Public health of Indians at risk due to substandard imports of PVC resin from China: Report
Published on: Nov. 13, 2025, 3:10 p.m. | Source: The Tribune
A new report by the Centre for Domestic Economy Policy Research (C-DEP.in) has warned that India's public health faces a serious threat from the large-scale import of poor-quality PVC resin containing cancer-causing chemicals. The report says that imported PVC from China contains high levels of Residual Vinyl Chloride Monomer (RVCM), a substance identified as a Category 1A carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, in concentrations up to five times higher than globally accepted safety limits.
