In Mühlhausen wird derzeit ein Wohnhaus mit 24 Wohneinheiten energetisch saniert. Die Besonderheit hier: Die alten PVC-Bauteile, 89 Fenster und 24 Balkonelemente, werden nach dem Ausbau und dem Austausch gegen neue Energiesparfenster aus Kunststoff recycelt und später wiederverwertet. Damit nimmt das Sanierungsprojekt an der länderübergreifenden Aktion „Best Practice für die Umwelt“ teil, welche bis Jahresende […]
2016 sind in Deutschland rund 1,38 Millionen Außentüren verkauft worden. Dies geht aus einer aktuellen Studie des Marktforschungsinstituts Heinze hervor, die gemeinsam mit vier deutschen Branchenverbänden (darunter sind auch der VFF und pro-K) erstellt worden ist. Interessant: Konnten die Hersteller in 2015 noch 439.100 Kunststofftüren absetzen, so waren es im vergangenen Jahr bereits 451.300 Stück. […]
In consideration of current developments such as the German Packaging Law and the European Circular Economy Package, it is clear that PVC recycling is becoming increasingly important both in Germany and on a European level. It is therefore essential that we work together to make an effort in many different areas where this matter is […]
In 2016, window sales in Germany increased by 3.3 percent to a total of around 13.8 million window units. This is the result of a continuously updated study conducted by the market research institute Heinze, which was produced in cooperation with the four German industry associations VFF, Pro-K, FV S+B and BF and was recently […]
The current May/June issue of the in-flight magazine „Wings“ features an advertisement with the slogan „PVC is cool“ by the Soft PVC Communication Campaign run by AGPU Media on page 14. According to media data, the in-flight magazine reaches a readership of around three million passengers with a high share of business travellers of nearly […]
Three weeks ago, the VinylPlus Sustainability Forum was held in Berlin. One of the highlights of the event, which was attended by around 170 participants, was the official presentation of the latest recycling figures recorded by VinylPlus, the sustainability programme of the European PVC industry. According to these figures, PVC recycling achieved a new peak […]
Die zentrale Botschaft an die Teilnehmer des 5. Nachhaltigkeitsforums in Berlin: Die Zusammenarbeit der PVC-Branche entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette im Rahmen von VinylPlus zeigt auch im vergangenen Jahr sowohl konkrete Fortschritte beim Thema Nachhaltigkeit des Werkstoffs als auch den positiven Beitrag zur Kreislaufwirtschaft. Veranstaltet von VinylPlus, dem europäischen Nachhaltigkeitsprogramm der PVC-Branche, beschäftigte sich das Forum […]
The VinylPlus Sustainability Forum (VSF) 2017 will take place in Berlin this week. More than 160 participants registered to attend the Sustainability Forum organised by VinylPlus. The event will explore central issues such as guidelines for closed loop recycling management both on European level and in Germany and the potential impacts that such guidelines may […]
As expected, the current May issue of the German „Öko-Test“ magazine features a test report on PVC flooring. The content of the report unfortunately came as no surprise and is yet again dominated by the editorial team’s attempts to stir up panic among its readers. A total of twelve different types of PVC flooring available […]
After the two kick-off events held at the Demolition Conference in Berlin and the terratec trade fair in Leipzig, the dates for the three regional meetings of the successful series of „PVC Recyclers Meet PVC Processors“ events held by AGPU, VinylPlus, AgPR, Rewindo and Roofcollect have now been confirmed. One of the main targets of […]