PETROCHEMICA

L TECHNOLOGY
GROUP 3

TYPES OF PLASTIC

POLYVINYL
CHLORIDE

Classification
VCM
PVC

S-PVC
E-PVS

PVC

PRODUCTION
Ethyle
ne
Ethylene
Dichlori
de

Vinyl
Chlori
de

Polyvin
yl
Chlorid
e
PVC
Compou
nd

Chlori
ne
Additiv
es
Stabiliser
s

Plasticisers

Fillers

PVC
Produc
t

ADVANTAGES
PVC can be used in many different
conditions

PVC has the ability to withstand deformation

Low transport and installation costs.

PVC is not flammable

PVC is not affected by most acids,

alkalis, organic chemicals, oils and
fats

PVC has good insulating ability

Containers

Shades and blinds

Coatings

Packaging materials
Blood bags

Intravenous bags

Catheters
Tubes

Shoe soles

Gutters

Thin sheeting

Door
&
window
frames

Wrapping
Film

cards

Videodiscs

Electrical insulation

Garden hoses

Credit

Paper and textile finishes

lines

Irrigation
systems

Gaskets

Pipings

Automotive Parts

Seat cover
Shower curtains

P.V.Ctoys

Househol
d

Childrean

Automobile Industry
PDBEs

Flame
retardant

PVC

Brain

Plasticizer

Save life

Polyolefin

Safer

Easy to design

Good properties

Liver

Pthalates

Kidneys

Polypropylene
(PP)

Thermoplastic
olefin
Reduce noises
(TPO)

Easily processed

Recyclable

Cheaper
Birth defect

Recyclable

Bottles

Found in: Detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, cooking

oil bottles and clear food packaging.
Note: Contains chlorine.
If you must cook with PVC, don't let the plastic touch
food. Also never burn PVC, because it releases highly
dangerous dioxins.
Available alternatives: PET, HDPE, PP

P.V.C

Pipes
Uses:

Pipelines, frames, fences,

balcony in building materials
Human health:
Cause cancer by VCM, EDC
Environmental impact:
Cause pollution by high chlorine levels

Solution:
National standards to limit emissions of harmful substances into the
air from PVC production plants

Substituted by HDPE, copper, cast iron, concrete, vitrified clay,

BAGS
#Name tag

Handbag

The world PVC production in

2013: 38.5 million tonnes

Mushroom

Present

Future
Organic plastic

Air carbon

REFERENCES
Chemistry of Petrochemical processes 2nd Edition
Life Cycle Assessment of PVC and of principal
competing materials, Commissioned by the European
Commission, April 2004
https://mcgroup.co.uk/news/20141212/china-remainworlds-pvc-leader-years.html
https://mcgroup.co.uk/researches/polyvinyl-chloride-pvc