The Economic Benefits of Polyvinyl Chloride in （聚氯乙烯的经济效益）.pdf

The Economic Benefits of Polyvinyl Chloride in the United States and Canada PREPARED FOR: Chlorine Chemistry Division of the American Chemistry Council and The Vinyl Institute By Whitfield Associates December 2008 1 Copyright © 2008 by the American Chemistry Council This document may be copied and distributed freely as provided below. This work is protected by copyright. The American Chemistry Council®, which is the owner of the copyright, hereby grants a non-exclusive royalty-free license to reproduce and distribute this document, subject to the following limitations: 1. The work may be reproduced in its entirety or in part, without alterations. 2. All copies of the work must include a cover page bearing the American Chemistry Council’s notice of copyright and this notice. Copies of the work made under the authority of this license may not be sold. 2 The Economic Benefits of Polyvinyl Chloride in the United States and Canada Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a versatile thermoplastic material that is used in the production of hundreds of products that consumers encounter in everyday life and many more that are encountered less frequently but are nevertheless very important in construction, electronics, healthcare, and other applications. It finds widespread use in these applications because of its low cost and desirable physical and mechanical properties. It is fabricated efficiently into a very wide range of both rigid and flexible products. PVC also has inherent flame resi