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Washington, D.C., March 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) announced the release of +Vantage Vinyl® Standard Version 4.1, an update that expands eligibility for the program to all companies across the vinyl value chain, regardless of VSC membership.  “Opening the program to all companies strengthens collaboration and accelerates sustainability progress industry wide,” said Jay Thomas, Executive Director of VSC. “Broad participation helps ensure our standard reflects both the diversity and shared responsibility of the vinyl value chain.”  Version 4.1 builds on the major enhancements introduced in Version 4.0, which was the result of a two-year, consensus-driven development process involving stakeholder input across the industry. Version 4.0 significantly increased the rigor of the standard by: •    Enhancing transparency and reporting expectations to strengthen accountability across all participating companies. •    Updating tiering and mandatory requirements to reinforce continuous improvement. •    Adding advanced and innovative practices that encourage companies to excel beyond minimum thresholds. •    Ensuring the program aligns with wider sustainability frameworks, including the Common Materials Framework, which emphasizes clarity, consistency, and broader applicability. 

Washington D.C. & New York, NY, Feb. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Institute (VI) and the Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) are proud to announce that VMB Micro LLC has been awarded a $100,000 grant through the VIABILITY Recycling Grant Program. This grant will support the launch of the Record Vinyl Recycling Project, first U.S.-based consumer return infrastructure for vinyl records using micronization technology.

Washington D.C. & Boston MA, Feb. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Institute, Inc. (VI) is pleased to announce the award of a $100,000 grant to Northeastern University for the project “Recycling Single Use Vinyl Across Boston Healthcare Systems.” This grant is part of the Vinyl Institute Recycling Grant Program, designed to support innovative solutions that increase the recycling of vinyl products and build sustainable recycling infrastructure across the United States.

Washington D.C., Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Institute (VI), representing America’s leading manufacturers of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin, today issued the following statement in response to the announcement of a new trade deal between the United States and India:

Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, is excited to announce the release of +Vantage Vinyl® Standard Version 4.0, a major update advancing responsible manufacturing across the vinyl industry. This milestone follows a two-year process of collaboration and public engagement to strengthen sustainability practices. 

New Orleans, LA, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) awarded Deceuninck North America with the 2025 Recycling Award for their Vinyl Buy Back Program. Deceuninck’s efforts have yielded more than a million pounds of recycled PVC that have been diverted from landfills and recycled to help advance circularity within the vinyl industry. 

New Orleans, LA, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) awarded Aurora Material Solutions the 2025 Design for Reuse Award for AuroraEcoplast™, a product platform that facilitates recycling of rigid PVC compounds into new applications that were previously unable to support recycled content. The VSC’s Design for Reuse Award recognizes vinyl products purposely designed for disassembly, recycling or reuse at the product’s end of life.

New Orleans, LA, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) awarded Mannington Mills, Inc as the recipient of the 2025 Social Impact Award for their Work Hard/Play Hard initiative to support Feeding America® and local food banks.

Special recognition of 7 VI member facilities with zero recordable OSHA incidents for five or more consecutive years and 13 member facilities with five or more consecutive years of outstanding performance under EPA’s NESHAPs, and other environmental permit requirements.

Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Institute (VI) presented Richard Krock of VyChlor Advisors, Patrick Harmon of BASF, and Matt Siegel of Oldcastle Infrastructure, with its 2025 Industry Partners of the Year Awards at this year’s annual meeting. The Industry Partner of the Year award recognizes allies who have made unique and valuable contributions on behalf of the industry’s outreach, advocacy, and education programs.

The Vinyl Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award was established in honor of the Vinyl Institute’s founding director, Roy T. Gottesman, and recognizes outstanding service to the vinyl industry during a person’s career.

Washington, D.C., Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Institute (VI), a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, is proud to support Plastic Back in its launch of a first-of-its-kind pilot project, aiming to enhance PVC recycling rates and showcase that PVC can be efficiently transformed into valuable raw materials and reintegrated into industrial supply chains. The project, to be commissioned in Q1 2026 at a Freepoint Eco-Systems’ facility in Hebron, Ohio, will test and scale a novel chemical recycling technology developed by Plastic Back. Supported in part through funding from the VI’s VIABILITY grant program and the BIRD Energy program managed by the US-Israel BIRD Foundation, the pilot will process PVC-rich waste streams and serve as a collaborative platform—bringing together waste handlers, petrochemical companies, brand owners, and technology providers to demonstrate a scalable circular solution for PVC.

Washington, D.C., Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vinyl Institute (VI), a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, is proud to support Plastic Back in its launch of a first-of-its-kind pilot project, aiming to enhance PVC recycling rates and showcase that PVC can be efficiently transformed into valuable raw materials and reintegrated into industrial supply chains. The project, to be commissioned in Q1 2026 at a Freepoint Eco-Systems’ facility in Hebron, Ohio, will test and scale a novel chemical recycling technology developed by Plastic Back. Supported in part through funding from the VI’s VIABILITY grant program and the BIRD Energy program managed by the US-Israel BIRD Foundation, the pilot will process PVC-rich waste streams and serve as a collaborative platform—bringing together waste handlers, petrochemical companies, brand owners, and technology providers to demonstrate a scalable circular solution for PVC.