Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ndi polima wa vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) opangidwa ndi peroxide, mankhwala awo ndi oyambitsa ena kapena mwaulere wopanga ma polymerization reaction limayendera kuwala ndi kutentha. Vinyl chloride homo polima ndi vinyl chloride co polymer amatchedwa vinyl chloride resin.
PVC inali pulasitiki yayikulu kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi ndipo imagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri. Amagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri popanga zomangamanga, zopangira mafakitale, zofunikira tsiku ndi tsiku, zikopa zapansi, njerwa zapansi, zikopa zopangira, mapaipi, mawaya ndi zingwe, kulongedza kanema, mabotolo, zopangira thobvu, zinthu zosindikiza, ulusi ndi zina zambiri.