WASHINGTON, DC, May 17, 2022 – Today, leaders of the U.S. vinyl industry met with members of Congress during the Vinyl Institute’s annual Congressional Fly-in event in Washington, DC. They discussed how vinyl material attributes and products are part of the solution when it comes...
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...
Washington D.C. – February 3, 2022 -- The Vinyl Institute has joined a letter from 174 trade association asking government leaders to replicate the successful U.S.-EU multi-sector statement for the industries in the U.S. and U.K. that have been negatively impacted by the Section 232...
As anticipated, Canada’s government announced on May 12 that it has designated “plastic manufactured items” as a toxic substance under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). Canada’s food and plastics industry has advocated against the “toxic” designation, which would pave the way for proposed measures...
President Biden gave his first address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday night, on the eve of his 100th day of office. He delivered an optimistic outlook of the nation as he ticked through a list of his top priorities and accomplishments in the...
Last week, a representative of the Laborer’s International Union of North America (LIUNA) testified before the U.S. House of Representative’s Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment about the need for dedicated water infrastructure funding. “Our friends at the American Society of Civil Engineers...
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