A newly formed alliance seeks to serve as a global source for information, guidance and knowledge on indoor environmental quality. A memorandum of understanding creating the Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance was signed Sunday, ...
Tags: Global, Indoor, Decoration
The US-based Sigma Plastics Group plans to restore the former Excelsior Rosman plant in Brevard, North Carolina, and invest $5.5m over the next three years to expand its manufacturing operations. This project will create 80 new jobs under ...
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Axalta Coating Systems has received the Best Employer in Russia award from the Russian Business Captains Association at the annual Human Resources Ceremony held in Moscow in May 2014. The judging panel, made up of a team of experts from ...
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US-based Chiquita Brands International has confirmed that it has received an unsolicited offer from Cutrale Group and Safra Group to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of the company at a price of $13 per share in cash. The offer ...
PPG Industries' industrial coatings business has published a brochure covering its full line of coating, pretreatment and customer support solutions for designers and manufacturers of consumer electronics. The four-page booklet details ...
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Evonik Industries and Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited, have signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture for the production of fumed ...
Tags: China, Technology, Decoration
GIA has released a comprehensive global report on Polymeric Polyols markets. Global market for Polymeric Polyols is forecast to reach 33.1 billion pounds (lbs.) by 2020, driven by growing demand for polyurethane in the automobile, ...
Tags: Polyols, polyurethane, Decoration
Kronos Incorporated, which recently surpassed $1 billion in annual revenue, announced financial results, company advancements, and customer successes for the third quarter of Fiscal 2014. Product bookings continued to accelerate, with ...
AATCC has won yet another Tabbie award for an in-depth feature article, published in the March/April 2013 issue of AATCC Review, written by the association’s former Features Editor, Glenna Musante. The annual Tabbie Awards are ...
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The latest developments and innovations in polyurethane processing and composites, as well as the versatility of polyurethane chemistry will be featured during two targeted technical sessions at the 2014 Polyurethanes Technical Conference. ...
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Arctic Cat Inc reported net earnings of $3.6 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2014, on record net sales of $143.6 million. The company recorded a severance charge in the 2015 first quarter ...
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The National Retail Federation releases the statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay, praising the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety’s progress over the past year. NRF CEO Mathew Shay comments, “The National Retail ...
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Global polypropylene capacity increased at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.2% from 2003, reaching 65 million tons per year (mmty) in 2013, and is expected to continue rising to 86 mmty by 2018, at a slightly higher CAGR of 5.8%, ...
Tags: China&Russia, Polypropylene, Textile
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the regional 2013 President’s Environmental Youth Award to twenty-one students from St. Mary Episcopal School’s Beyond the Classroom group in north Edmond, Okla. and ...
Tags: DALLAS, Award, 2013 President's Environmental Youth Award
Uniqlo, Japan's largest clothing store chain is keen on sourcing the garments from India. Uniqlo is the wholly owned subsidiary of Yanai controlled company, Fast Retailing. Uniqlo, is both manufacturer and retailer of garments and produces ...
Tags: Uniqlo, Source Garments, Apparel