The first PVC4cables Conference will take place in Lyon, France, on 26th October 2017. The event will focus on the topics of „Sustainability, Innovation, Market: The New Horizons of the PVC Cables Industry“. It will present and debate the state of the art on PVC cables (technical and environmental performance, regulatory framework, recycling technologies) and […]
The Vinyl Institute in the USA has published a new dossier on the fire behaviour of PVC. The 30-page-long paper was written by Dr Marcelo Hirschler from BGI International and contains all relevant facts concerning this topic. The dossier also contains a multitude of data sheets and comparison figures. You can download the comprehensive document […]
At the beginning of June, over 27,000 copies of the summer issue of the German magazine STARKE SEITEN are being sent out to readers, mainly to decision-makers from various target groups and to recipients in the PVC industry and its value chain in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. AGPU is additionally distributing some of these copies […]
AGPU becomes a member of VinylPlus, the sustainability programme of the European PVC industry. Stefan Valerius, the Managing Director of Dekura GmbH, is elected as a member of the AGPU Managing Board. AGPU has now been committed to PVC in Germany for nearly 30 years. The transition to the development and production of sustainable products […]
Seit fast 30 Jahren engagiert sich die AGPU in Deutschland für den zukunftsweisenden Werkstoff PVC. Der Wandel hin zur Entwicklung und Herstellung nachhaltiger Produkte bietet der gesamten Branche vielfältige Möglichkeiten. Sowohl die PVC-Industrie als auch die AGPU sind hierbei gut aufgestellt. Moderne PVC-Produkte sind nicht nur zuverlässig in ihrer Anwendung, sondern auch innovativ in ihren […]
Energy-efficient renovation work is currently being carried out on a residential building containing 24 flats in Mühlhausen (Germany). The special feature of this work is the fact that after being removed and replaced with new energy-saving PVC windows, the old PVC products, namely 89 windows and 24 balcony elements, will be recycled and reused later. […]
An advertorial for the Soft PVC Communication Campaign has been published in the July issue of „Outdoor-Magazin“. The article was produced by AGPU Media and promotes the benefits of PVC-coated fabrics, from lightweight tents for camping right through to innovative circus roofs. After receiving positive feedback on advertorials for PVC products in green public procurement […]
According to data recorded by the German Association of Windows and Facades (Verband Fenster + Fassade – VFF), the number of windows produced in Germany in 2016 reached a total of 11,944 million window units. A good half of this overall production quantity, namely 6.454 million window units, were PVC windows, which can be compared […]
The joint PVC Workshop by AGPU and PlasticsEurope Germany in Frankfurt last week was yet again a complete success. A total of around 60 experts were participating, all presentations were on highly topical issues which were concluded by lifely discussions. The networking dinner in the evening before was very well accepted. The next PVC Workshop […]
Der europäische Verband der Kunststoffverarbeiter (EuPC) befragt ab sofort bis September 2017 die europäischen Kunststoffverarbeiter zum Einsatz von recycelten Kunststoffen. Recycling gewinne immer mehr an Bedeutung, insbesondere vor dem Hintergrund einer künftigen Kreislaufwirtschaft, so der Verband. Die Umfrage sei Teil einer größeren Initiative von EuPC, um tiefergehende Einblicke in die Herausforderungen beim Einsatz von Recyclingkunststoffen […]