Value Chain Activities
VinylPlus value chain activities bring together companies with shared sector interests to work on the issues that matter most for their applications. Through dedicated platforms for cables, pipes and healthcare, members can collaborate across the value chain, contribute to joint priorities and strengthen PVC’s role in key markets across Europe.
These platforms support advocacy, technical exchange, communication and project development, while ensuring that sector-specific challenges and opportunities are reflected in VinylPlus activities.
VinylPlus Healthcare – Committed to Sustainability in Medical Applications
VinylPlus Healthcare is the dedicated voice for PVC in medical applications, building on decades of experience in supporting the sector. It helps bring together companies across the value chain to address the specific regulatory, technical and communication challenges linked to medical PVC in Europe and beyond.
Key Activities
- Advocacy and communications on EU and procurement policy
- Support in responding to NGO campaigns and external pressure
- Guidance on MDR, REACH and the European Pharmacopoeia
- Monitoring of regulatory, market and standardisation developments
- Access to technical projects, research, data and best practices
- Participation in flagship recycling projects
- Opportunities to propose and join co-funded projects
- Engagement in standards and industry initiatives
- Networking and business connections across the medical PVC value chain
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VinylPlus Healthcare Coordinator
Ole Grøndahl Hansen
VinylPlus Pipes – Committed to Sustainability in Pipe Systems
VinylPlus Pipes is the dedicated platform for PVC pipe systems, building on the legacy of PVC4Pipes. It brings together the European PVC pipe value chain to address the technical, regulatory and communication issues linked to long-life infrastructure applications in Europe and beyond.
Key Activities
- Advocacy and communications on EU policy affecting PVC pipe systems
- Support in responding to competitor claims and external pressure
- Guidance on drinking water regulation and materials in contact with drinking water
- Monitoring of regulatory, market and standardisation developments
- Support for technical evidence on performance, safety and long-term behaviour
- Engagement in standards, testing programmes and technical assessments
- Access to technical projects, research, data and best practices
- Opportunities to propose and join co-funded projects on innovation and sustainability
- Networking and business connections across the European PVC pipe value chain
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VinylPlus Pipes Coordinator
Vincent Stone
VinylPlus Pipes – Committed to Sustainability in Pipe Systems
VinylPlus Cables is the dedicated voice for PVC cable systems, building on the legacy of PVC4Cables and years of sector experience. It brings together companies across the value chain to address the regulatory, technical and communication challenges linked to PVC cables used in buildings, energy systems, telecommunications and industrial applications across Europe and beyond.
Key Activities
- Advocacy and communications on EU policy affecting PVC cable systems
- Support in responding to competitor claims and external pressure
- Guidance on fire safety requirements, CPR-related developments and relevant regulation
- Monitoring of regulatory, market and standardisation developments
- Support for technical evidence on electrical insulation, fire behaviour, durability and long service life
- Engagement in standards, testing programmes and technical assessments
- Access to technical projects, research, data and best practices
- Opportunities to propose and join co-funded projects on innovation and sustainability
- Networking and business connections across the European PVC cable value chain
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