In everyday life Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is all around us, in various forms of products like 24% in pipes, 19% films & sheets, 17% profiles and tubing, 10% wiring and tubing, 8% bottles, 5% flooring products, 4% coated fabrics, 2% moulded goods and 2% vinyl goods. It is a major plastics material which finds extensive use in building, transport, packaging, electrical/electronic and healthcare applications.