The main raw material of PVC Compounds, PVC resin, is mostly salt - 57%, which is a renewable and natural resource, and ethylene - 43%, which is a byproduct of petroleum. It is the second most widely sold plastic in the world.
PVC Compounds are 100% recyclable, and products made from recycled PVC can last for decades, and they also may be safely incinerated.
The production chain is regulated and is in compliance with the orders of various governmental agencies, and is accompanied by industrial and workers unions, as well as non-governmental organizations.
Efforts were and are being made to develop additives that are free of heavy metals that are compliant with different regulations and norms, that even if they are present, they are used in tiny quantities and controlled by the appropriate agencies, and pose no risk to human health.
Dacarto Benvic strictly follows up to date regulations for the use of additives, as for example tubing for potable water, products for the medical area, products that come in contact with food, toys, among others.
Plastifying agents are necessary to make PVC flexible and to allow its use in countless applications. Its use in products in the medical area is authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), of the United States of America, by the European Pharmacopoeia and by the Brazilian National Sanitary Surveillance Agency. (ANVISA).
The PVC Compounds production line for hospital packaging and use is free of heavy metals, and is produced in a controlled and hygienic environment designed for this purpose, separated from the traditional lines of production.