The Minamata Convention on Mercury prohibits the use of mercury in certain manufacturing processes, such as the production of chlorine, caustic soda, acetaldehyde, and polyurethane. It also requires Parties to reduce the use of mercury for other processes.
Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) production (Decision MC-5/6)
Parties and relevant organizations were invited to submit, on a voluntary basis, information on technically and economically feasible alternatives to the use of mercury and mercury compounds in vinyl chloride monomer production, in accordance with Paragraph 8 of Article 5 and Paragraph 1 of Article 17 of the Convention, by 31 March 2025. Submitted information is posted below. The submission deadline has been extended to 30 April 2025. As the Secretariat have been informed of further submissions from parties to come, it will wait until 14 May 2025.
