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VI Welcomes Ethan Thomas as its New Social Media and Content Development Manager

June 15, 2023
The VI welcomes Ethan Thomas as our new social media and content development manager. Ethan is a skilled communications professional with extensive experience in creating and implementing social media campaigns, […]

Legislative Update: Congress Passes Bipartisan Bill Averting Debt Default

June 8, 2023
President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA, H.R. 3746) on June 3, suspending the debt ceiling for another two years just two days before the U.S. Treasury said […]

U.N. is Actively Negotiating a Binding Global Agreement to End Plastic Waste

June 7, 2023
The United Nations concluded its second in a series of five meetings to develop a binding global agreement to end plastic waste late last week. During the negotiations, a well-organized […]

5 Takeaways from the Deep Decarbonization Roadmap for the U.S. PVC Industry Study

May 30, 2023
The U.S. vinyl industry is once again moving quicker than many other industries, by recently releasing a second roadmap on how we can decarbonize this important U.S. industry.  The Vinyl […]

Legislative Update: Supreme Court Rules Against EPA on Clean Water Act

May 25, 2023
In another blow to the Administration, the Supreme Court made a 5-4 decision in the case of Sackett v. EPA to curtail EPA’s authority and narrowed the Clean Water Act […]

Critical Uses of PVC Applications Needed to Achieve the United Nations SDGs

May 22, 2023
The Vinyl Institute is taking a delegation to the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) meeting in Paris. This is the second in a series of meetings focused on developing […]

The U.S. PVC Industry is Focused on Accelerating Post-Consumer PVC Recycling

May 22, 2023
The United Nations is preparing for another Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) meeting in Paris, France, focused on developing a global agreement that eliminates plastic pollution. The Vinyl Institute is sending […]

Vinyl Institute is Hiring for a Press Secretary

May 11, 2023
Reporting to the VP of Marketing and Communications, the press secretary will help develop and deliver a media relations strategy to position the PVC industry in a positive light, promote […]