European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers

🌍 The VinylPlus® team is at the European Parliament in #Strasbourg! This visit is an excellent opportunity for us to foster relationships, share our perspectives, and actively participate in shaping the future. We are excited to connect with new EP Members, highlight the association's initiatives, and engage in meaningful dialogues. ⚙ Europe's #industrial policy needs to be clear, united, and inspire confidence. Maintaining Europe's status as a hub for #industrialproduction is essential to drive innovation and develop effective #climate solutions. 💬Stay tuned for updates as we navigate these important discussions and collaborate with key stakeholders. #PVCvaluechain #IndustrialDeal #GreenDeal #sustainablefuture

📍 Close to Villa Ada in Rome's Parioli district, Alvisi Kirimoto and Studio Gemma have crafted a new green hub for the LUISS Guido Carli university campus. 🏗 This project includes demolishing an old shed, building new structures, and expanding educational facilities. The coral red acoustic #PVC panels in the amphitheater's ceiling are capturing the attention, and harmonizing with the nearby grove. 🌿🏛️ #Architecture #GreenDesign #EducationInnovation Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/eGDUmqGX

Stanton Williams, acclaimed designer, won the international competition to transform and expand the Musée d'Arts de Nantes, one of #France's largest fine arts museums outside Paris. 🏙 The design effortlessly blends the past with the present. At the same time, it aims to improve public access to the #museum and transform its image into an open and transparent one, fully engaged in its urban context. ⬜ Innovative false ceilings made with micro-perforated opaque white #PVC membranes have been installed to uniformly diffuse light throughout each room. 📰 Read the full story at https://lnkd.in/eGDUmqGX #StantonWilliams #MuseumDesign #InnovativeLighting #Nantes

🚲 Approximately 40% of all traffic inthe City of Amsterdam consists of #cyclists. Such a consistent amount makes parking your bicycle in the inner city increasingly challenging. In collaboration with Ballast Nedam, the architectural studio ZJA I Architects & Engineers designed and constructed an underground bicycle parking facility beneath Kleine-Gartmansplantsoen, adjacent to #Leidseplein. ☀ This facility boasts wider footpaths and a higher #PVC ceiling (3.20 m) than typical bicycle storage areas. Enhanced with ample daylight, well-lit footpaths, and a perforated steel panel for improved acoustics, it offers a transparent and pleasant atmosphere. #UrbanDesign #SustainableTransport #InnovativeArchitecture The full story is available at https://lnkd.in/dn_ety6

Zaha Hadid Architects collaborated with local partners and the city of 📍 Prague to revitalize a site next to the derelict Masaryk Railway Station. 💡 The new design uses a white #PVCmembrane to distribute light evenly, creating unique shapes and textures. ➡ This innovative use of PVC wraps walls and ceilings managed to tranform the area into a contemporary, dynamic space: check out these incredible shapes at https://lnkd.in/dn_ety6 #UrbanRegeneration #ZahaHadidArchitects #PVCInnovation #Prague

📰 Weekend reading: the new #WonderfulVinyl is out! ✨ The latest edition of CASA DECOR was held this year in an emblematic building designed by architect José Espelíus Anduaga, located in the exclusive Salamanca neighbourhood of Madrid. 🌿The design team created an internal landscape where the visitor is welcomed in an orderly passage with well-defined geometries. 🌈 ♻️The space's layout features #PVC flooring contrasted with a wooden load-bearing structure, and all materials used in this installation were completely recycled at the end of the event. 🌱 Read more on the magazine: https://lnkd.in/dn_ety6

Different kinds of #PVC flooring have been used at Groupe hospitalier CHIREC to create a welcoming environment for visitors, patients and employees while taking advantage of the positive health aspect of the material. 👉Read more on #WonderfulVinyl: https://lnkd.in/dSJd6wfz

Movable curtains of translucent #PVC mesh cover the façade of this block of offices and flats in Paris, which has been converted from a 1970s concrete structure by local practice Moussafir Architectes. 🗞️Read the full story on #WonderfulVinyl: https://lnkd.in/dSJd6wfz

Dive into the world of Floating Fantasies! 🎈✨ An inflatable public space series brought to life by the creative minds at digital design studio Ulises 🏰💡celebrating the fusion of #AI artificial intelligence, art, and design, redefining urban environments through inflatable #PVC 🌈Known for its versatility, durability, and buoyancy, inflatable PVC emerges as the perfect canvas for these floating artistic wonders. Read more on #WonderfulVinyl: https://lnkd.in/dSJd6wfz

PVC Pipes at PVC 2024: How to Ensure 💯+ Years of Service Life As a key sector of the European PVC industry, pipes are in the spotligt at the upcoming #PVC2024 Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. Joaquin Lahoz Castillo will deliver a presentation focusing on the durability of #PVC-U pressure pipes. This research, commenced in 2020 by Test, Innovation and Services Centre. CEIS in collaboration with PVC4Pipes, seeks to establish the consistent production of Ca/Zn stabilised PVC-U pipes with a design lifetime of over 100 years. The study meticulously examines the correlation between processing conditions of the pipes, their design lifetime and the refinement of Quality Control (QC) testing to ensure reliability across various QC methods as per the ISO 1452-2 standard. This investigation is pivotal for the advancement of long-lasting infrastructure solutions. https://lnkd.in/dRTZmfUm IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining)