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Volume 4 No. 3 A Newsletter for Vinyl Institute Participants March 1994 \VJ ^ It's Official!...The Vinyl Institute is now officially located at 65 Madison Avenue in Morristown, New Jersey 07960. As most of you already know, our new phone number is (201)-898-6699 and our new fax number is (201)-898-6633. The phones will be disconnected on Thursday afternoon, March 31st and will most likely not be reconnected in Morristown until late afternoon on Friday, April 1st. Therefore, the Vinyl Institute will not be reachable during that period of time. (Contact: Pat Benkner) Executive Director Visits Europe..JDuring the period March 14 through March 23 the Executive Director visited a number of European contacts to continue the exchange of information and views on PVC. At the prestigious Davos Conference Recycle '94, he keynoted a vinyl section with an overview of developments in North America. This was followed by visits to the European Vinyls Corporation in Brussels and the Vinyls Group of the British Plastics Federation in London where there was intense interest in political activities of the UC and EPA. The last day was spent attending a wire and cable symposium sponsored by Hydro Polymers and EVC to report technical progress in development of PVC products for that market. (Contact: Bob Burnett) At the quarterly Executive Board meeting of the Vinyl Institute preliminary approval was given for an expanded 1994-1995 fiscal year budget which provides additional funding for issues management, including communications. The need for additional intemal/extemal education was made clear by publication of the official IJC report as well as the EPA proposal to ban chlorine. (Contact: Bob Burnett) Klockner Pentaplast welcomed Bob Burnett to their Gordonsville facility on March 2-3 despite a severe snow storm. The opportunity was taken to visit their state-of-the-art PVC barrier coating facility and update the management group on recent developments concerning vinyl. (Contact: Bob Burnett) VI Becomes Responsible Care Partner...On March 9th the VI Executive Board approved a proposal for the Vinyl Institute to become a "partner" in the Chemical Manufacturers Association's Responsible Care Partnership Program. (Contact: Meredith Scheck) Upcoming Meetings-.-April 5, 1994 - Issues Management Committee, Washington, D.C. April 17-19 - Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association, Key Biscayne, Florida CTL028878 The Vinyl Institute, A Division of The Society of The Plastics Industry, Inc. Wayne Interchange Plaza II, 155 Route 46 West, Wayne, New Jersey 07470, (201) 890-9299 Fax #(201) 890-7029 vinti m Hcrcut reVIew a publication of the Vinyl lIN a division of tbe Society of tbn Plastics Industry Inc 133 Route 46 West Wayne, New Jersey 07470 MS SHERRY CARR CERTAINTEED CORP 860 SWEDESFORD ROAD BUILDING 1125/1 VALLEY FORGE PA 19482 CTL028879 lilmlnlliilmlilillni