europe
  • Where PVC waste occurs
  • Waste management
  • Collection and sorting schemes
  • PVC-recycling technologies
  • PVC incineration/dioxins
  • PVC recycling by application
  • The impact of PVC stabilisers in recycling and waste disposal
• Industry Responsible care
  • Additives/Stabilisers/Plasticisers
  • PVC Material Safety Data Sheet
  • Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM)
  • European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers (ECVM) Charters

The PVC Industry

• ECVM
  • Members
  • Mission
  • Contacts and direction
• Trade Associations
• The European PVC Network
• Information sources
• Event Calendar
  • Waterproof Membranes 2010
  • IdentiPlast 2010
  • K 2010, Messeplatz, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • 5th Global Chlor-vinyl Markets
  • Plastics and the climate change paradox
  • Plastics 2010
  • Managing SVHCs Under REACH, Brussels, Belgium
  • IERC 2010, Salzburg, Austria
  • Plastics & Paper 2009, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  • CIPA 2009, Roquetas de Mar (Almería), Spain

Media Centre

• News
  • REACH Workable Solution for PVC Recyclers
  • PVC sustainability tool for minimizing environmental impact
  • 5th Global Chlor Vinyl Markets conference in Istanbul
  • PVC formulation future developments discussed at German conference
  • New Green Star PVC Credit issued in Australia
  • ECVM donates PVC pipes for waste water project
  • Australia rules in favour of PVC
  • PVC industry progress and the Green Star approach
  • PVC Christmas trees
  • AAMA Releases Study on Recycling PVC Windows & Doors
• PVC Today Magazine
• Documents Library
  • BIS Cost of Building a ‘Typical’ Home
  • Phthalates an overview
  • ACRR Report
  • Angiosarcoma of the liver
  • Application to PVC powder of European Directive 1999/92/EC
  • The Compelling Facts about Plastics
  • ECVM Charter
  • Guidelines for the distribution of Vinyl Chloride 2003
  • EPDE PVC
  • EPDS PVC
• Videos
• Information sources
• Glossary
• PVC Pictures