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Midland, MI, May 4, 2009--Dow Emulsion Polymers is increasing the prices of all styrene butadiene latex and acrylic latex products sold into the carpet industry by $0.04 per pound (dry) in the U.S. and Canada.
Washington, DC, May 4, 2009--The housing market improved in March, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.
Coral Springs, FL, May 4, 2009--A website dedicated to employment opportunities in the flooring industry has been established by FloorLeaders.com.
Auckland, New Zealand, May 4, 2009--Family-owned carpet retailer Hills Floorings and the group that owns Carpet Court have taken reciprocal positions on each other's boards.
Dubai, UAE, May 4, 2009--RAK Ceramics said that its annual production capacity has now exceeded 115 million square meters through its 10 tile plants and two sanitaryware plants.
Chicago, IL, May 4, 2009--The Board of Directors of the North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors has announced a new Educational Incentive Program for its 2009 Annual Conference and Distributor Marketplace.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 4, 2009 –Torlys Inc. said it has obtained Chain of Custody Certification from the Forest Stewardship Council, Sustainable Forestry Initiative and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification.
Washington, DC, May 1, 2009--Legislation that would have allowed bankruptcy judges to modify mortgages died in the Senate yesterday.
Landsdowne,VA, May 1, 2009--Figures for 2008 released this week by the by the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) show a reduction in the recycling and diversion of post-consumer carpet, compared to 2007 levels.
Dalton, GA, May 1, 2009--Shaw Industries with DAK Americas will create the joint venture Clear Path Recycling to produce recycled PET (RPET) from post-consumer PET bottles.