VinylPlus, Committed to Sustainable Development
VinylPlus® is the European PVC industry’s commitment to sustainable development, working to improve the sustainability performance of polyvinyl chloride, known as PVC or vinyl. PVC is one of the most widely used plastics in the world with a wide range of long-life applications such as window frames, pipes, flooring, cables, sport equipment, furniture and a range of lifesaving medical devices. PVC can be recycled multiple times, and VinylPlus works to do just this!
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What’s New?
04 February 2026
VinylPlus Supports PVC 2027 – Call for Papers Now Open
VinylPlus will once again support the global PVC Conference series, alongside PVC associations from around the world, as PVC 2027 returns to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 12–15 Ap...
30 January 2026
VinylPlus Joins the Critical Chemicals Alliance
VinylPlus® has been accepted by the European Commission (DG GROW) as a member of the Critical Chemicals Alliance (CCA), a key initiative under the European Chemicals Industry Action Plan.
The Alli...
18 December 2025
PVC to Deliver Sustainable Housing and Construction in Europe
On 16 December, the European Commission published the European Affordable Housing Plan, which brings together three key pillars: the European Affordable Housing Initiative, the New European Bauhaus, a...
14 November 2025
VinylPlus Joins EU-Funded RETAIN Project to Drive Circularity in PVC Tarpaulins
VinylPlus® is proud to be part of the RETAIN project, a Horizon Europe research and innovation initiative (Grant Agreement No. 101181056) aimed at building a fully circular value chain for PVC tarp...
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Kirsi Ekroth-Manssila Head of Unit, DG GROW, European Commission
Carlos Alvarez Pereira – Club of Rome and UNESCO Chair on Global Understanding for Sustainability
Prof. Architect Bernhard Franken – Franken Generalplaner Gmbh
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