BPF Vinyls Group - Communications resources & downloads
The following resources have been produced to promote PVC in the market-place for various key sectors and applications, and to demonstrate the contribution of PVC to sustainable development. These are available to download from this page. For more information, pvc@bpf.co.uk, telephone 020 7457 5000.
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'The UK PVC Industry - a major social and economic contributor'
A profile of the UK PVC Industry demonstrating the vital contributions to society PVC makes, both in terms of the products and sustainable development. Includes a comprehensive cross-section of the UK PVC Industry with details of companies' contributions to the community in terms of employment and supporting initiatives. For copies of this brochure: pvc@bpf.co.uk |
Overview notes about PVC (set of 6) - Over the years, there have been various concerns expressed about aspects of PVC material ranging from its manufacture to recycling - these concerns are usually misplaced - to find out more, download the factsheets below:
Responding to false and misleading claims about PVC -
In the past, misleading claims have been made about the health and environmental impact of PVC - the downloadable factsheets below were designed to respond to these claims, each with a catchy title - click on the following links to find out more:
PVC Explained
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), a major plastics material which finds widespread use in building, transport, packaging, electrical/electronic and healthcare applications, has been under unfair attack from extreme environmental pressure groups world-wide - the BPF explains the full story.
An examination of Greenpeace publication: Building the Future - A Guide to Building Without PVC. It points out errors of fact and misleading statements in their document, and provides users with the assurance that PVC is a safe material, PVC is a socially valuable resource and that calls to ban or phase out PVC are unjustified. Click here.
