Plastics, VSC looking for 2024 Vinyl Week presentations

The Washington-based Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) and the Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) have put out a call for presentations for 2024 Vinyl Week, an event dedicated to vinyl processors and material suppliers.

Vinyl Week combines two industry events, the Plastics Vinyl Compounders Conference and the Vinyl Institute Sustainability Summit, into one event, which will take place Dec. 9-12 at the Omni Louisville Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Registration will open later this summer.

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“Last year’s Vinyl Week brought together industry leaders offering a wealth of knowledge with our audience, and this year will be no different,” says Ashley Hood-Morley, vice president of industry engagement at Plastics. “The vinyl industry is comprised of so many innovators and visionaries, and we invite presentations and proposals that will invigorate and inspire our attendees.”

Interested presenters may submit their proposals here. Submissions must be received by Aug. 31 and notifications of acceptance will be sent by Sept. 30.

Conference attendees represent companies including vinyl resin and plasticizer producers, compounders and formulators and producers of industrial and consumer end products. This year, the Vinyl Sustainability Summit will have one full day of sustainability-focused programming, followed by Plastics’ 34th Annual Vinyl Compounders Conference, with two full days of programming centered around market trends and drivers, technology innovation and business readiness.

Plastics and VSC say they welcome presentations that address a range of topics of interest to leaders in the vinyl industry, including but not limited to categories such as:

• sustainable design and incorporating sustainability thinking into product design and production;
• next generation vinyl through biobased feedstocks, renewable polymers and net-zero PVC (polyvinyl chloride) resin;
• technologies and programs to advance postconsumer PVC recycling;
• feedstocks and global production insights;
• global plasticizer and PVC market trends and opportunities; and
• technology trends related to the flexible vinyl marketplace.

“We look forward to partnering again with Plastics on this important industry event,” says Jay Thomas, executive director of the VSC. “Bringing together these two important events has proven to be a winning combination that has become a must-attend event in the vinyl industry.”

Founded in 2016 in partnership with the Vinyl Institute, the VSC is a collaborative platform for companies, organizations and other industry stakeholders to come together to advance the U.S. vinyl industry’s contribution to sustainable development. Through its +Vantage Vinyl verification program, the VSC says it aims to drive continuous improvement across environmental, social and economic performance.