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| | Vinyl: Serving More People, In More Products, Made By More Industries, Than Almost Any Other Material Today - Vinyl ... |
 | | The vinyl polymer is unusual, however, because it is based only in part on hydrocarbon feedstocks: ethylene obtained by processing, or cracking, natural gas or petroleum. |
 | | Vinyl resin, however, is still one step away from being a usable material: it must be combined with selected chemical additives and modifiers to achieve the various properties desired in vinyl end-products. |
 | | Vinyl's inherent flame retardance is especially important in electrical applications: vinyl resists ignition and flame spread, burns at a higher temperature than many other materials, and commonly will not burn once the flame source is removed -- characteristics that often make vinyl the material of choice in construction and transportation applications as well. |
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