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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...

USMCA Congress returned this week from the lengthy August recess leaving only three weeks in September to make progress on congressional priorities, including steps toward passing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). At the end of the month, lawmakers head back out of town for another...

Unless you live in a concrete bunker, the chances are high that you regularly come into contact with vinyl film. You just might not know it. Vinyl film is used in a wide array of applications. You’ll find vinyl in bumper stickers and floooring, roofs,...

Save the date—Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) is coming up on Oct. 4! Created in 2012 by the Founding Partner Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, MFG Day is now hosted annually by the National Association of Manufacturers and occurs the first Friday of October. What is it?...

What’s interesting about sustainability is while it has a definition, the meaning is different depending on the goals of a specific individual, company, or industry. What’s more is that you will never reach an end goal of being sustainable; there will always be more you...

Vinyl flooring is everywhere. You’ve probably seen it at your favorite box store. You’ve definitely seen it if you’ve been to an upscale hotel recently. More and more, vinyl is becoming the material of choice in retail, hospitality and other sectors. Indeed, the luxury vinyl...