WASHINGTON, DC, April 10, 2025 – The Vinyl Institute (VI), a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, presented Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Representative Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34) with the Vinyl Institute’s Congressional Champion Awards. The Vinyl Institute’s Congressional Champion Award was established by...

On July 19, the Biden-Harris Administration released a report titled  “Mobilizing Federal Action on Plastic Pollution: Progress, Principles and Priorities” which aims to reduce plastic pollution by phasing out single-use plastics in federal operations. While the overarching goal of eliminating plastic waste is something we...

Washington, DC – April 27, 2022 – The Vinyl Institute signed a letter to Congress with 207 companies and industry groups supporting tariff relief. The coalition letter asks government leaders to include the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) in the final manufacturing competitiveness legislation that combines the...

Washington, DC –March 8, 2022 – The Vinyl Institute (VI) has signed a coalition letter, along with 89 other companies and trade associations, in support the reforms included in U.S. Senators Klobuchar (D-MN) and Thune (R-SD) Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA22).  The bill...

Washington, DC – February 10, 2022 – The Vinyl Institute submitted comments today to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) supporting reciprocal switching to help with supply chain logistics. If approved by STB, reciprocal switching would increase competition for manufacturers currently serviced by just one railroad. “We...