Surfacine Development Co. LLC has been issued U. S. Patent No. 6,180,584 for composition of matter for its dispensable anti-microbial technology. This is the first patent issued for Surfacine, for use in consumer products, that
provides a residual anti-microbial effect.
Armstrong World Industries and building materials systems manufacturer Owens Corning have formed a strategic alliance that will incorporate Armstrong ceiling tiles into Owens Corning's Basement Finishing System.
Domcor, the distribution division of Domco Tarkett Inc. for Canada, has signed a letter of intent with Canadian hardwood flooring product distriobutor HFI Hardwood Flooring Inc. to purchase certain HFI assets.
The National Association of Realtors has revised U.S. January existing home sales data sharply higher, saying sales rose 3.8% in the month to a 5.13 million unit annual rate. The realtors' group originally said sales of previously owned homes fell 6.6% in January to a 4.65 million unit rate.
The Dow Chemical Co. and Reichhold Inc. plan to form a joint venture, Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC, by combining the specialty latex businesses of Dow's Emulsion Polymers unit and Reichhold.
The Elcor Corp. board of directors has elected fellow director Thomas D. Karol as president and chief executive officer, to succeed Harold K. Work, effective March 26.
Interface Inc. said that for the fourth quarter of 2000, the company reported net income of $9.9 million, or 19 cents per diluted share (before non-recurring restructuring charges), which represents an increase of 56% compared with net income of $6.4 million, or 12 per diluted share, in the same period a year ago.
Spending on U.S. construction projects increased for the third straight month in January to record levels, driven by strong gains in single-family homes and industrial construction, the government reported.
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