Keep up to date with the most recent news in the flooring industry. Today's News...As it happens! We update this news several times a day so you can stay connected.
West Lafayette, IN, May 11--The trees of the future may stem from advances in gene discovery research at Purdue University that could lead to domesticated trees, the forestry equivalent of crop plants like corn and soybeans.
Arlington, VA, May 11--The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) is launching a campaign to generate awareness, committed action, and noteworthy results in reversing the waning North American plastic container recycling rate.
Geneva, Switzerland, May 11--Fiber maker Invista has announced an across-the-board price increase for its nylon yarn products in the United States and Canada, according to a report from just-style.com.
St Louis, MO, May 10--Monsanto Co. and Pharmacia Corp. should be forced to cover the estimated $1.3 billion cost of benefits for all Solutia Inc. and some Monsanto retirees and dependents if bankrupt Solutia can't do so, a panel for the retirees argue
Kennesaw, GA, May 10--Invista named seven business leaders in its Interiors organization. Each of the seven will report directly to Alan Wolk, president of Invista Interiors, who will lead the global business from a base here.
Omaha, NE, May 10--Grey-haired, rumpled and bespectacled, Warren Buffett would seem an unlikely character to garner the kind of adoration usually devoted to pop stars.
New York, NY, May 10--Pleading for leniency for an unrepentant client, Martha Stewart's lawyers plan to argue that a prison sentence could hurt her company and force it to lay off some of its 500 employees.
Dalton, GA, May. 10--Shaw Industries in Dalton, GA Friday recalled 125 pieces of its Tuftex Wall-to-Wall carpet because it could be a fire hazard.
Wilmington, DE, May 7--Invista, the former DuPont Co. textiles and interiors business, said Friday that its operations at DuPont's Experimental Station will be discontinued by the end of the year.
Atlanta, GA, May 10--Home Depot today announced the launch of the "This Old House" Video Library, a new online channel available through www.homedepot.com that features instructional advice on home-related projects delivered via streaming videos.