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The first patent for a polymerisation process to manufacture PVC was granted to German inventor Friedrich Klatte in 1913 and PVC has been in commercial production since 1933.  The material now accounts for about 20% of all plastic manufactured world-wide, second only to [[Wikipedia:Polyethylene|polyethlene]] ([[PET (1)]])<ref name="BFP" />.
The first patent for a polymerisation process to manufacture PVC was granted to German inventor Friedrich Klatte in 1913 and PVC has been in commercial production since 1933.  The material now accounts for about 20% of all plastic manufactured world-wide, second only to [[Wikipedia:Polyethylene|polyethlene]] ([[PET (1)]])<ref name="BFP" />.
[[PVC (3)]] is not recyclable in normal kerbside collection systems.
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