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Welcome to the PVC Committee of The Polymer Society

The PVC Committee's activities will be of interest to:

  • Those who are involved in any aspects of Polyvinyl Chloride through its life cycle and who wish to see the many unique properties of this versatile polymer to be exploited and developed to the full.

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  • Those who wish to know more about this extremely cost effective polymer in relation to formulations, processing, end-use applications and sustainability.

Aims and objectives

    PVC Conference
    To organise, with the assistance of IOM Communications, a major international conference on a three year cycle in the UK (normally in April in Brighton). The conference continues to attract ~ 450 delegates by focusing on the latest issues covering the business, technical and sustainability areas. PVC 2008 will be the tenth in this series. Details at www.pvc2008.org

    Regional Meetings
    To assist local societies in arranging PVC related topics for the evening lecture programme. Target is to average one lecture per year somewhere in the UK.

    IPTME, Loughborough University
    To assist in the organisation, promotion and participation in the Current Trends in PVC Technology conference. This conference, with a more academic focus, is held every three years and runs 18 months after the Brighton conference.

    Education Initiative
    The committee aims to generate one education initiative, funded or partially funded by IOM3, every three years which will assist to educate and promote particular aspects of polymers (including PVC) and materials.

    The current project under construction will be based at The Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds, UK www.thackraymuseum.org  “Cutting Edge” is a project designed to increase public understanding of the role of medical plastics – in particular PVC - and the issues surrounding them. There will be a display in the Museum’s permanent galleries and a web resource. The gallery display will feature a fascinating interactive exhibit, enabling users to experience at first hand use of medical plastics in a surgical context, again with emphasis on the use of PVC. The website educational resources will animate the issues around use of medical plastics, encouraging more in-depth exploration and debate.