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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...

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...