The claims in a recent lawsuit by The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) are inaccurate, misleading, and misinformed. What’s more, the lawsuit itself is a carbon copy of the exact same claims CBD made back in 2014, and their assertions are as unsupported and misguided...

The Vinyl Institute (VI), the U.S. trade association representing manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), additives, and modifiers, is pleased to report that PVC piping is a preferred material for water infrastructure, based on a recent nationwide survey of engineers, contractors, and municipal employees...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Vinyl Institute (VI), the leading U.S. trade association representing manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), additives, and modifers, will present two sessions during the Institute of Materials, Minerals, & Mining (IOM3) triennial conference PVC 2021 from May 10-12. PVC 2021 is...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Vinyl Institute (VI), the U.S. trade association representing manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), additives, and modifiers, signed today the Reducing Embodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute’s 2021 Earth Day pledge, along with more than 25 other companies. “Earth Day has...

Lifting Tariffs Will Ease Economic Burden & Help Reset Trans-Atlantic Trading Relationship WASHINGTON – Seventy-two U.S. and European associations representing a wide range of industries sent a letter today to President Joseph R. Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urging the immediate suspension of tariffs on...

WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 21, 2021 – The Vinyl Institute (VI), the U.S. trade association representing manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), additives, and modifiers, is pleased to announce Grant Evans, of Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem), has become a member of its Executive Committee and...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Vinyl Institute, the U.S. trade association representing manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), additives, and modifiers, is pleased to announce it has joined the Reducing Embodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute as an affiliate member. The REMADE Institute, operated by the Sustainable...