| | | May 22, 2017 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Bostik Acquires CMP Specialty Products | | Philadelphia, PA, May 22, 2017ÂArkema announces the acquisition by Bostik of CMP Specialty Products, the flooring and floor preparation business of U.S. based specialist CGM. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | BASF Raises Price on Caprolactam & Polyamide Polymer | | Wyandotte, MI, May 22, 2017ÂBASF will increase prices for caprolactam and polyamide (PA) polymer by $0.07 per pound in North America, effective June 1, or as contracts allow. | | |
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| | | | Mohawk's Lichen Earns Living Product Challenge Petal Certification | | Seattle, WA, May 22, 2017ÂMohawk Group has become the first flooring manufacturer to achieve Living Product Challenge Petal certification for the companyÂs new Lichen modular plank carpet system. | | |
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| | | | Thirty-nine States Added Construction Jobs YOY in April | | Arlington, VA, May 22 2017ÂThirty-nine states added construction jobs between April 2016 and April 2017 amid growing demand for construction services, yet more than half the states lost construction jobs between March and April amid tight labor market conditions, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. | | |
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| | | Second Alabama City Files Suit Against Carpet Manufacturers | | Centre, AL, May 22, 2017ÂThe city of Centre, Alabama has filed a lawsuit against carpet manufacturers stating that Âpast and present release of toxic chemicals, including perfluorinated compounds (ÂPFCsÂ), including, but not limited to perfluorooctanoic acid (ÂPFOAÂ), perfluorooctane sulfonate (ÂPFOSÂ), precursors to PFOA and PFOSÂ has impacted its drinking water. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Santo Torcivia Discusses Flooring Growth Rates from 2015 to 2018 | | May 22, 2017—Santo Torcivia, an economist with Market Insights, and Kemp Harr discuss growth rates within the domestic flooring business by surf | | |
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