PVC producer Inovyn (London / UK; www.inovyn.com) is hosting a competition for innovations with vinyl. The "Inovyn Awards 2019" has four categories – sustainability, design, processes and new product development. According to CEO Chris Tane, the 2016 edition of the company's awards covered more than 70 projects from across 17 countries.

Inovyn is expecting its 2019 awards to draw entrants such as processors, additive suppliers, machinery manufacturers, end-users, service providers, media organisations, students, academic institutions and designers, among others. The awards are intended to promote PVC as an innovative, versatile, cost effective and safe material, which is used in products that are significantly beneficial to society.

Submit an entry for the awards here. Entries will be accepted until 15 May 2019. The judges will select the finalists in September 2019 and the awards ceremony will take place on 17 October 2019 during the "K" trade fair in Düsseldorf / Germany.