PVC windows, which first went into production at Troisdorf, near Bonn, in 1954, are 50 years old this year. "We’re really going to celebrate this year," says Werner Preusker, spokesman for the PVC Sectoral Initiative. "We intend to kick off our celebrations at the Window Construction Trade Fair in Nuremberg at the end of March."
The PVC “birthday boy” is well-deserving of a suitable celebration. Of minor importance as late as in the 1960s, PVC windows now account for approximately of the 55 % of the market share in Germany, with an even greater market share in Great Britain – over 80 percent.
Due to constant innovations in the degree of thermal insulation achieved, accompanied by improved designs and enhanced recycling possibilities, growth remains steady, despite the poor economic climate in the construction industry. PVC windows are also making a considerable contribution to the growth of the plastics processing industry.
