News
10 July 2013
45 year old PVC windows start their 2nd life in Brussels
The entire process of recycling end-of-life PVC-u windows in a closed loop was demonstrated to press and special guests in an event jointly organised by Federplast. and EPPA with the support of Vi...
05 June 2013
Achieving environmental and sustainability goals
Organised by the EurActiv Foundation with the support of TEPPFA and VinylPlus this conference - hosted by MEP Vittorio Prodi - discussed the role recycling can play in improving air quality. Envir...
03 June 2013
Manufacturing as the backbone to economic recovery
The PVC industry is capable of helping Europe overcome the current economic crisis and achieve the competitiveness goals set by the EU for 2020. Particiapants at the Vinyl Sustainability Forum 201...
29 April 2013
Over 360,000 tonnes of PVC recycled in Europe in 2012
VinylPlus registered a record 362,076 tonnes of PVC recycled last year, keeping it on track to meet the challenge of recycling 800,000 tonnes per year by 2020. A more comprehensive and wider scope for...
12 February 2013
Newcomer interview with Geir Vegsund, H-Produkter AS
Why did your company decide to join VinylPlus?
PVC windows keep increasing their market share in Norway. Over the last two years we have more than doubled our production capacity. With more than 20 y...
06 February 2013
Sustainable construction using PVC, a perfect match
Recent estimates indicate that the building and construction (B&C) sector is responsible for about 40% of the European Union’s (EU) total energy consumption, representing 40% of the global CO2 ...
26 November 2012
Newcomer interview with Marino Uberti, Alfatherm
Why did your company decide to join VinylPlus?
For Alfatherm there was first a corporate reason. As part of the PVC industry and member of different national and international sectorial associations...
07 November 2012
Circular economy: The benefits of closing the PVC loop
For the industry at large, it implies a radical change in its modus operandi bringing about a continuous quest for improvements in the way its resources are obtained and transformed. Companies have to...