ʻO PVC kahi ʻano plastic i hoʻohana nui ʻia i nā mea kūkulu hale. No laila, ʻaʻole e hoʻololi ʻia no ka manawa lōʻihi i ka wā e hiki mai ana, a loaʻa iā ia nā manaʻo noi nui ma nā wahi i hoʻomohala ʻole ʻia i ka wā e hiki mai ana.
E like me kā mākou e ʻike ai, ʻelua mau ala e hana ai i ka PVC, ʻo kekahi ke ʻano ethylene maʻamau maʻamau, a ʻo kekahi ʻo ke ʻano calcium carbide kūikawā ma Kina. ʻO nā kumu o ke ʻano ethylene ka nui o ka petroleum, aʻo nā kumu o ke ʻano calcium carbide ka nui o ka lanahu, ka limestone a me ka paʻakai. Hoʻopili nui ʻia kēia mau kumuwaiwai ma Kina. No ka manawa lōʻihi, aia ka PVC o ka calcium carbide method o Kina i kahi kūlana alakaʻi. Mai ka makahiki 2008 a hiki i ka 2014, ua hoʻonui ʻia ka mana hana PVC o Kina o ka calcium carbide method, akā ua lawe mai i nā pilikia palekana he nui.