In June, the U.S. economy should set a record for the longest economic expansion in history. Housing economists think the streak will continue, but they see rising risks for a mild recession in 2021.
When it comes to building a home that meets the highest standards, well-appointed means energy efficient in addition to the latest style trends and that's where plastics continue to play an invisible but important role.
CertainTeed Corp.'s PVC resin plant in Westlake, La., was the smallest plant of its kind in North America, according to an analyst.
CertainTeed Corp. shuttered its PVC resin manufacturing plant in Westlake, La., after 40 years of operation in response to steep competition in the market.
Polyethylene pipe producer Prinsco Inc. will close its manufacturing plant in Appleton, Wis., and cut 33 jobs as it moves production to other facilities.
The jury deadlocked over awarding monetary damages to the first group of cities and water districts claiming to have received PVC products of questionable quality.
Block-molded expanded polystyrene is being used as insulation in the roadbed of a stretch of Dalton Highway in Alaska.
A subsidiary of James Hardie Industries SE is shuttering a fiberglass window manufacturing plant in Ladysmith, Wis., where 80 employees will lose their jobs by Jan. 7.
Corrugated pipe producer Advanced Drainage Systems closed a plant recently and raised prices Oct. 1 as part of a plan to offset higher transportation, labor and material costs.
EPS shape molder Aqua-Pak Industries Ltd. has acquired EPS block molder Mansonville Plastics Group of Cos. in a strategic acquisition.
Medina, Ohio-based RPM International Inc. has acquired Barrie, Ontario-based Nudura Corp.,
a maker of construction wall systems that use expanded polystyrene and concrete.
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