Market Overview: Dichloroethane (EDC) Market Ethylene dichloride is another name for dichloroethane (EDC). Dichloroethane is an odourless liquid that resembles chloroform. A chlorinated hydrocarbon called dichloroethane is typically used to create vinyl chloride monomer, the main precursor to polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Highly flammable, poisonous, and carcinogenic is dichloroethane....