«RusVinyl» shares responsible vision of safety in PVC processes. Unfortunately there are some prejudices about the hazard of PVC production and items. Let us briefly examine some of them:

ELECTROLYSIS:

As distinct from other Russian enterprises applying the outdated mercuric or diaphragm methods to obtain chlorine, we will use the advanced membrane electrolysis method. The cutting-edge membrane technology is implemented at similar enterprises in the Western Europe, in full compliance with the strictest environmental and safety requirements.

VINYL CHLORIDE:

The main debate about the hazard of PVC production concerns an eventual carcinogenicity of vinyl chloride (VCM). Our PVC Integrated Plant Project restricts the VCM content in the air to 1 ppm, to prevent any delayed adverse impact of VCM on personnel.

DIOXINS:

There is a common mistake to believe that PVC production is a source of dioxins emissions. This is not true. PVC as product does not contain dioxins and this is confirmed by a multitude of research carried out globally. Neither does PVC production release dioxins because the process runs under the temperatures considerably lower than temperatures of dioxins forming. Dioxins may result from an imperfect technique of incineration and combustion gas neutralization. Our Project will install a state-of-the-art automatic incineration system equipped with electrostatic precipitators, multistage filters, dry scrubbers, sorption system on absorbent carbon, catalytic afterburning and permanent automatic control of stack effluent characteristics.

PVC and CHLORINE:

Another misbelief is that PVC end-products are hazardous. 57% chlorine content in a PVC molecule leads the wrong conclusion that PVC products may release chlorine. Scientists proved, however, that in PVC chlorine’s molecular link is much stronger than in a common salt molecule. Thus, release of chlorine from PVC goods is far less probable than that from common salt: in fact, it is almost impossible. Chlorine content is rather an advantage of PVC end-products over other polymers. In the PVC resin, the presence of chlorine confers the best resistance to ignition over other large-tonnage polymers. When burning, PVC does not make any drops which could cause fire when falling onto inflammable materials. Besides, the presence of chlorine in the PVC molecule lowers power consumption in PVC production process by about 20 percent, which gives PVC production a considerable advantage over other plastics as to the ecological balance.