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Do you want to know more about medical PVC and its many uses, benefits for patients and potential to make healthcare more circular?
Join the Southern African Vinyls Association on 25 August for a free webinar that covers a range of topics related to PVC in healthcare:
- How does PVC compare with other materials?
- Physical and chemical attributes that make PVC fit-for-purpose
- International trends, developments and legislation regarding plasticisers
- Initiatives to boost recycling of hospital waste
PVCMed Alliance’s Ole Grøndahl Hansen is key speaker. Building on his more than 25-year experience with PVC-related issues, Ole will will explain why PVC is relied upon to provide safe and responsible care and healthcare solutions.
Tandy Coleman from flooring manufacturer Polyfloor SA, who will explain how vinyl floors help to make hospitals healthier and safer places. The international plasticiser situation will be covered by Debbie Mundford from plasticiser producer Isegen SA. Delanie Bezuidenhout from the My Walk with Soul initiative will present a project that has turned more than 41,000 kg of non-hazardous PVC medical waste into school shoes for impoverished communities.
