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Wilmington, DE, Feb. 18—DuPont Textiles & Interiors will raise prices for its commercial and residential carpet fibers as of March. The decision is a result of several key factors, among them an escalation in raw material and energy costs, as well as comp
Trelleborg, Sweden, Feb. 18—Pergo's annual meeting will be held on April 22, instead of May 8 as announced previously.
Washington, DC, Feb. 19--Construction of new homes and apartments rose in January to the highest level in 16 years as low mortgage rates continued to power a housing boom, according to the Commerce Department.
Eglisau, Switzerland, Feb. 18—Forbo has sold its subsidiary Forbo Repoxit AG, of Winterthur, Switzerland. Repoxit was acquired by the management of the company. The takeover was effective January 1.
Salem, NJ, Feb. 21--Mannington Mills has made an exclusive, multi-year agreement with DuPont Fluoroproducts in which Mannington will market newly developed coatings for resilient, laminate and wood flooring products using the DuPont Teflon brand.
Trelleborg, Sweden, Feb. 20— The merger between Pergo and Witex is conditional upon approval from antitrust authorities in Germany and Sweden.
St. Louis, MO, Feb. 21--Solutia will increase its prices on nylon carpet fibers for both the residential and commercial carpet market segments. An increase of up to 13% will be effective March 3 for residential carpet fibers, and April 1 for commercial ca
Bentonville, AK, Feb. 18--Wal-Mart Stores' fourth quarter earnings were up 16.3%, beating analysts expectations. In the quarter the company posted earnings of $2.53 billion, or $0.57 per share, compared to $2.19 billion, or $0.49 per share, a year ea
Atlanta, GA, Feb. 19--Interface announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 29, and also announced its intent to sell or otherwise create a joint venture or strategic alliance for its raised flooring business, Interface Archite
Denver, Feb. 17--DuPont Central Research and Development Vice President Dr. Uma Chowdhry today will deliver the topical lecture, "Sustainability and Integrated Science for the 21st Century," at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS