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Charlotte, NC, July 3, 2006 -- Effective August 1, 2006, or as contracts allow, BASF will raise prices by four cents per dry pound in the United States and Canada on all Butofan, Styrofan and Styronal carboxylated styrene-butadiene latex products.
Washington, DC, June 30, 2006--Personal income in May increased at a seasonally adjusted monthly rate of 0.4%, after rising a revised 0.7% in April, the Commerce Department said Friday.
Ennenda, Switzerland/Nanterre, France, June 29, 2006--Tarkett AG has confirmed the sale of Commercial Carpet activities to the Enia Carpet Group.
Chicago, IL, June 29, 2006--A Home Depot executive told analysts at the William Blair and Co., conference in Chicago yesterday that the company is making big plans to expand into China.
Chicago, IL, June 27, 2006--Irv Harvey, co-founder and former President of Galaxy Mills died Saturday. He was 75. Harvey also served as chairman of the Carpet & Rug Institute board of directors.
Atlanta, GA, June 26, 2006--Antron Brilliance nylon won the Best of NeoCon Gold award in the category of carpet fiber. The newest offering from Antron, Brilliance features patented fiber engineering for richer color with better performance.
Frankenthal, Germany, June 26, 2006--In the 1st quarter 2006, Tarkett AG reported net profit of 9 million Euro (US$11.3 million), compared to 8.6 million Euro (US$10.8 million) in the 1st quarter 2005.
Wellington, New Zealand, June 23, 2006--Feltex Carpets Ltd. is in talks with an investor to raise more equity.
New York, NY, June 22, 2006--The Conference Board announced today that the leading index decreased 0.6 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.2 percent in May.
London, England, June 21, 2006--British sheep farmers are getting a final average payment of only 45p per kg for last year's wool clip, with 3.7 million kg of it still in store and the 2006 clip under way.