ПВЦ се односи на поливинилхлоридну смолу (Поливинил хлорид) који се назива ПВЦ. То је винил полимерни материјал, а његов материјал је аморфни материјал.

У практичној употреби, PVC materials often add stabilizers, lubricants, auxiliary processing agents, pigments, impact resistance agents and other additives. It has non-flammability, high strength, weather resistance and excellent geometric stability.

PVC is very resistant to oxidizing agents, редукциони агенси и јаке киселине. Међутим, it can be corroded by concentrated oxidizing acids such as concentrated sulfuric acid and concentrated nitric acid and is not suitable for contact with aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated hydrocarbons. Поред тога, the term person vs computer in the game is abbreviated as PVC, and PVC human figures are often abbreviated as PVC and so on.

It is often used on blister caps.