USFloors has received a Notice of Allowance for its COREtec patent application. The Notice of Allowance, which is posted on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website, reads, "The application identified above has been examined ...
Tags: flooring product, Construction
The opposition of the shareholders of Sika AG to the hostile takeover bid by Saint-Gobain continues to mount. So far, investors who together hold over 40 percent of the share capital have expressly stated their support for the course ...
Tags: pension funds, prominent institutional investors, Construction
IRL has launched a new edition of its regional title A Profile of the Eastern European Paint Industry. This fully updated report provides market data for 2013 and forecasts for 2018, and gives an overview of the paint industry trends across ...
Beef and pork processor JBS USA is planning to invest around $75m in the expansion of its beef processing complex in Hyrum, Utah. Work under the expansion includes the construction of new fabrication building, ground beef facility and ...
Tags: beef products, Agriculture
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel. The panel is ...
Tags: gas production, Construction
Canadian Methanol producer, Methanex said its adjusted net income climbed 21.21 per cent from a year ago quarter for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014. Methanex posted adjusted net income of $80 million or $0.85 per share on a ...
For the full year of 2014, sales at global specialty chemical company, Eastman Chemical grew by just 2 per cent over 2013 to $9.5 billion. Operating earnings for 2014 amounted to $1.6 billion, a slight increase compared with 2013, while ...
Tags: end-market demand, hygiene, Apparel
3M has reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.81 per share, an increase of 11.7 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2013. Sales grew 2.0 percent year-on-year to $7.7 billion. Organic local-currency sales grew 6.3 percent with acquisitions ...
Tags: income margins, shareholders, Construction
Axalta Coating Systems and Pocono Raceway today jointly announced a multi-year partnership that will include an integrated sponsorship campaign and the renaming of this year’s June NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race held at ...
Tags: Coating Systems, social media, Construction
As the next panel in their series of business and technical information, Coatings World will host a panel at the Waterborne Symposium In New Orleans, LA. This prestigious conference helps fund one of the most respected Polymer Science ...
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Michelman has acquired its long-time sales and service partner, Supack International P/L, making it an integral part of Michelman India. Michelman India is dedicated to the development of the Indian market, with an immediate focus on the ...
Asian Paints Ltd. has announced its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2014. “We registered single-digit volume growth in the decorative paint segment in India due to sluggish demand conditions," ...
Hempel has announced the launch of two new pure epoxy coatings, Hempadur 15600 and Easy 47700. An addition to the HEMPADUR range, HEMPADUR 15600 is a IMO PSPC cargo oil tank compliant, pure epoxy tank coating resistant to continuous ...
BASF is expanding its production footprint in Asia Pacific with the start-up of its first production plant for polymer dispersions in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. This production plant is built at the existing BASF production site, located in ...
PPG Industries has posted a new video about specifying glass to accommodate wind and snow loads to the PPG Glass Education Center, a comprehensive website that helps architects, specifiers, students and construction industry professionals ...
Tags: architects, specifiers, students, Construction