Key Characteristics of PVC Flooring

PVC flooring entered the Chinese market in the early 21st century and has become widely popular in southeastern coastal regions and developed cities. It is the most commonly used and widespread type of resilient flooring. Due to its superior performance and eco-friendly nature, PVC flooring has largely replaced ceramic tiles and wood flooring in developed countries, becoming the preferred choice for floor surfacing. A drawback is its vulnerability to heavy rolling loads, which can cause indentations. Compared to other flooring types, PVC flooring offers several distinct advantages:

1. Eco-friendliness
The primary raw material for PVC flooring is polyvinyl chloride (PVC), an eco-friendly, non-toxic, and renewable resource. It is already widely used in daily life for products such as non-food packaging bags, trash bags, and architectural decorative panels. Notably, stone-plastic composite (SPC) flooring-a type of PVC tile-is composed mainly of natural stone powder; testing by national authorities confirms it is free of radioactive elements, making it a truly green, innovative flooring material. All qualified PVC flooring products must obtain ISO9001 quality system certification and ISO14001 environmental management certification.
2. Lightweight and Thin
PVC flooring ranges from 1.6mm to 9mm in thickness and weighs only 2–7 kg per square meter. This offers unparalleled advantages regarding structural load-bearing and space conservation, making it particularly beneficial for the renovation of older buildings.
3. Superior Wear Resistance
The surface of PVC flooring features a transparent wear layer processed using high-tech methods. This specially treated, ultra-durable layer ensures excellent wear resistance. Depending on the thickness of this layer, the flooring can typically last between 5 and 10 years under normal conditions; the thickness and quality of the wear layer directly determine the product's lifespan. Standard tests indicate that flooring with a 0.55mm wear layer can last over 5 years, while a 0.7mm layer is sufficient for over 10 years of use. Thanks to this exceptional durability, PVC flooring is increasingly popular in high-traffic areas such as hospitals, schools, office buildings, shopping malls, supermarkets, and public transportation. 4. High Elasticity and Superior Impact Resistance
PVC flooring is relatively soft, offering excellent elasticity and the ability to recover its shape after impact from heavy objects; sheet flooring, being particularly soft and elastic, provides superior underfoot comfort-earning it the nickname "soft gold" among flooring materials. Furthermore, PVC flooring boasts exceptional impact resistance; it effectively absorbs the shock of heavy objects without sustaining damage. High-quality PVC flooring minimizes potential injury from falls and disperses impact forces acting on the feet. Recent research indicates that in high-traffic areas where premium PVC flooring is installed, the incidence of falls and injuries is reduced by nearly 70% compared to other flooring types.
5. Superior Slip Resistance
The wear-resistant top layer of PVC flooring features specialized slip-resistant properties. Unlike conventional flooring materials, PVC flooring provides increased traction when wet-becoming "grippier" upon contact with water-thereby significantly reducing the risk of slipping. Consequently, it is the preferred flooring choice for public spaces with stringent safety requirements, such as airports, hospitals, kindergartens, and schools, and has become widely popular in China in recent years.