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The village of Monquecagua, Honduras, has safe drinking water thanks to a project from Water Engineers for the Americas (WEFTA). This means that approximately 2,400 people in the remote community now have a clean water distribution system and residential tap lines. WEFTA has been working...

Participants at the Vinyl360 conference learned how a group of CEOs from across the industry are trying to build infrastructure and make strides to address disposable plastic waste. The presentation came as companies across the vinyl value chain look for solutions to boost vinyl recycling....

USMCA House Democrats and United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer continue to make significant progress in their negotiations for a final agreement on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Nov. 25 that House Democrats and the administration have negotiated their...

For the past several years, the Vinyl Institute has had the opportunity to send three students to the Society of Plastics Engineers’ Vinyltec, the largest vinyl-focused conference in the U.S. This year, again, VI sent three students: Erin Lowe, Mississippi State University, engaging in chemical...

Jennifer Armstrong, a skilled sustainability professional with a degree in environmental studies, joins the Vinyl Institute as the new Sustainability Manager. In her role, she will provide hands-on support in managing the +Vantage Vinyl industry sustainability initiative and assistance growing VSC membership. Additionally, she will...

H.R. 1603, the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019, was introduced by Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) on March 7, 2019. On Nov. 19, 2019, H.R. 1603 was reported favorably out of...

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...