An innovative material: PVC
It was all thanks to PVC that the sixth Canopy Raft mission was able to take place!
The SolVin Bretzel, designed using anti-UV PVC enabled another fifty or so scientists to study the tropical canopy.
The partnership between SolVin/Solvay and Océan vert/Pro-Natura makes a statement about the place of PVC in environmental operations.
Technological innovation was essential to enable scientists to gain access to the canopy.
The characteristics of PVC
PVC was the most suitable material for constructing the SolVin Bretzel
This is because it is the only material that has all the properties needed to survive many harsh conditions throughout the entire expedition: this particular climate, branches of trees, etc.
In building the SolVin Bretzel we thus met a real technological challenge!
