US Vinyl Industry Top-line Facts

  • 2,941 vinyl production facilities in the US
  • 350,000 employees
  • $54.5 billion in economic value
  • 15 billion pounds of vinyl resin produced in the US annually
  • 10 billion pounds sold domestically, 5 billion pounds exported
  • Feedstocks in the US are salt and natural gas
  • 70% goes to the building and construction markets
  • 1 billion pounds of vinyl recycled annually in the US (90% post-industrial, 10% post-consumer)
  • Over 100 vinyl recyclers in the US and Canada
  • 7 billion pounds moved to municipal solid waste streams (3% of plastics)
  • Vinyl chloride emissions declined by 83% per unit since 1987
  • PVC production increased 82% since 1987
  • Chlor-vinyl manufacturing dioxin emissions decreased 86% since 2000
  • The vinyl industry injury rate is 1/4 the rate of the chemical industry, and 1/7 the rate of the overall manufacturing industry