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According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Global and U.S. Insulation Market by Type (Fiberglass, Foamed Plastic, Mineral Wool and Other) and Application (Residential Construction, Nonresidential Construction and Industrial, HVAC & OEM) - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global market for insulation was valued at USD 32.46 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 56.68 billion by 2018 growing...

ALBANY, New York, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "Global and U.S. Insulation Market by Type (Fiberglass, Foamed Plastic, Mineral Wool and Other) and Application (Residential Construction, Nonresidential Construction and Industrial, HVAC & OEM) - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2012 - 2018," the global market for insulation was...

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys Russ Herman, court-appointed liaison counsel, and Arnold Levin, court-appointed lead counsel, in the Chinese Drywall Federal litigation, MDL 2047, are gratified today that the presiding Federal judge, the Honorable Judge Eldon E. Fallon, has issued an order approving five (5) class action settlements with manufacturers, builders, suppliers and installers of Chinese drywall and their various insurers. These settlements are estimated...

DALLAS, November 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ReportsnReports.com updates its store with "World Insulation to 2016" and "The World Market for Insulation" market research reports. Global insulation consumption is forecast to rise more than five percent annually to approximately 29 billion square meters of R-1 value in 2016, a substantial acceleration from the 2006-2011 rate. In developing countries, insulation demand is expected to expand at a healthy pace due to rising...

The Homeowners Consumer Center is calling the imported toxic Chinese drywall disaster the worst environmental disaster for US homeowners ever, with at least 200,000 US homes involved from Florida to Virginia. The Homeowners Consumer Center has been calling for a robust federal response from the Obama Administration since March of 2009-shortly after the scope of the disaster became apparent. The Homeowners Consumer Center says, "Our number one concern about toxic Chinese drywall has...

For over three years the Chinese Drywall Complaint Center has been demanding President Obama show up to the toxic Chinese drywall disaster, that the group estimates has impacted well over one hundred thousand US homeowners in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Southeast Texas, and Virginia. The Chinese Drywall Complaint Center says, "Symptoms of toxic Chinese drywall include copper electrical wires, or copper pipes turning black, or eating holes in copper air conditioning...

LONDON, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Knauf Insulation will once again lead the way in terms of design, innovation and expert advice at this year's Ecobuild, London Excel. The stand will showcase multiple solutions for all applications with products that are sustainable in their manufacture, helping to protect the world for the future. Never has there been a more significant time for specifiers, housebuilders, contractors and installers to fully understand the products...

New research report “Building Plaster Product Manufacturing in the UK” provided by IBISWorld has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. The report states that the UK building plaster product manufacturing industry is expected to generate revenue totalling EUR 550 million in 2011-2012, up 1.9% on the previous year's cyclical trough. London, UK (PRWEB) February 28, 2012 The UK building plaster product manufacturing industry is expected to generate revenue totalling EUR...

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Judge Eldon E. Fallon, United States District Court Judge for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, presiding over MDL 2047 In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, advises that the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) and Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT) today jointly announced a landmark global class action settlement that will help thousands of American homeowners affected by...

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC), the Homebuilder Steering Committee (HSC) and Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT) today jointly announced another positive step in the ongoing commitment to the resolution of the Chinese drywall problem. Under this new agreement, KPT will partner with select major homebuilders to repair 200-300 homes these builders initially constructed with KPT drywall. This settlement was developed in direct collaboration...