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Wellman: We Will Not be Indicted for Price Fixing

Shrewsbury, NJ, September 23-- Wellman Inc. said the Department of Justice's antitrust unit notified the company that it won't be seeking an indictment of Wellman or any of its employees on allegations of price fixing in the polyester staple fiber

Solutia Assesses Impact of Hurricane Ivan

St. Louis, MO, September 22--Hurricane Ivan affected Solutia Inc.'s Integrated Nylon operations at Pensacola, Fla., and Foley, Ala., and its CPFilms operations at Martinsville, Va.

Builder Confidence Off In September

Washington, September 21-- Following a strong bump up in August, builder confidence in the market for new single family homes edged down this month but remained within the narrow range maintained since this time last year, according to the latest NAHB, Ho

China Faces New Textile Import Limits

Beijing, September 14-- A top U.S. commerce official said he told China to expect American textile makers to seek new limits on Chinese imports as global quotas on textiles are set to expire on Jan. 1, and U.S. firms are already bracing for a flood of che

National Gypsum Adds Backerboard Plant in Indiana

Charlotte, NC, September 10--National Gypsum has announced plans to increase production of cement backerboard by adding a fourth plant to that business line. The plant will be located in Clinton, Indiana.

Wage Slowdown Seems to be Reversing

Washington, September 7--For the past two years, millions of American households have been squeezed by a sharp slowdown in wage growth, but the trend shows tentative signs of reversing.