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Embracing Sustainability: Exploring Recycled PVC Products

May 23, 2024
Reducing waste is a top priority for the vinyl industry. One of the best ways to do it? Create products that utilize recycled PVC as an eco-friendly alternative to existing […]

Legislative Update: Congress Works on Must Pass Bills as Republicans Target Biden EPA Regulatory Agenda

May 16, 2024
Congress Works on Must Pass Bills as Republicans Target Biden EPA Regulatory Agenda  Congress achieved some recent successful bipartisan accomplishments, such as passing a foreign aid bill and rapidly coming […]

Legislative Update: EPA Finalizes Power Plant Climate Rules

April 25, 2024
EPA Finalizes Power Plant Climate Rules On April 25, the EPA finalized four new rules seeking to crack down on pollution from fossil fuels electricity generation by imposing stricter standards […]

Recap of 2024 Vinyl Industry Fly-In

April 19, 2024
On April 9th and 10th, vinyl industry leaders visited Washington, D.C. to participate in the Vinyl Institute’s annual Congressional Fly-In. This event always provides an excellent opportunity for our organization’s […]

Legislative Update: Stricter Emissions Rules for Chemical Plants and a Busy Two Week Session for Congress

April 11, 2024
Biden Administration Enforces Stricter Emission Rules for Chemical Plants   The Biden administration finalized a rule on April 8 requiring over 200 chemical, polymer, and resin production plants to reduce […]

Vinyl Institute Welcomes Evan Tracey as Vice President of Marketing and Communications

April 5, 2024
The Vinyl Institute is extremely excited to announce that Evan Tracey has joined our marketing and communications team as its Vice President. Evan comes to our team after spending the […]

Legislative Update: VI Submits Comments for VCM Risk Evaluation, President Biden Signs Spending Package

March 28, 2024
VI Submits Comments on EPA’s TSCA Risk Evaluation of Vinyl Chloride The public comment period to file comments to Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) request for further information on the potential […]

PVC is a Solution for Water Conservation – Irrigation

March 19, 2024
Water is a finite resource. As it stands now, the U.S. wastes far too much of it. As our first article in this series on water conservation detailed, aging, rusting […]