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Graco Reports Challenging Start to the Year

On Wednesday (April 24), equipment manufacturer Graco Inc. released its first-quarter financial results for 2024, reporting a 15% decrease in operating earnings for the quarter.

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SPFA Announces Winners of the 17th Annual SPFA National Industry Excellence Awards

The Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA), the educational and technical resource to the spray polyurethane foam (SPF) industry, today announced the winners of the 17th Annual SPFA National Industry Excellence Awards.

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Holcim Anounces Acquisition of Duro-Last Inc.

Holcim has signed an agreement to acquire Duro-Last, a US leader in commercial roofing systems, with pro forma net sales of USD 540 million. Duro-Last has a track record of double-digit growth in North America’s highly profitable USD >40 billion roofing market, driven by premium brands, proprietary technologies and custom-made solutions. Duro-Last’s systems will complement and strengthen Holcim’s integrated roofing offer, with expected synergies of USD 60 million per year.

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Congratulations to Holcim for being named one of Newsweek's "America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023"

Today, Holcim Building Envelope was named one of Newsweek’s “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023.” This distinction caps an eventful year that saw the company grow and restructure, all the while maintaining its commitment to powering progress for people and the planet.

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College Now Offering Spray Foam Insulation Course

A further education provider in Coventry is helping to train the first line of defense against rising home energy costs.

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Huntsman Building Solutions’ HEATLOK XT High Yield Spray Foam Enhances Reliability Excellence Center

Huntsman Building Solutions, a global leader in high performance, sustainable building envelope solutions, today announced its HEATLOK XT High Yield Spray Foam was specified and installed as part of a facility enhancement to the Reliability Excellence Center (REC) located at Huntsman’s world scale polyurethane production site located in Geismar, Louisiana.

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Carlisle Fluid Technologies Announces Andres Lacassie as New VP of Sales & Marketing

Carlisle Fluid Technologies is pleased to announce that Andres Lacassie has joined Carlisle Fluid Technologies as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Andres brings over 20 years of progressive leadership experience in sales, marketing, and product development within multi-national corporations such as Panasonic, Danfoss, and United Technologies.

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Proper Documentation of SPF Products is Critical

In a recent release to membership, the SPFA warned against the use of undocumented spray foam product. The Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance, or the “SPFA”, is the educational and technical resource to the spray polyurethane foam industry.? The letter read as followed:

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Chemours Announces New Production Line Dedicated to Producing its Opteon™ 1150

The Chemours Company ("Chemours") (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Advanced Performance Materials, and Chemical Solutions, today announced a new facility dedicated to the expansion of its non-ozone depleting, low global warming potential (GWP) hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) platform – Opteon™ 1150, chemically referred to as HFO-1336mzzE.

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