Solutions · PVC Storage
PVC is handled as a fine powder – from suspension and emulsion PVC to dry blends ready for extrusion. PW Silo Systems designs aluminum and stainless steel silos for PVC powders, with dust collection, reliable discharge, and blending silos for consistent quality.
PVC Storage at a Glance
A PVC silo stores PVC resin powder or PVC dry blend between delivery, compounding, and extrusion or molding. It protects the powder from contamination and feeds it reliably to mixing and processing.
PVC powders are fine, can release dust, and do not always flow freely. PW Silo Systems combines storage silos, panel silos, blending silos, filtration, and discharge solutions into one system that fits your plant.
Why PVC Is Demanding
Fine powders, discharge, and consistency decide how a PVC silo system is built.
S-PVC, E-PVC, and PVC dry blends are fine powders. Filling and conveying release dust into the silo and its surroundings.
Fine PVC powders and dry blends can bridge and stop flowing out of the silo.
Production lots differ, and a silo filled in batches forms layers of different quality.
In coated carbon steel silos, flaking paint and rust particles can end up in the PVC.
Polymer production and compounding need large storage capacities – often more than a road-transportable silo can hold.
PVC resin, fillers such as chalk and calcium carbonate, and additives must not be mixed by accident.
Silo Materials
We build silos exclusively in aluminum and stainless steel. Both materials offer high corrosion resistance and a long service life – without a coating as the only protection against corrosion.
Which of our two materials fits your PVC silo depends on your product, your process, and your site. We review it with you.
Your PVC Silo System
Storage silos, panel silos, blending silos, process silos, filtration, and safety equipment are engineered as one system. That means fewer interfaces for your team.
Storage
Concentric mass-flow discharge without asymmetric flow zones – as standard, site-assembled, indoor, or multi-compartment silos.
Learn moreLarge Volumes
Seal-welded panel silos up to 53,000 ft³ for petrochemicals, plastics, and recycling.
Learn moreBlending
Blending and homogenizing of polymer pellets with PW PipeBlend and PW CentralPipeBlend.
Learn moreProcess
Process silos for deodorizing, degassing, and drying.
Learn moreFiltration
Dust separation during filling and conveying.
Learn moreSafety & Monitoring
Rupture discs or explosion vents for combustible dust, level measurement for reliable monitoring of the silo content.
Learn morePVC Products
Products marked “Tested in our lab” are on our list of bulk materials. The others we review with you based on your material data before designing the silo.
Tested in our lab
PVC, polyvinyl chloride
PVC is on our list of bulk materials tested in our lab.
Tested in our lab
Suspension PVC (S-PVC)
Suspension PVC is on our tested list.
Tested in our lab
Emulsion PVC powder (E-PVC), paste PVC
Emulsion PVC powder is on our tested list. Discharge of this fine powder is planned with you.
Tested in our lab
PVC dry blend, PVC premix
PVC dry blend is on our tested list. Concentric mass-flow discharge helps keep the blend together.
Review with us
PVC compound pellets
Plastic compound is on our tested list. PVC compound pellets we review with you.
Review with us
PVC regrind, recycled PVC
Regrind and recyclates are on our tested list. Recycled PVC we review with you based on your material data.
Also tested in our lab:
Send us your material data and we will review the right solution with you:
Material Check
Type in your polymer or any other bulk material to see whether it has already been tested in our lab. The list covers 287 bulk materials.
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Service in the U.S.
With more than 40 years of experience in silo engineering, we support your PVC silo project from the first design discussion to commissioning. We deliver to every U.S. state and install with our own qualified personnel.
FAQ
Answers to the questions plant managers, engineers, and buyers ask most often about storing PVC in silos.
These PVC products are on our list of bulk materials tested in our lab:
PVC compound pellets, recycled PVC, and PVC additives such as stabilizers we review with you based on your material data.
PW FlowLine adds tailored discharge solutions for poorly flowing bulk solids – such as PW SpeedBlow air fluidization and bin activators. Which solution fits depends on your PVC product and your process. We review it with you.
That depends on your product and your application. Where required, we supply explosion-protected silos designed in accordance with applicable codes and regulations, with rupture discs or explosion vents selected for your silo and your product. Filters and dust collectors are part of the system.
PW BlendLine silos blend and homogenize polymer pellets – with PW PipeBlend or PW CentralPipeBlend, depending on your product and throughput.
Seal-welded PW PanelLine silos reach capacities of up to 53,000 ft³. Their prefabricated components travel in standard containers or on curtain-side trucks – no oversize transport permits – and are assembled on site.
Both are possible. Which material fits your PVC silo depends on your product, your process, and your site. We review the options with you.
Yes. We deliver to every U.S. state and support your project with silo transport, field assembly, silo installation and supervision, and site relocation of existing systems.
Very likely. Our silo systems are designed for nearly all free-flowing, granular, and powdered bulk solids. Send us your material details – kernel size, moisture, and how the product is filled and discharged – and we will review the right storage solution with you.
Tell us about your PVC grades, required storage capacity, how the silo is filled and discharged, and your site conditions. Based on this, we work out the material, silo type, and configuration with you and send you a detailed quote.
Your Project
Whether you need a single PVC silo, a large panel silo, or a complete system with blending and process silos, tell us about your requirements. We'll develop a solution that fits your product, your process, and your site.
Send a Request NowWhat Happens Next
Tell us about your bulk material, your process, and your site conditions.
We work with you on material, silo type, and configuration – based on a bulk material analysis if needed.
You receive a custom-engineered solution with a detailed quote.
