Ekuthuthukisweni kokuqala kobuchwepheshe besikhumba be-PVC, amabhizinisi esikhumba okwenziwa asekhaya asalele ngemuva kweYurophu.Kodwa ocwaningweni nasekusetshenzisweni kwesikhumba sokwenziwa kwe-PU, sihambisana nenkambiso yezobuchwepheshe yamazwe ngamazwe ngokuqala kusenesikhathi, indawo yokuqala ephezulu, isivinini sokuthuthuka okusheshayo, futhi isiphenduke isikhungo sesikhumba sokwenziwa se-PU eChina.