Today's Flooring News

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Recycled PET Shortage Looms

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.

Invista Closing Some Operations

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.

Stewart to Base Leniency Plea on Layoff Risk

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.

Shaw Recalls Carpet

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.

Retirees Sue in Solutia Bankruptcy Case

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