Polychloroprene rubber was pyrolysed in a fluidised-bed reactor on laboratory scale at 593 degreesC. The distribution of the pyrolysis products was investigated. Mass balances of all product fractions were obtained. Analytical interest was focused on the chlorinated aromatic compounds. Polycyclic aromatic compounds were found in quite high concentrations of up to 0.1% in the oil. Polychlorinated biphenyls were meassured in trace levels of up to 1.8 ppm. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.