Ukususela ngo-2010 ukuya ku-2014, umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwe-PVC wase-China wawumalunga ne-1 yezigidi zeetoni minyaka le, kodwa ukusuka ngo-2015 ukuya ku-2020, umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwe-PVC wase-China wehla minyaka le. Ngo-2020, i-China yathumela ngaphandle kwe-800000 yeetoni ze-PVC, kodwa ngo-2021, ngenxa yempembelelo yobhubhani wehlabathi, i-China yaba ngumthengisi omkhulu we-PVC wehlabathi, kunye nomthamo wokuthumela ngaphandle we-1.5 yezigidi zeetoni.
Kwixesha elizayo, i-China isadlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuthumeleni i-PVC kwihlabathi jikelele.