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Appropriations House and Senate leadership are negotiating a continuing resolution (CR) to avoid a partial government shutdown starting Thursday at midnight. The stopgap measure would keep the government open through Dec. 20 while funding agencies mostly at their current 2019 spending amounts. Democrats were successful...

I’ve just come back from having exciting and productive conversations with colleagues and partners across the vinyl value chain at our annual Vinyl360 conference. The theme for this year’s conference was Strategies for the Future, so it was fitting that we opened our meetings by...

We’re excited to announce an addition to our Vinyl360 speaker series—Rocky Bleier, Vietnam veteran, retired Steelers running back and author of Fighting Back, will present the keynote at the awards recognition dinner on Nov. 6. Attendees may enter the keynote feeling simply ordinary but will...

USMCA House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) and four Democratic House members traveled to Mexico this week to meet with government officials and local workers on labor and enforcement issues. The returning members said they are not yet satisfied with Mexico’s progress and...

Vinyl360 is just over a month away! We’re getting excited and hope you’re as pleased with our speaker lineup so far as we are. We’ve gathered some of the best in our industry and think you’ll get some great takeaways from these folks. In the...

Once a year, on the first Friday in October, companies and industries across the country showcase American manufacturing and our outstanding workers. It’s Manufacturing Day. The Vinyl Institute is an official endorser of Manufacturing Day because manufacturers across the vinyl value chain are exemplars of...

U.S.-China Trade Negotiations The U.S. and China held two days of deputy-level trade talks this week. Both Washington and Beijing described the negotiations that ended last Friday as “productive.” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that Chinese Vice Premier Liu He is bringing a delegation to...

From Canada to South Africa, PVC is increasingly becoming the pipe material of choice for water infrastructure. Here in the U.S. too. There’s a good reason for this, and it starts with a simple but important factor: reliability. According to a 2018 study by Utah...