BEIJING, May 1, 2008 (VNS) -- The pristine water the world will see in the main competition pool at the 2008 Summer Olympics flows through a water treatment system that includes 4,300 feet of chlorinated PVC (CPVC) pipe, made from resin manufactured by Cleveland-based Lubrizol Corporation.Read MoreVinyl Institute Statement on PVC and Bisphenol-A Arlington, Va., April 25, 2008 (VNS) -- It is highly unlikely that products made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC or vinyl) contain bisphenol-A (BPA). BPA was used at one time to stop the PVC resin formation reaction (a "chain stopper"), but as far as the Vinyl Institute is aware, all U.S. and European resin manufacturers discontinued that use several years ago.
Read More...Greenpeace co-Founder Says Anti-Phthalates Activists Running “Campaign of Fear”
Arlington, Va., April 25, 2008 (VNS) – Dr. Patrick Moore, chairman and chief scientist of Greenspirit Strategies, said April 22 in a Wall Street Journal Earth Day editorial that political agendas lacking scientific reason have led to campaigns against chlorine, PVC and phthalates.
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The Vinyl Institute and other organizations are calling into question the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) proposed LEED for Healthcare Rating System (LEED-HC), which takes direct aim at PVC, ignoring the findings of its own Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee (TSAC) Report.
Despite disagreement within USGBC's own Material and Resource Technical Advisory Group (MR TAG), the LEED Steering Committee opted to approve negative credits (MRc 4.1 and MRc 5) calling for the elimination of halogenated materials, including chlorine and other substances, in all healthcare applications, while at the same time recommending the use of alternate materials.
Click here for the full text of VI's responses to a series of questions posed by the LEED Steering Committee in soliciting comments for LEED-HC.
“The effects of vinyl products on health and the environment have been investigated at every stage from manufacture through use and final disposal, and have been shown to be safe and environmentally sound.” -Tim Burns, President of the Vinyl Institute.
Read More...“The long-term global growth of the vinyl industry remains intact, despite economic, political and social challenges.” – Irving Leveson, economist and co-author of Vinyl 2020, said at the World Vinyl Forum.
World Vinyl Forum III Presentations: The World Vinyl Forum III recently brought together global vinyl industry leaders to share their views and insights on what has been accomplished and what still needs to be done to achieve the growth and sustainability goals set 10 years ago. View the 19 presentations delivered at WVF.View Presentations...
PVC building products have numerous energy and environmental benefits. Since the late 1980s, more than 20 life-cycle evaluations have been completed on PVC building products, many of them comparing those products to similar products made of other materials. PVC products were found to perform favorably in terms of energy efficiency, thermal-insulating value, low contribution to greenhouse gases and product durability, which means using fewer resources. Read More...