Guardian Industries officials confirmed the company has completed the previously announced sale of a minority stake in the business to a subsidiary of Koch Industries. According to a recent Reuters report, Koch now owns a 44 percent share ...
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The FINANCIAL -- The EBRD is providing loans worth 110 million to Turkish glass manufacturer Trakya Cam A.?. that will expand its product range at home and in Bulgaria and also establish a presence on the Russian market, setting new ...
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North American supplier of general-line rigid containers, BWAY has launched the new Tri-Seal Gasketless Openhead Plastic Pail Cover that produces a watertight/airtight seal without a gasket. The new pail cover requires no special capping ...
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Full Circle curvilinear luminaire recognized as one of the most innovative building products. The Winona® Lighting Full Circle luminaire from Acuity Brands has been acknowledged as one of the most innovative and useful building ...
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The U.S. green building market continues to accelerate, according to McGraw-Hill Construction's 2013 Dodge Construction Green Outlook report. The value of green building has seen growth from $10 billion in 2005 to $78 billion in 2011. In ...
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BlueScope and Nippon Steel Corporation have agreed to form a new joint venture encompassing BlueScope's ASEAN and North American building products businesses. Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan will be the world's second largest ...
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) provides accreditation in accordance with ISO/IEC Guide 65 for product certification programs to ensure that the marketplace can gain confidence for their activities. The program is overseen ...
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The building products manufacturer MeisterWerke has suspended production of "Wood Fibre Floor" (WFF) flooring and panels for the time being after having launched it as recently as the third quarter 2011. The company says the decision is due ...
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TECO is North America's value-added, truly independent third-party certification agency for building products. We certify all types of structural and non-structural panel products including: OSB, plywood, particleboard, and MDF panels ...
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Halifax city hall s proposed wood-first policy is a thinly veiled marketing campaign by the timber industry and a misguided environmental protection measure. This is the wrong approach to greening our cities, roads, workplaces and homes. I ...
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The paint and coatings industry has put a tremendous emphasis on the Chinese market where the largest international paint manufacturers all have built major operations and continue to invest there. Chinese paints and coatings ...
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Sherwin-Williams,through its Product Finishes Division,has launched satin sheen powder coatings in RAL colors.The new program joins the company's comprehensive family of Powdura powder coatings.Sherwin-Williams now offers 188 RAL colors ...
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Guardian Industries has launched a Spanish version of its global website,www.guardian.com, in addition to enhancing the site's navigational tools and content. According to Guardian officials, the improved navigation allows visitors ...
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PPG Industries’ coil and extrusion coatings group received a 2012 Chairman’s Award from the Metal Construction Association (MCA) at METALCON, the annual conference dedicated to metal construction products, technologies and ...
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Global paper and packaging company International Paper (IP) and Temple-Inland in the US have reached an agreement with Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) with respect to IP’s acquisition of Temple-Inland for ...
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