Wear-Dated, Carpet One Team Up for Online Training
Kennesaw, GA, September 9--Wear-Dated carpet fiber has teamed up with Carpet One University to launch a training module focusing on the Wear-Dated carpet fiber brand and warranty.
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UK’s Floors-2-Go 1H Earnings Up Sharply
Birmingham, England, September 3--Floors-2-Go laid down its maiden first-half figures yesterday with turnover up 124 per cent from pounds 15.6 million to pounds 34.9 million, according to the Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd.
Unifi Announces Timing of Kinston Facility Acquisi
Greensboro NC, September--Unifi, Inc. announced that the previously publicized acquisition of the Invista polyester filament manufacturing assets located in Kinston, N.C. is scheduled to close on or about September 30, 2004.
2Q Productivity Up 2.5%
Washington, DC, September 2--Productivity grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.5% during the second quarter of 2004, the slowest pace in 18 months, the Labor Department said. The growth rate had previously been estimated at 2.9%.
India's Ceramic Industry to Boost Exports
ceramic industry has received approval from Government of India for an initiative to boost exports of ceramic and related products to countries such as Mexico, the UK, and the US.
Spartech to Buy 3 VPI Units for $83.5 M
St. Louis, MO, September 2--Spartech Corp. has agreed to acquire three divisions of Sheboygan, Wis.-based VPI LLC for about $83.5 million.
Pergo Launches Wood Line
Trelleborg, Sweden, September 2--Pergo is launching wood flooring under the Pergo brand in the US market.
Tarkett Residential Launches New Resilient Product
Whitehall, PA, September 2--Tarkett Residential has come out with 22 new patterns and colors throughout all price points in their Good, Better and Best Living resilient product lines.
Americhem Announces Name Change
Cuyahoga Falls, OH, September 2--Americhem, Inc, a manufacturer of color concentrates and specialty dispersions for the fibers and plastics industry, has changed the name of its Dalton subsidiary, Extruded Colors, Inc., to Americhem Dalton Subsidiary Inc.
EPA Judge to Hear DuPont Case
New York, September 1-- DuPont said Tuesday afternoon that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has assigned an administrative law judge to preside over a chemical case.