Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of 13 billion yen on net sales of 269.7 billion yen for the first half of its fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. Operating income was 19.1 billion yen, down 4.2% compared to the year-ago period. ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has released an updated standard that establishes minimum performance requirements for self-adhering flashing surrounding exterior wall fenestration products. AAMA 711-13, ...
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The complete line of high-performance I.G. sealants developed by Fenzi, leading manufacturer of chemicals for secondary glass processing, will be on display at the Atlanta exhibition. By way of its North America subsidiary, Fenzi will be ...
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Arsenal Capital Partners, a leading New York-based private equity firm that invests in middle-market specialty industrial and healthcare companies, has completed the acquisition of ADCO Global Inc., a leading global provider of specialty ...
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Are you in the process of redoing your home? You also want to change the flooring of the house. There are different types of flooring from which one can choose. Stone flooring has been in use for a very long time, so is tile flooring. In ...
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The CHEMARK Consulting Group, Inc. of Southern Pines, NC has appointed James Lloyd Senior Sales and Market Strategist, Coatings and Packaging. CHEMARK, a globally recognized management consulting company focusing narrowly on all aspects ...
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AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. will present a free webinar that explains the performance capabilities and advantages of LUMIFLON fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE) resin, the world's first solvent-soluble fluoropolymer. FEVE-based coatings do ...
Sika has acquired Everbuild Building Products Ltd, UK’s largest independent manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and construction chemicals. Everbuild is located in Leeds with annual sales revenue of over CHF 90 million and a workforce ...
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All the vitality of Fenzi’s facility in China, which is running at full capacity, was on display at the recent China Glass 2013. Here, the many visitors to the Asian market’s most prestigious exhibition could see the latest ...
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Adhesives provider HB Fuller has finalized the previously announced acquisition of Brazil-based chemical polyurethane specialties and polyester resins provider Plexbond Química for an undisclosed sum. HB Fuller president and CEO ...
Reusable plastic water bottles may be good for the environment, but a new study shows they might be bad for your health. There's a possibility that the chemical found in plastic water bottles, baby bottles and the lining of many food, ...
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Are formula cans and plastic baby bottles safe? The linings of formula cans and polycarbonate (a type of plastic) baby bottles contain the chemical bisphenol A (or BPA). While there's little scientific data on the effects of BPA on ...
Glass LLC, glass pioneers in the Middle East and wholly owned by Dubai Investments (DI) PJSC, the largest investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, hosted international experts, investors and manufacturers from the glass ...
Troy Corporation has won the prestigious Ringier Technology Innovation Award for Additives in China's coatings industry. The award was created to honor those companies that have introduced a new product, technology, or process that advances ...
All winter long, your car took a beating. There was salt; there was sand; there was that time you accidentally drove into a snow bank. Liquids are now dripping from your car's underside onto your driveway, and they're not water. Rings of ...
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