Abstract
As one of the five common synthetic resins, PVC （Polyvinyl Chloride） ranks the third in both global output and consumption, second only to polyethylene and polypropylene.

With a good performance in physics and chemistry, PVC is not only used in the production of hard products, but also the production of soft products with additive of plasticizer; therefore, it is widely used in such fields as industry, agriculture, construction, public utilities and daily lives.

In 2002, the global production capacity of PVC reached 33.46 million tons per annum, with an increase of 2.4% over the last year; its output rose 5.0 per cent to 27.48 million tons; and the consumption amounted to 27.39 million tons, a 3.7%-increase over the last year.

The global PVC production and consumption are mainly concentrated in Asia, North America and West Europe; except in Africa and Middle East, the production capacity in the other areas exceeds the demands, resulting to a relative lower capacity utilization ratio.

PVC is mainly used in producing hard products, which takes 59.31% of the global total; the application in soft products accounts for 33.08%, and others 7.61%.
In 2002, the production capacity of PVC in China rose 8.1 per cent to 4.759 million tons; the output amounted to 3.389 million tons with an increase of 17.8% over last year; the apparent consumption was 5.603 million tons, rose 4.8 per cent; its import fell 10.2 per cent to 2.2514 million tons. The lower reach products are mainly hard products and soft products consuming 54% and 46% of the total PVC respectively in China.

It is estimated that the global annual production capacity of PVC will reach 40.33 million tons in 2007, with total consumption of 34.39 million tons. During 2002-2007, the annual growth rate of global production capacity and consumption will maintain 4% and 5% on average. In 2005, PVC production capacity in China will top 7 million tons, with the total demand of 7.06 million tons, still leaving a gap between output and demands.

Contents
1 General introduction
2 Global PVC resin production and consumption situation
3 Current situation and estimation on china PVC supply and demand
4 China PVC prodcution situation
5 China PVC consumption analysis
6 China PVC import & export analysis
7 Price analysis of PVC in China
8 Analysis on PVC raw material in China
9 PVC antidumping in China
10 Relevant policies and laws
11 Competitive analysis of china PVC industry
12 China PVC investment recommendation
Appendix 1: Major importers
Appendix 2: Major exporters

Tables
Table 1 Global PVC Supply and Demand Situation-2002
Table 2 World major PVC Manufacturers-2002
Table 3 Global PVC Trade Situation-1999~2002
Table 4 Prediction of Global PVC Supply and Demand
Table 5 PVC Extension Plan Worldwide-2003~2006
Table 6 Current Situation of PVC Supply and Demand in China
Table 7 Prediction of PVC Supply and Demand in China
Table 8 China PVC Production Process
Table 9 China Major PVC Manufacturers
Table 10 Main PVC Resin Applications and Series Code Currently Produced by Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Co., Ltd.
Table 11 Main Applications and Series Code Currently Produced by Cangzhou Chemical Group
Table 12 Main PVC Applications and Series Code Currently Produced by Qilu Petrochemical
Table 13 Main PVC Resin Applications and Series Code Currently Produced by Beijing No.2 Chemical Factory
Table 14 Main PVC Resin Applications and Series Code Currently Produced by Yibin Tianyuan Co., Ltd.
Table 15 China PVC Projects Under Construction and Under Plan
Table 16 China PVC Consumption Structure-2002
Table 17 Part of China PVC Product Manufacutures
Table 18 Distribution by PVC Import Variety in China-1997~2002
Table 19 China Major PVC Import Origins （Country/Region）-2002
Table 20 China Major PVC Trading Modes for Import
Table 21 China Major Provincial Destinations of PVC Import
Table 22 China Major PVC Import Ports
Table 23 Supply of Ethylene for China PVC Manufacturers
Table 24 Supply Plan of Ethylene for China PVC Manufacturers
Table 25 China Major Calcium Carbide Manufacturers
Table 26 China Dichloroethane Import Movement
Table 27 China Chloroethylene Import Movement
Table 28 Antidumping Duty Collected by the following companies
Table 29 China PVC Bargaining Tariff

Figures
Figure 1 Global PVC Resin Distribution by Production Capacity-2002
Figure 2 Global PVC Resin Distribution by Output-2002
Figure 3 Global PVC Resin Distribution by Consumption-2002
Figure 4 Proportion of PVC Hard Products and Soft Products among Regions Worldwide
Figure 5 US PVC Resin Consumption Structure-2002
Figure 6 Japan PVC Resin Consumption Structure -2002
Figure 7 Germany PVC Resin Consumption Structure -2002
Figure 8 World Geographical Distribution by PVC Import Volume-2002
Figure 9 Estimation of World Hard Products PVC Consumption Proportion
Figure 10 China Supply and Demand Growth Rate-1997~2002
Figure 11 China PVC Resin Self-Sufficient Rate--1997~2002
Figure 12 China PVC Capacity Distribution by Different Raw Material & Process-2002
Figure 13 China PVC Output Distribution by Different Raw Material -2002
Figure 14 Distribution of Number of China PVC Manufacturers by Different Raw Material & Process -2002
Figure 15 China Average Scale of PVC Facilities and Average Utilization of Capacity-2002
Figure 16 China Regional Distribution of PVC Production Capacity-2002
Figure 17 China PVC Consumption Structure-2002
Figure 18 China PVC Resin Import Distribution by variety -2002
Figure 19 China PVC Resin Import Origins （Country/Region）-2002
Figure 20 China Pure PVC Resin Import Origins （Country/Region） -2002
Figure 21 China Other PVC Resin Import Origins （Country/Region） -2002
Figure 22 China PVC Import Volume by Country-1997~2002
Figure 23 China PVC Resin Import Modes-2001
Figure 24 China PVC Resin Import Modes -2002
Figure 25 China PVC Import Distribution by Provincial Destinations -2002
Figure 26 China PVC Resin Price Curve-2002
Figure 27 China PVC Import CIF Movement
Figure 28 CIF of PVC Import by Different Country/Region-2002
Figure 29 China Production Distribution of Calcium Carbide-2002
Figure 30 China Resources Distribution-2002