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Honeywell today announced definitive agreements with BASF for two transactions that are part of a planned restructuring of Honeywell's Specialty Materials business unit.

Congoleum Corp. recently announced its strategy for resolving current and future asbestos claims liability.

DuPont will launch the latest in Tactesse fiber for DuPont Stainmaster carpet.

DuPont Textiles & Interiors (DTI) recently implemented internal changes to DuPont Antron.

CarpetMAX Canada has officially changed its name to Flooring Canada, effective immediately.

The Institute for Supply Management said recently that its index of manufacturing business conditions rose to 54.7.

Spending on new construction rose in November, boosted by continued gains in residential housing and greater outlays for road and school construction, the the Commerce Department reported recently.

Columbia Forest Products, parent company of Columbia Flooring, announced that it plans to purchase the Nipigon Multiply hardwood plywood underlayment operation in Ontario, Canada from Weyerhaeuser Co. Ltd.

The Commerce Department reported an increase of 0.5 percent in consumer spending in November, the largest increase in four months.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. has filed a proposed disclosure statement for its Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (POR) with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del.