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PVC, China (carbide route)

Mongolie-Intérieure, China40.80°N 111.60°E

computed criticality10/100

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China ~45% of global PVC (calcium-carbide route)

2024

Fault line

PVC, a major construction plastic (pipes, profiles), is produced in China mainly via the coal-backed calcium-carbide route, a cheap but highly emitting process that weighs on the world market and on environmental standards.

Actors

Xinjiang Zhongtai

Shaanxi Beiyuan

Formosa Plastics (outside China)

Sources

Chemdo — PVC Capacity in China and Globally (Chine ~42% de la capacité mondiale 2020 ; ~80% des producteurs chinois en voie carbure) ↗estimate

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