The use of PVC in items you probably didn't know about.

That PVC Zíper produces several products, you already knew. But PVC, being versatile, is used in industries and in the manufacture of everyday objects that we cannot even imagine. Check out some of these items and objects and be surprised.

1- Music 

In the music industry, the use of PVC is much better known and is even symbolic. The full name of PVC is polyvinyl chloride but, as mentioned earlier, a term by which the material is popularly known is vinyl, which in itself has become a synonym for vinyl record.

2- Automotive Industry

Another widely used application of PVC in our daily lives is in the automotive industry. Means of transport such as cars, trucks and buses tend to be in circulation for a long period of time and therefore their components need to have a high degree of durability. For this reason, PVC is the material of choice for interior finishing parts such as panels and synthetic seat linings. The advantages of using the material are many, ranging from its resistance, cost and versatility. In addition, the use of PVC also reduces the weight of vehicles, causing them to emit less CO₂.

3- Fashion

PVC is currently very present in the world of fashion, being used both in details and ornaments and in complete pieces. The use of PVC in its flexible form, also called vinyl, began to take over the fashion world between the 1960s and 1970s. At the time, the material was considered by stylists as the “fabric of the future”. Nowadays PVC is widely used in parts that need waterproofing such as raincoats and galoshes. The raw material has even become part of brand identity, as is the case of the famous Melissa sandals, which have their own composition, but which have PVC as one of their main components.

4- Sports

Due to its resistance and flexibility characteristics, PVC is currently widely used in the sports industry. Uses range from balls to cleats, including gloves, court coverings, tatami mats, boats and more.

It is generally a synthetic material used to replace applications of materials of animal origin, such as leather. The use of PVC can be used so that engineers can accurately determine specific characteristics of objects used in sports, such as adhesion, malleability and elasticity.

5- Medicine

A proof of the versatility of PVC as a raw material is the fact that it is widely used in the manufacture of hospital products such as blood bags, endotracheal tubes, serum bags, cardiovascular catheters, probes and equipment for using serum. The raw material gives the products characteristics that are very necessary for an area as delicate as health, such as impermeability, resistance, a high degree of transparency and protection against odors and oxidation.

These are just some of the uses of PVC in our daily lives. PVC Zíper has several different products and models to complement the daily life of its customers.

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