About product

Polyvinylchloride is a thermoplastic polymer with a linear molecule structure and a degree of crystallinity up to 10%. This polymer has a high mechanical stability, reduced solubility, small tensile elongation and is acid-, alkali- and luboil-resistant.

Due to the high content of chlorine (56%), PVC is nonflammable and practically non-burning. The polymer destruction starts under the continuous exposure to the air and the sun light. To prevent this destructive process, PVC compositions always include various stabilizing agents. Polyvinylchloride is the most universal plastic used in varying manners of production: extrusion, calendaring, press molding, milling and injection.

Applications

Due to the universal nature of PVC, it can be used in different production processes instead of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, wood, leather, glass, rubber and some other materials. More than 30 groups of products are made of PVC. In Russia, PVC is most widely used in production of profiles for different purposes. The majority of PVC products are used by the construction industry.

Production

There are four producers of polyvinylchloride in Russia: Sayanskkhimplast (Sayansk), Kaustik (Sterlitamak), Plastkard (Volgograd) and Sibur-Neftekhim (Dzerzhinsk).