Washington, D.C. – The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and the Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) have announced a call for presentations for 2025 Vinyl Week, the vinyl industry’s premier event for processors, suppliers, and sustainability leaders. Vinyl Week brings together two flagship industry events—the PLASTICS Vinyl Compounders Conference and the Vinyl Institute Sustainability Summit—into one dynamic, collaborative forum.
“Vinyl Week continues to spotlight the innovation, creativity, and leadership that define the plastics industry,” said Ashley Hood-Morley, PLASTICS’ Senior Vice President of Industry Engagement. “We’re calling on bold, forward-thinking professionals to submit proposals that spark conversation, share fresh ideas, and help shape the future of our industry.”
“We’re proud to once again partner with PLASTICS to bring Vinyl Week to life,” said Jay Thomas, Executive Director of the Vinyl Sustainability Council. “This event has become a cornerstone for collaboration and progress in our industry, and we look forward to building on this momentum in 2025.”
2025 Vinyl Week will be held December 9-12, 2025, at the Intercontinental New Orleans, in New Orleans, LA.
PLASTICS and VSC welcome presentations that align with Vinyl Week’s commitment to innovation, market insight, and sustainability and address a range of topics of interest to leaders in the vinyl industry, including but not limited to the categories below:
Presentation proposals must be submitted by August 15, 2025. Accepted speakers will be notified September 15, 2025. Please click here to submit your proposal.
The Vinyl Institute Sustainability Summit will kick off the week with a full day dedicated to sustainable practices, innovation, and policy. It will be followed by PLASTICS’ 35th Annual Vinyl Compounders Conference, featuring two days dedicated to the technology, markets, and materials that are shaping the future of the vinyl industry.
Vinyl Week draws attendees from across the vinyl value chain, including resin and plasticizer producers, compounders, formulators, converters, recyclers, and manufacturers of both industrial and consumer products.
Registration for 2025 Vinyl Week will open in August. Click here for event details, registration updates, and more.
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) supports the entire plastics supply chain, including Equipment Suppliers, Material Suppliers, Processors, and Recyclers, representing over one million workers in our $519 billion U.S. industry. PLASTICS advances the priorities of our members who are dedicated to investing in technologies that improve capabilities and advances in recycling and sustainability and providing essential products that allow for the protection and safety of our lives. Since 1937, PLASTICS has been working to make its members, and the eighth largest U.S. manufacturing industry, more globally competitive while supporting circularity through educational initiatives, industry-leading insights and events, convening opportunities and policy advocacy, including the largest plastics trade show in the Americas, NPE: The Plastics Show.
The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), founded in 2016 in partnership with the Vinyl Institute, 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 aims to drive continuous improvement across all three aspects of sustainability – environmental, social, and economic performance. For more information, please visit https://vantagevinyl.com/.
