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:: New format PVC Today magazine
In an exciting new publishing initiative, ECVM has arranged for the translation of the latest issue of the long-established German language PVC magazine Starke Seiten into English.
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:: 22 April
Press Release
Vinyl 2010 Heading For Success
The European PVC industry today released its latest annual Vinyl 2010 Progress Report at PVC 2008, Brighton . The report confirms that the European PVC industry is well on the way to meeting the targets set out in the Vinyl 2010 Voluntary Commitment for Sustainable Development.
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:: Walking on plastic bags
Global flooring manufacturer Armstrong World Industries is trialling the use of recycled plastic bags in the manufacturing of vinyl flooring.
The trials are taking place at the company’s Australian factory, but if results are successful it is likely that the products will extend to Armstrong’s sales facilities in Europe and America in the future. With supermarkets one of the main commercial users of vinyl flooring, it is apt that they will play a crucial role in supplying the used plastic bags for recycling.
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:: Blossom Vases
The many objects intended for the home designed in the past few years by the Japanese duo Ryosuke Uehara & Yoshie Watanabe, owners of the D-Bros studio, cause the viewer to clearly perceive the notable attention paid to simple — but not banal — solutions, towards a
type of design combining the search for materials with a sensitivity to local traditions.
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:: Plastics recovery reach 50% and growth in demand outpace GDP by 50%
The plastics industry publishes its 17 th report on trends in production, demand and recovery of plastics called the “Compelling Facts about Plastics 2006”.
2006 was the year when recovery of plastics reached the 50% for the first time.
Underpinned by strong growth in mechanical recycling as well as energy recovery resulted in 3% points increase over 2005.
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:: New website
ECVM is delighted to announce the launch of a new website : http://www.pvcdesign.org. It is a cultural project without any commercial interest. It was born to illustrate the many ways in which Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) can enhance our daily lives. Its aims to increase interest amongst the international design community for working this material and to foster an appreciation of it's aesthetic qualities.
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