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Polyvinylchloride resin (S-PVC); suspension polymerisation; production mix, at plant (Location: RER)

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Raw data for polymerization and intermediate products are collected by several producers in Europe; the average is calculated by the consultant based on the production capacity of the companies. The LCI result is calculated with background data from the Boustead database. Suspension PVC accounts for more than 80% of the PVC market. In practice the polymer used in production contains stabilisers and fillers/pigments (rigid PVC). The soft PVC also contains plasticises.

Synonyms: PVC, Polyvinyl Chloride Latex, Vinyl Chloride Polymer, Chloroethene Homopolymer

Technical Purpose: Suspension PVC is the general purpose grade and is used for most rigid PVC applications such as pipes, profiles, other building

materials and hard foils. It is also plasticised and used for most flexible applications such as cable insulation, soft foils and medical

products.

Geographical Representation: RER

Contributors

David Pennington; Simone Fazio

How to cite

Fazio, Simone; Pennington, David (2026): Polyvinylchloride resin (S-PVC); suspension polymerisation; production mix, at plant (Location: RER). European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.HT8KSY0 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-eplca-129b8f8d-7667-41bc-91f4-421bfcdfc8c3

Keywords

Materials productionPlastics

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Temporal coverage

From date To date
1998-01-01 2008-12-31

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
jrc-data-support (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
irregular

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Language(s)
English

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Data theme(s)
Environment

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Science and technology

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Geographical name(s)
Europe
Issued date
1998-01-01
Created date
02 Mar 2026 17:07
Modified date
19 Aug 2019 15:48
Landing page
http://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ELCD3/ 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-eplca-129b8f8d-7667-41bc-91f4-421bfcdfc8c3
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