PVC ni ubwoko bwa plastiki bukoreshwa cyane mubikoresho byo kubaka. Kubwibyo, ntabwo izasimburwa igihe kirekire mugihe kizaza, kandi izaba ifite amahirwe menshi yo gukoreshwa mubice bitaratera imbere mugihe kizaza.
Nkuko twese tubizi, hari inzira ebyiri zo kubyara PVC, bumwe nuburyo mpuzamahanga busanzwe bwa Ethylene, ubundi nuburyo bwa calcium karbide idasanzwe mubushinwa. Inkomoko yuburyo bwa Ethylene ahanini ni peteroli, mugihe inkomoko yuburyo bwa calcium karbide ari amakara, hekeste nu munyu. Aya masoko yibanze cyane mubushinwa. Kuva kera, Ubushinwa PVC bwuburyo bwa calcium karbide bwabaye kumwanya wambere. By'umwihariko kuva mu 2008 kugeza 2014, Ubushinwa PVC itanga umusaruro wa calcium karbide uburyo bwiyongera, ariko kandi bwazanye ibibazo byinshi byo kurengera ibidukikije.