Ukususela ngo-2010 ukuya ku-2014, umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwePVC eTshayina wawumalunga ne-1 yezigidi zeetoni minyaka le, kodwa ukususela ngo-2015 ukuya ku-2020, umthamo wokuthunyelwa kwePVC eTshayina wawuncipha minyaka le. Ngo-2020, iTshayina yathumela ngaphandle phantse iitoni ezingama-800 000 zePVC, kodwa ngo-2021, ngenxa yempembelelo yobhubhane wehlabathi, iTshayina yaba ngumthengisi wePVC ophambili kwihlabathi liphela, ngomthamo wokuthunyelwa ngaphandle ongaphezulu kweetoni ezili-1.5 lezigidi.
Kwixesha elizayo, iTshayina iza kudlala eyona ndima ibalulekileyo ekuthumeleni iPVC kwamanye amazwe kwihlabathi liphela.