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The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and their employers, represented by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), have agreed to begin discussions on a contract extension that would avoid a shutdown of West Coast ports.  The current contract covers 29 west coast ports and is...

The Vinyl Institute announced the award recipients of its annual safety and environmental awards, which are given to companies in the vinyl industry for improving worker safety and protecting the environment at plant sites throughout the United States and Canada.

VI recently met with a number of Senators regarding the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) proposed rule to allow competitive switching on Class 1 railroads.  The rule would allow vinyl manufacturers, and others across the supply chain, to switch their freight from one carrier to another...

Nearly 70 executives from across the vinyl value chain gathered last week in Washington, DC to meet with Members of Congress and discuss specific issues that resonate across the industry.  With 104 different meetings scheduled, our members reached a large section of Congress and explained...

While Congress was out for summer recess, VI and our members were hard at work setting up plant tours for our members’ elected officials.  VI helped to secure a plant tour for Congresswoman Candice Miller at IPEX’s facility in Chesterfield, Michigan.  The facility manufacturers PVC...

Tom Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, provides updates on the Chamber’s August activities in his latest monthly Board letter. Topics of particular interest to the vinyl industry include: Political Updates, including economic outlines from both presidential candidates President Obama’s Regulatory...

Gordon Gill, a founding partner of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, will talk about the process of performance-based architecture.

The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council, launched this week to advance the vinyl industry’s efforts in addressing sustainability. “Vinyl has the opportunity to be the material of choice for many market segments served by our industry,” said Cristian Barcan, executive director of the...