Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the key products of the chemical industry and, in addition to polypropylene and polyethylene, one of the most widely produced plastics. Worldwide, about 39.3 million tonnes of PVC were consumed in 2013.
Plastic instead of concrete: Ceresana Research expects that revenues from plastic pipes in Europe will rise to 9.7 billion Euro by 2018.