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Congress returned this week from recess with only nine scheduled legislative work days left between now and the end of the year.  Democrats’ ambitious agenda to finish its priorities and […]

The Vinyl Institute highlighted its Megatrends Report at Vinyl360 last week. The report outlines the ten big trends with the greatest potential to disrupt or transform the vinyl industry as […]

On November 15, the VI joined a coalition of 58 other national trade associations in sending a letter to Dan Maffei, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission.  The letter […]

The White House is continuing last-minute attempts to change the course of the negotiations including announcing details of a revised $1.75 trillion framework for Biden’s Build Back Better Plan that he hopes will gain the support of all Democrats The biggest piece would be $555 billion for clean energy and climate investments but not the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), which Sen. Manchin opposed.

The House of Representatives on Oct. 12 voted 219-206 on party lines to pass a short-term increase in the debt ceiling, which will permit the Treasury to borrow money to […]

Held annually on the First Friday of October, MFG Day 2021 was officially observed on October 1. The occasion, however, usually extends into a month-long affair, marked by a series […]

Virgin Resin Tax Congressional efforts to pass a 20-cent per pound tax on virgin plastic resin continue to threaten the vinyl and plastics-related industries throughout the supply chain and eventually […]

Earlier this week, nearly 50 executives from across the vinyl value chain gathered virtually to meet with Members of Congress (MOCs) to discuss several key issues that resonate across the […]