The impact of metallocenes on PVC

PVC has been under attack from environmental groups for some time. Whatever the merits of the environmentalists' arguments, PVC has resisted this attack in many applications because of a unique combination of performance and price. As a result, the PVC industry has been experiencing a period of good growth. Metallocene based polyolefin resins are the first materials that appear to be a threat to that position. Recent reports of the performance of metallocene resins have demonstrated an incredible performance boost when compared with conventional PE or PP. This talk will examine the threat from the development of metallocenes.