There are no detectable amounts of dioxins in the PVC resin sold by ECVM member companies. A published study dating from 1998, demonstrated that virgin suspension from 11 major production sites in Europe does not contain any process generated dioxins at concentrations above the limits of quantification (2 parts per trillion).
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