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Vinyl Solutions Showcased at Sustainable Brands

June 2, 2017
At this year’s Sustianable Brands, the VBSC showcased four examples of how sustainable vinyl solutions help to create a better life.

VI To Highlight Sustainability, Wellness, and Material Optimization at 2017 NeoCon

June 2, 2017

The Vinyl Institute (VI) is heading to NeoCon next week to talk sustainability, wellness, and material optimization.

Senate Rejects CRA Repeal of Methane Rule

May 12, 2017
The U.S. Senate this week rejected a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to revoke a Department of Interior rule to limit methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands.  The measure failed in a vote of 49 to 51.  Republicans and the Trump...

April 2017 Business from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

May 4, 2017
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue, on NAFTA, tax reform, executive orders, and regulatory reform.

Senate Introduces Regulatory Accountability Act

April 28, 2017
The Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) has been introduced in the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support from Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND).  The Act would mark the first major changes to the federal regulatory process in nearly 70 years.  RAA has already passed...

VI Attends VSI Annual Meeting in Chicago

April 28, 2017
On Tuesday, April 25, VI’s VP of Government Affairs, Kevin Koonce spoke at the Vinyl Siding Institute’s Annual Meeting in Chicago to provide an update on efforts to work with the Trump administration to correct the myriad of overregulation instituted over the past eight years.  Koonce...

VI Testifies at Ohio Pipe Hearing

April 28, 2017
On Tuesday, April 25, VI Director of Government Affairs, John Serrano joined a group of plastics industry leaders in Columbus, Ohio to testify at a proponent hearing before the House Committee on State and Local Government regarding H.B. 121.  The bill would level the playing...

Learn What’s on Tap for Water – Hear Rep. Graves Speak

April 27, 2017
Vinyl industry insiders have an opportunity to hear from Rep. Graves, chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment.