“Vinyl polymers are a group of polymers derived from vinyl monomers. Their backbone is an extended alkane chain, made by polymerizing an alkene group (C=C) into a chain (..-C-C-C-C-..). In popular usage, "vinyl" refers only to polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Vinyl polymers are the most common type of plastic:”

“Polymerized simple alkenes: polyethylenefrom ethene polypropylene from propene and polybutadiene from butadiene.
Polystyrene is made from styrene or "vinyl benzene".
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is made by polymerization of the monomer vinyl chloride (chloroethene) CH2=CHCl
Polyvinyl acetate(PVAc) is made by polymerization of vinyl acetate. In a water suspension, this is used as a glue.
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is produced by hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate. (Not by polymerization of the monomer vinyl alcohol or ethenol, which is an unfavored keto-enol tautomer of acetaldehyde.)
Polyacrylonitrile is prepared from acrylonitrile”

(Wikipedia, Vinyl Polymers, 5/17/2011)

Polymers /Resins  
Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVAL) (PVOH)(PVA)   
Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVF)   
Polyvinyl Pyridines    

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