China Business Information Network news: PVC is one of the largest organochlorine products in China, the consumption of chlorine accounted for about 40% of the total production of chlorine, is the main product to regulate the balance of alkali chlorine. According to the data, by the end of 2019, the total output of PVC in China will reach about 25.18 million tons, and the total output will reach about 20 million tons.

  Data source: China Chlor-Alkali Industry Association, China Commercial Industry Research Institute

   In terms of the number of production enterprises, with the deepening of structural optimization and merger and reorganization process, the number of domestic PVC production enterprises decreased from 94 in 2012 to 73 in 2019, and the average size increased from less than 250,000 tons/year to 340,000 tons/year.

  Data source: China Chlor-Alkali Industry Association, China Commercial Industry Research Institute

  In terms of enterprise scale and structure, there are 3 polyvinyl chloride production enterprises of over one million tons in China, and the number of enterprises with the scale of 300,000-1 million tons/year has increased, and they have become the main component of the domestic POLYvinyl chloride industry. In addition, the number of companies with capacity below 300,000 tons/year fell further from the previous year. After the "12th Five-Year Plan" and a long period of industrial adjustment, the situation of relatively low concentration of PVC enterprises has been significantly improved, and the average scale of individual enterprises has been effectively enhanced.

  PVC industry development trend

1. Steady growth of industry consumption

  In recent years, the consumption of PVC industry has been growing steadily. Under the condition that domestic PRODUCTION capacity and import volume of PVC do not increase significantly, the growth of apparent consumption is more the result of the expansion of rigid demand after the improved supply-demand relationship.

2. Increased demand for pipes and profiles

  Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the product with the largest output among the five general resins in China. It is widely used in soft products such as packaging materials, artificial leather, plastic products, and hard products such as different profiles, pipes and plates. Compared with traditional building materials, POLYvinyl chloride resin is more energy - saving in production and use. In China, PVC is mainly used in the production of pipes and profiles related to real estate. In 2019, the demand of pipes and profiles for PVC reached 53.5%.