Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA – In the grand scheme of things, PVC faces an existential threat from a global environmental lobby which seeks to ban it altogether, or restrict its use.The rationales relate to threats to human health and environmental harm caused by toxic ingredients in PVC and other plastics, and PVC and polystyrene are ...more

Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA - The Southern African Vinyls Association’s inaugural “Innovation in PVC” conference will take place on Wednesday, 30 August 2023, at Sasol Place in Sandton. The programme and speakers are available here: programmeThe conference brings together industry leaders, experts, and stakeholders to disc ...more

Five members of the Vinyl Institute of the United States represented SAVA and fellow members of the Global Vinyl Council at the United Nations negotiations on a binding global agreement on plastic waste last week. During ten days in France, the PVC team met with more than 50 national delegations, trade associations, al ...more

This is the era of environmentalism – the vital, the misguided, the rational, the emotional, but overall, the way the world must go. Domestic markets in poor countries are sheltered to some extent because for them, price is the main determinant. But when they become exporters, they must follow the rules of their target nations.Two p ...more

Cape Town, W. Cape, SA (1 February 2022) - The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) has welcomed the plastics recycling report for 2020 released by Plastics SA, indicating that the recycling of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) or vinyl products in South Africa recorded a year-on-year increase of 9.5 %. ...more

Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA – The Southern African Vinyls Associaton (SAVA) will be hosting its AGM on Wednesday, 27 May 2020 from 11:00 - 13:00 making use of the Zoom online technology.       All current, past and potential members are welcome to attend as we review some of the highlights and ...more