PLASTICS’ Flexible Vinyl Products Division (FVPD) represents all companies working with polyvinyl chloride, a.k.a., PVC or Vinyl.
FVPD provides technical education to promote vinyl innovation, advocacy at every level of government, including international, regulatory assistance for members, and works to support jobs and economic growth in the vinyl industry, including:
Each year the Division produces the Vinyl Compounders Conference, usually in early December. Beginning in 2022, the Vinyl Compounders Conference combined efforts with the Vinyl Sustainability Council’s Sustainability Summit, and the Vinyl Week event was formed. Now, Vinyl Week is the largest annual gathering in the vinyl industry and is a must-attend event for vinyl processors and material suppliers!
Conference attendees represent companies including vinyl resin and plasticizer producers, captive and non-captive plastisol formulators (compounders) and producers of industrial and consumer end-products.
Vinyl Week attendees have the opportunity to connect with executives from global companies, policymakers, and peers from across the plastics industry focused on the future success of the vinyl industry.
The FVPD Technical Committee has developed over 50 practical, non-routine analytical tests for flexible PVC. This comprehensive book features reliable methods to produce quantitative results determining numerous material characterizations. Developed by industry experts, this First Edition will be your go-to source for implementing: Raw Material Testing; Vinyl Dispersion (Plastisol) Preparation; Vinyl Dispersion (Plastisol Characterization); Processing/Fusion; and Compound/Part Characterization.
