Asian Piants Ltd. has released their financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2013. "The decorative paints business in India did well considering the challenging and uncertain macro environment," said K.B.S. ...
Flat glass prices fell .4 percent from November to December, according to the latest Producer Price Index Report issued Wednesday by the U.S. Labor Department. The dip in prices was hardly good news for the glass industry as it marked the ...
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H.B. Fuller Company reported financial results for the fourth quarter that ended November 30, 2013 and guidance for 2014: Items of Note for 2014 Guidance: Adjusted diluted EPS projected at between $3.00 and $3.15, an increase of 16 to ...
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Global steel industry is growing in business, according to the Financial Times. Europe will lead the recovery of global steel. The rest of the world will also contribute to the steel growing even though China’s steel industry is ...
Tags: steel, business opportunity, ThyssenKrupp, Financial Times
Construction materials prices expanded just 0.1 percent in December and are up 1.3 percent year over year, according to a January 15 Producer Price Index released by the Department of Labor. Nonresidential construction materials prices also ...
A collaborative 14-year effort involving BASF, automotive and aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), material suppliers and test equipment manufacturers has resulted in a new American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) ...
Tags: Transportation Coatings, critical coating formulas, new method
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the deadline for interested individuals to submit nominations to serve on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health. OSHA is seeking to fill two federal ...
The American Coatings Conference (ACC) will commence with a keynote presentation given by Charles F. Kahle, II, chief technology officer and vice president, Coatings R&D at PPG Industries. Starting with a wide lens on the future, Dr. ...
Ardagh is currently negotiating a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) of the antitrust complaint on the basis of proposals made by Ardagh on 11 December 2013. These proposals involve Ardagh divesting six ...
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As part of Quick Step's "Long Live Style" campaign, the brand will be flooring the official "Trends Hub" during the upcoming Surfaces flooring tradeshow. The Trends Hub space is designed to serve as an inspirational presentation of the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, floor
The use of biomaterials and more benign chemicals in coatings in Europe is accelerating as whole supply chains give greater priority to sustainablity, particularly as a means of protecting the environment. At the same time, however, ...
Tags: standards for biomaterials, sustainability of products
LINE-X Protective Coatings will be attending the upcoming Houston Auto Show, Jan. 22-26, 2014, hosted at the Reliant Center. LINE-X will be showcasing a few unique applications and products, including LINE-X Body Armour and the recently ...
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has hired two new employees at its headquarters in St. Louis. John Forbes has been hired as manufacturer services director, and Adam Williams has been hired as marketing manager. Forbes spent ...
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Axalta Coating Systems recently broke ground to expand its manufacturing capacity for coatings with the construction of a new $50 million eco-friendly waterborne facility in the Jiading district of Shanghai. Expected to begin production ...
Emser Tile will introduce an extensive line of new product offerings at this year's Surfaces Trade Show in Las Vegas Jan. 28-30. Emser's new introductions will include two porcelain wood look recreations called Parquet (parquet wood/ ...
Tags: Emser Tile, new product, Surfaces Trade Show, Parquet, Modena