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Chattanooga, TN, March 29, 2021—I4F, Unilin and Välinge have secured additional worldwide protection for its licensees on numerous patents from Windmöller, Shaw Industries and Classen.
Washington, DC, March 29, 2021—The U.S. isn’t ready to lift tariffs on Chinese imports in the near future, , according to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, but might be open to trade negotiations with Beijing, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Baar, Switzerland, March 26, 2021—Sika AG has acquired the flooring-adhesives business of U.S.-based DriTac, reports MarketWatch.
Ann Arbor, MI, March 26, 2021—Consumer sentiment increase 10.5% to 84.9 in March, according to the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Washington, DC, March 26, 2021—Personal income decreased $1,516.6 billion (7.1%) in February, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Wielsbeke, Belgium, March 26, 2021—In a 13-page decision, issued on March 24 by the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration, Unilin’s CN 101023230 patent was declared to remain valid.
Seattle, WA, Sept. 9--The price of a roof is going through the roof. Ditto the price of siding and framing materials, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Dallas, TX, March 26, 2021—Daltile recently launched its new Tile Club as a way for the brand to educate its retailers on the hottest trends and latest performance features in tile.
Washington, DC, March 25, 2021-The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for February was 53.3 compared to 44.9 in January, its first positive mark since February 2020.
Washington, DC, March 25, 2021-In the week ending March 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 684,000, a decrease of 97,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.