PVC window frames exceed user demands in many respects, especially in cost and durability, but the relatively low stiffness and rigidity has proved to be a drawback. Frame producers often have had to ...

When you consider the practical properties of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) - durability, versatility and low price - it is easy to understand how it has become such a common construction material, with ...

A company in Derbyshire is now offering 110 per tonne for old PVC window frames delivered to its new recycling plant. Industry-funded initiative Recovinyl is subsidising the price at which old PVC ...

VIDEO REPORT: Global polymer and window firm the Rehau Group has announced a ‘further investment of £10 million’ into its PVC window recycling plant in Runcorn, Cheshire. With the expenditure, it ...

United Kingdom-based plastics recycling firm Veka Recycling Ltd. says it has invested 1.2 million euros (US$1.634 million) at its Kent, U.K., facility to allow it to produce recycled-content PVC-U ...

Windows, doors and skylights account for up to 25 per cent of energy loss in the home. When it comes to choosing energy-efficient windows in particular, it’s not just the glass that matters. Proper ...