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• What is PVC ?
  • History
  • A Petrochemical Product
  • How is PVC Made?
    • Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM)
    • The PVC Production Process Explained
    • PVC Additives
      • Plasticisers
      • Stabilisers
      • Lead Stabilisers
      • Organotin Stabilisers
      • Calcium Zinc Stabilisers
      • Barium Zinc Stabilisers and Related Stabilisers
      • Cadmium Stabilisers
      • Stabiliser Fact Tables
  • PVC's Physical Properties
    • PVC Strength
    • Creep Properties
    • Plasticising
    • Chemical Resistance
    • Transparency
    • Adhesion Properties and Printability
    • Fire Retardant Properties
    • Electrical Insulation Characteristics
    • Weldability
    • Specific Gravity (Density)
    • Heat Distortion Temperature (Softening Temperature)
    • Bleeding and Evaporation of Plasticizers
    • Property Modification of PVC Products
• How is PVC used ?
  • PVC Converting
  • PVC for Building & Construction
    • What Makes PVC Important
    • Benefits of PVC Over Other Materials
    • Take a 'Green Building' Design Virtual Tour
  • Health
    • PVC - The Most Widely Used Polymer in Medical Applications
    • Benefits of PVC
    • Regulation and Product Standards
    • Additives in Medical Applications
      • Hypothesis on endocrine disruption and other health issues
      • Intravenous Exposure
      • Plasticisers in medical applications
    • An Environmental Perspective for Health Products
    • Waste Management of Health Products
  • Transport
    • What Makes PVC So Useful in Vehicles
    • An Environmental Perspective
    • End-Of-Life Vehicles - PVC Waste Management
  • Everyday Life
    • PVC In Consumer Goods
    • PVC in Consumer Goods - A Safety Perspective
    • PVC in Consumer Goods - An Environmental Perspective
  • Packaging
  • Leisure Products
    • PVC is Safe for Leisure Products
      • Regulation and product standards for toys
    • PVC is Environmentally Sound
    • Additives Soft PVC Products
  • Art & Design
• Sustainability
  • PVC Debate
    • Manufacturing Facts
    • Application Facts
    • Disposal Facts
  • Eco Profiles & LCA
    • EPD S-PVC
    • EPD E-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 Datasheet
    • European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers (ECVM) Charters
    • Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM)
  • VinylPlus
• The PVC Industry
  • ECVM
    • Members
    • Mission
    • The role of ECVM
    • Committed to Sustainability
    • Effective communication, promotion and education
    • The hub of a European network
    • Contacts and Directions
    • Events
      • EVCM Events 2012
      • General Assembly 2013
  • Trade Associations
    • The European PVC Network
  • Information Sources
• Media Centre
  • Press Releases
    • Over 3600000 tones of pvc recycled
    • PVC organisations collaborate to promote the value of PVC use in healthcare
    • Critical review contests health risks in PVC blood bags
    • Vinyl manufacturers contest the idea PVC blood bags are harmful to health
    • Statement regarding the decision of the Court of Haarlem and the case against ASICS
    • PVC Industry reports progress towards ten-year sustainability goals
    • Vinyls industry commits to product stewardship programme
    • PVC industry launches new ten-year sustainability commitment
    • European PVC industry celebrates ten-year on sustainable development
    • Ready for 2020: The ‘nearly zero-energy buildings
    • ECVM donates PVC pipes for water project in Zanzibar
    • The PVC industry is ready for a new challenge
    • Vinyl 2010 and the global recession
    • Winners of second sustainable Development essay competition
    • Entries for Sustainability essay competition surpasses Vinyl 2010's expectations
    • Young people to talk about Sustainability issues
    • Vinyl 2010 and its responsible communication
    • 2008 essay competition on food and energy crisis
    • Vinyl 2010 at UN-CSD_16
    • Vinyl 2010's Vinylgame is a big hit at Green Week 2008
    • The precautionary principle to restrict use of phthalates in toys
    • Launch of Aquaplastics website
    • Commitment continues despite communication delay
  • Wonderful Vinyl
    • Wonderful Vinyl - Issue 01
      • Sky dining at the Olympics
      • Science of sound
      • Artificial and natural, at the same time
      • “Rogue in my pool”
      • Speedy PVC
    • Wonderful Vinyl - Issue 02
      • Olympics recycled PVC for 2014 World Cup
      • Sustainable street food
      • As special as the man
      • Cherry trees in Washington
      • When faces keep changing...
      • Opposites can live together
    • Wonderful Vinyl 03
      • Controlling the cost of temporary exhibitions
      • Chairs for charity
      • Rotating cone shows green power
      • The Absent City
      • AirClad: a home you can take with you
      • Pioneering building for patients suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
    • Wonderful Vinyl 04
      • Jumping your view of Paris
      • Rolling the dice on oceans’ mysteries… again
      • Refreshing bookstore experience
      • Looking through animals
      • When future meets nature
      • VinylPlus teams up with European chemical industry
      • A breath of fresh air for Qatar’s FIFA World Cup
  • PVC Today Magazine
    • PVC Today Summer 2011
    • PVC Today Autumn 2011
    • PVC Today Spring 2011
    • PVC Today Winter 2010
    • PVC Today Summer 2010
    • PVC Today Spring 2010
    • PVC Today Autumn 2009
    • PVC Today Summer 2009
    • PVC Today Spring 2009
    • PVC Today Winter 2008 - 09
    • PVC Today Spring 2008
    • PVC Today Summer 2008
    • PVC Today Autumn 2007
    • PVC Today Summer 2007
    • PVC Today Spring 2007
    • PVC Today Winter 2006 - 07
    • PVC Today Autumn 2006
  • Documents Library
    • Additives
      • Phthalates an overview
    • Environmental Product Declaration
      • EPD E-PVC
      • EPD S-PVC
    • PVC
      • Angiosarcoma of the liver
      • Application to PVC powder of European Directive 1999-92-EC
      • BIS Cost of Building a ‘Typical’ Home
      • ECVM Charter
      • E-PVC Public Statement 2005
      • Guidelines for the distribution of Vinyl Chloride 2003
      • PVC Economic Benefits
    • Recycling
      • ACRR Report
      • Landfill Report
      • PVC Recovery Options Executive Summary
      • PVC Recovery Options Final Report
    • Salt
      • Feasibility Report of The Salt Mines Storage Route Step I
      • Feasibility Report of The Salt Mines Storage Route Step II
      • TNO Salt
    • Plastics
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  • Environment & Health

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