You may not think of vinyl as your choice for eco-friendly. You may also think that vinyl and linoleum are the same thing. They are not. Linoleum is made from natural materials, whereas vinyl is man-made. Linoleum biodegrades. Whereas vinyl ...
Vinyl flooring can be one of the most rewarding types of materials to have in your home because it comes in a wide variety of styles, colors, and patterns. It is also relatively inexpensive, for the level of durability it can offer, ...
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Do you want a floor that makes a statement? A floor you can customize to get a totally unique, elegant look? If so, take a look at vinyl by Azrock. Their vinyl flooring comes in a huge range of colors, patterns, and styles. You can mix and ...
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MetroFlor has developed a combination of engineered hardwood, laminate flooring, and vinyl in the form of beautiful product that marries the best of these materials. The flooring absorbs sound and impact and is warm and comfortable to walk ...
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Want a Green Do-It-Yourself Floor? A "floating floor" sounds like Staying Alive meets Star Trek, but is nothing space age or related to disco. It simply refers to the fact that this type of floor is not nailed, stapled, or glued down but ...
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France-based Lecta has launched the new ‘Labels to Celebrate’ line of pressure-sensitive labels, which have been designed for applications such as wine and spirits, champagne, and water as well as gourmet food products. ...
Precision Color Graphics, Franklin, WI, a prepress, printing and packaging company, received patent #8,387,797 in March 2013 for biopolymer-lined multilayer bags and pouches for the company's line of Ecoterah packaging. The patent states ...
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A growing trend among industrial companies is to develop strategies for giving priority to specific customer sectors rather than types of products. European companies offering both coatings and speciality chemicals have been becoming ...
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This newly renovated National Park Service building at Grand Canyon National Park is on track to receive a platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. In 2009, in the wake of the country's economic ...
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Ashland Performance Materials is all set to expand its adhesive range for specialty tapes applications with the addition of the new UV-curable hot melt pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA), Arocure 100-percent solids. Arocure, which can be ...
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Metal fabrication is complicated and encompasses a wide range of processes. Whether you would like something made as a once off, or you would like something mass produced, it is important that you to understand fabrication and the various ...
Germany's Bayer MaterialScience will sell its global powder polyester resins business and its US-based liquid polyester resins merchant business to the US Stepan Company of Northfield, Illinois, the company said Tuesday. The sale, for ...
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Due to ever smaller configurations and higher power densities a targeted transfer of heat on the PCB or at components that are highly stressed thermally is of increasing importance. Especially in the automotive sector, electronic modules ...
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Huntsman Corporation reported first quarter 2013 results with revenues of $2,702 million and adjusted EBITDA of $220 million. First Quarter 2013 Highlights -Adjusted EBITDA was $220 million compared to $407 million in the prior year ...
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Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/29/2013 9:52:04 AM By Larry Dworkin, director, government relations, PAC-The Packaging Assn. EDITOR'S NOTE: Packaging Digest's recent webcast "Food Safety & ...
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