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The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and the have plans to collocate two important industry conferences, eliminating additional travel expense for participating companies and reducing time out of office for attendees who wish to attend both events. Both the PLASTICS’ Vinyl Compounders Conference, now in its 32^nd year, and the Vinyl Sustainability Council’s Vinyl Sustainability Summit offer important content, and organizers of the events say they feel it is important to help professionals in the industry access all of it.

The conferences are scheduled for December 5-7 at the Intercontinental on the Wharf, in Washington, D.C, with events running consecutively, allowing attendees to attend a single event, or opt to combine the content from both at a discounted registration rate.

“The collocation, and our partnership with our industry colleagues at the Vinyl Sustainability Council, creates an opportunity for attendees to expand their value and get more insight and more information to take back and apply to their companies. It’s a win-win for all,” said Leslie Jutte, director of PLASTIC’s Material Suppliers Council and staff lead of the Flexible Vinyl Products Division who has a large part in producing the Vinyl Compounders Conference.

Said Jay Thomas, executive director of the Vinyl Sustainability Council, "We are very excited for the opportunity to partner with PLASTICS on this important program offering. The Vinyl Compounders Conference is well established and a valued source of information and education for the vinyl industry. Adding the focused sustainability content of the Vinyl Sustainability Summit to the meeting will provide added value for attendees and make this the must-attend vinyl conference for 2022.”

The collaborators plan to launch a combined event website, providing details of content for each event and a single registration platform, allowing selection of individual events or a combination registration option in July.