VinylPlus® launched its Progress Report 2023 at the 11th VinylPlus Sustainability Forum (VSF2023). Under the theme ‘Making the EU Green Deal Happen’, more than 160 delegates from 21 countries gathered in Florence, Italy, to debate sustainable solutions towards carbon neutrality, circularity in the building and construction sector, developments in...
Brussels, 6 October 2022 – The most recent developments in sustainability and innovation in the PVC cables sector were debated yesterday at the 3rd PVC4Cables Conference in Bologna, Italy. Interconnection, digitalisation, energy transition, sustainable mobility, smart cities… all the major challenges that will characterise the near future are connected...
After 8 years, PVC cables are back as protagonists in Bologna (Italy) with the 3rd PVC4Cables Conference – CONNECTING SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION, organised by PVC4Cables, the European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers' (ECVM) platform dedicated to the PVC cables value chain.
The Conference is open to all actors in the PVC cable industry and aims to...
A thesis entitled: “Characterization of PVC compounds and evaluation of their fire behavior focusing on the comparison between EN 60754-1 and EN 60754-2 in the assessment of the smoke acidity” has been presented by the master degree candidate Dr. Iacopo Bassi, under the supervision of Prof. Elisabetta Salatelli, Bologna University and of Dr. Francesca...
The updated leaflet 10 reasons to choose PVC cables is now available on the website.
In a complex period like the one we are experiencing at a global level, the issue of cost control is crucial for any product at every stage of its life, from purchase to maintenance, up to disposal and recycling.
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) – the methodology evaluating the economic performance of materials – is considered the most effective method to...
‘PVC Upcycling’ is a pilot project aimed at recovering the PVC component of electrical cables coming from the decommissioning of energy plants (de-manufacturing) and at recycling it into products with a low environmental impact (re-manufacturing).
Funded under the European Regional Development Fund (POR CALABRIA 2014-2020), the ‘PVC Upcycling’...
VinylPlus, the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development of the European PVC industry, recycled 771,313 tonnes of PVC in 2019 - more than 96% of the programme’s 2020 target. The PVC industry is well on track to meet VinylPlus’ ever more challenging recycling targets for 2025, in line with the Circular Economy and the ambition of the Circular...
PVC4Cables hosted yesterday in Berlin its second biennial conference with the theme In PVC Cables we Trust! Innovation and Sustainability for Smart Electrical Systems. Over 90 representatives of the European PVC cable industry debated the future of the sector, focusing in particular on research and development (R&D), sustainable development and market...
With just a little over three weeks to go, the 2nd PVC4Cables Conference has shaped up very well: an excellent venue, renowned speakers and moderators, a great programme and steadily growing number of participants.
This one-day event will present and debate the state-of-the-art on PVC cables and their numerous technical and functional benefits for users...
2nd PVC4Cables conference:
"In PVC cables we trust! Innovation and Sustainability for Smart Electrical Systems"
Brussels, 19 September 2019 – With the theme In PVC Cables we Trust! Innovation and Sustainability for Smart Electrical Systems, PVC4Cables will host its second bi-annual conference in Berlin, Germany, on 7 November 2019. The...
A new PVC4Cables brochure supports professionals and specifiers with the necessary information to make the right choice in different building contexts, demonstrating the ability of PVC cables to meet the individual specifications of intended-use/fire-risk at competitive costs.
In building and construction, choosing the right cable means combining technical...
On 25 September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a transformative plan of action to address urgent global challenges over the following 15 years.
Based on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 associated targets, the agenda seeks not only to...
One of the objectives of the PVC4Cables platform is to promote the advantages of PVC cables at the most relevant events of the cable sector, and in particular the formulation developments and innovations that the PVC supply chain have developed over the years and will continue to develop.
The Cable 2019 conference, which took place in Düsseldorf, Germany,...
Without wires and cables, our society, as we know it, would not exist. Electricity, electronics, transports, IT, home automation depend on cables, especially in our interconnected and digitalised society. Wires and cables are widely used to power countless appliances and electrical equipment. They are the largest application sector for flexible PVC in...
On 19 June 2018, the 1st Plenary Meeting of Partners of the PVC4Cables platform gathered in Milan, Italy, more than 30 delegates, in representation of the majority of the companies currently participating in the platform, either directly as individual companies or via European and National associations.
The programme covered an update on the activities...
Brussels, 22 May 2018 - VinylPlus, the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development of the European PVC industry, recycled 639,648 tonnes of PVC within its framework last year. The 2017 results were presented at its 6th VinylPlus Sustainability Forum 2018 in Madrid, Spain where the industry shared its latest sustainability achievements.
This year’s...
Prof. Enrico Boccaleri of the Università del Piemonte Orientale (Italy) presented the work done with Marco Milanesio, Luca Palin, Giuseppe Rombolà and Gianluca Sarti on ‘Functional nano-additives for the modification of the properties of p-PVC for cable applications’ at Cables 2018, held in Cologne in March.
Nanotechnologies represent an interesting...
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After 8 years, PVC cables are back as protagonists in Bologna (Italy) with the 3rd PVC4Cables Conference – CONNECTING SUSTAINABILITY…
