Chlorine Online (from the European Chlorine Producers) provides facts on chlorine chemistry – describes the elements of chlorine and how it is made from electricity, salt and water. It includes information on PVC, polycarbonate, polymers, pharmaceuticals, solvents and other products such as bleach and swimming pool disinfectants, silicon chips and auto parts, as well as information on chlorine effects on human health and the environment. Worldwide use for water purification is highlighted; here chlorine provides the ultimate defence against waterborne illness.
http://www.eurochlor.org
The Chlorine Chemistry Division of the American Chemistry Council website highlights the benefits of chlorine chemistry and offers consumer tips for using some common chlorinated products. It also presents information on chlorine chemistry health and environmental issues.
http://www.c3.org
PVC is one of the most widely used plastics in the world. It offers a diverse and varied range of properties, and contributes significantly to the modern lifestyles that we all enjoy. Find out everything you want to know about this amazing material on this website, maintained by ECVM on behalf of the European PVC industry. The European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers (ECVM) represents the 14 European PVC resin producing companies who produce 100% of the PVC resin manufactured in Europe. ECVM is a division of PlasticsEurope the trade association representing polymer producers in Europe.
http://www.pvc.org
The Vinyl Institute, founded in 1982, is a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer, vinyl additives and modifiers, and vinyl packaging materials. Their mission is to advocate the responsible manufacture of vinyl resins, life cycle management of vinyl products and promotion of the value of vinyl to society.
http://www.vinylinfo.org/default.aspx
Vinyl – one material infinite uses – http://www.vinyl.org
European Plastics Converters under the following headings
European Plastic Converters Home site – http://www.plasticsconverters.eu
PVC Window Profile and related Building Products – http://www.eppa-profiles.org
PVC Pipes – http://www.pvc4pipes.org
European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association – http://www.teppfa.com
Decorative and Stationery Plastic Foil – http://www.edefa.org
Resilient Flooring Manufacturers – http://www.erfmi.com
Single Ply Waterproofing – http://www.eswa.be
European Polyvinyl Film Manufacturers – http://www.epfma.org
European Rigid PVC Film Association – http://www.pvc-films.org
European Plastic Recyclers – http://www.plasticsrecyclers.eu
European Plastics Packaging Association – http://www.packplast.org
NGO Viewpoints on PVC and Chemicals
Greenpeace exists because this fragile Earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action.
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/polyvinyl-chloride/pvc-waste
WWF believes in a future where people and nature thrive. Best known as the world’s leading conservation body, we’ve seen first-hand how wildlife, the environment and human activity are all interlinked.
http://wwf.org.uk/chemicals
Friends of the Earth are the world’s largest grassroots environmental network. We campaign on today’s most urgent environmental and social issues.
http://www.foe.co.uk/index.html
The Chlorophiles are an independent non-profit organisation of workers in the chlorine and PVC industry who want to react on the allegations against their work. We find that we are working responsibly and with responsible care to make products for the well-being of humanity. Humanity may not be excluded from the benefits of chlorine on the base of prejudices and false or erroneous information.
http://www.ping.be/~ping5859/en/en_index.html