He ʻano palakika ka PVC i hoʻohana nui ʻia i nā mea hana hale. No laila, ʻaʻole ia e pani ʻia no ka manawa lōʻihi i ka wā e hiki mai ana, a he mau manaʻolana nui kona no ka hoʻohana ʻana ma nā wahi i hoʻomohala ʻole ʻia i ka wā e hiki mai ana.
E like me kā kākou e ʻike nei, ʻelua ala e hana ai i ka PVC, ʻo kekahi ke ʻano ethylene maʻamau o ka honua, a ʻo kekahi ke ʻano calcium carbide kū hoʻokahi ma Kina. ʻO nā kumu o ke ʻano ethylene ka petroleum nui, ʻoiai ʻo nā kumu o ke ʻano calcium carbide ka lanahu, ka limestone a me ka paʻakai. Hoʻopili nui ʻia kēia mau kumuwaiwai ma Kina. No ka manawa lōʻihi, ua noho ke ʻano calcium carbide PVC o Kina i kahi kūlana alakaʻi loa. ʻOi loa aku mai 2008 a 2014, ua piʻi aʻe ka hiki ke hana PVC o Kina i ke ʻano calcium carbide, akā ua lawe mai hoʻi i nā pilikia palekana kaiapuni he nui.