TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

363 P. Casal St., Quiapo, Manila

PRODUCTIO
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POLYVINYL
Submitted by:
MAYOR, MARNEL R.
CH52FC1

Submitted to:
ENGR. LINA D. DELA CRUZ
Professor

November 11, 2014

MARKET DEMAND and SUPPLY of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) in the PHILIPPINES

Historical Demand and Supply of PVC
Shown in the table below is the Philippine total demand and supply of PVC in kilograms for the last
ten years.
Historical Demand for PVC [National Statistics Office (NSO) Public Reference Unit, 2014]
Year
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

Demand (kg)
2833946
5719899
7185224
9423119
11401969
11800561
15707392
16945612
24054215
25134094

Supply (kg)
1,295,122
2,993,375
1,920,990
3,337,358
7,340,349
8,250,395
9,762,683
10,180,856
14,329,797
16,468,538

30,000,000
25,000,000
20,000,000
15,000,000
Net Weight (kg)

10,000,000
Supply
5,000,000

Demand

Year

Graphical Representation of the Behavior of the Historical Demand and Supply of Acrylonitrile
It is being depicted in the graph that the supply and demand of acrylonitrile for the past ten years
suggests a seemingly direct proportionality with each other. It can also be perceived that there is no
oversupply of Acrylonitrile, but a great need for it.

PVC Manufacturer in the Philippines

Philippine Resins Industries, Inc. (PRII) was incorporated in
May 1994 in response to the increasing demand for a highly
versatile thermoplastic material, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin. In
the same month, PRII's application to establish a PVC resin plant
in Mariveles, Bataan was approved by the Board of Investments
(BOI) and, being the first of its kind in the country, was granted
pioneer status. Its initial registered capacity was 70,000 TPY (tons
per year).
After successfully completing test operations, commissioning and
guaranteed performance runs in December 1998, PRII started
commercial operations of its 70,000 TPY suspension type PVC
plant in January 1999, marking the roar of a new tiger in the Asian
petrochemical showground. With the new ownership structure - Tosoh Corporation (TC) holding 80% of the company equity,
andMitsubishi Corporation (MC) 20% - PRII strives to continue producing and improving various grades of quality PVC resins; this
being matched with just-in-time delivery, reliable after-sales service, and continuous collaborative product development efforts. As of
date, the company's total plant capacity has reached 100,000 TPY, after two stages of debottlenecking in 2001 and 2004.
General Chemicals And Resin Consortium, Inc.
The PVC plant began production on a commercial scale in
the early part of 1976. It started under the corporate name of
Philippine Vinyl Consortium, Inc. (PVCI). PVCI was primarily
established to produce a suspension-type Polyvinyl Chloride
(PVC) resin which is a basic raw material for industrial and
consumer PVC products such as rigid pipes, fittings, garden
hoses, bottles, wall papers, etc.
The PVC plant underwent a total rehabilitation from
September 1998 to April 2001. It restarted operation on May
2001. Presently, GCRCI or GenChem operates two existing
plants: the PVC resin plant and PVC stabilizer plant. PVC
stabilizers are metallic stearate compounds. They were
previously manufactured by Chemi-Group Industrial Corporation based in BASECO Compound, EPZA, Mariveles, Bataan. The exportoriented company was a joint venture of local and foreign investors. On August 2000, Chemi-Group was on complete shutdown and
was dissolved. It was later sold to GCRCI. The PVC stabilizer plant was acquired in 2001 and became a separate production area of
GenChem. Production of metallic stearates began only in August 2002.

Raw Material Manufacturers

Mabuhay Vinyl Corporation

Mabuhay Vinyl Corporation

Philippine Resins Industries, Inc. (PRII)

Tosoh Corporation (TC)

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC)