Dow announced that its PO/PG and polyols manufacturing factory in Freeport, Texas, received an International Sustainability and Carbon Certification PLUS certification. The newly ISCC PLUS certified polyurethanes site will produce solutions for the automotive, construction, consumer, food, fragrances, pharmaceutical and industrial sectors.
Employers, manufacturers, distributors, contractor services and career seekers with entry-level to advanced experience are all invited to attend the 2024 Texas Workshop. The event will be held April 16 in McKinney, Texas. The workshop will provide classroom instruction, hands-on training and direct connections to employers.
The Texas Lathing & Plastering Contractors Association’s Annual Convention and Trade Show will be held on June 11-13. Its 72nd Annual Convention will be at the Hotel Galvez in Galveston, Texas.
As one of the largest state universities in the country, Texas A&M University was hard-pressed to expand its recreational services for its 69,000 enrolled students in College Station, Texas.
The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 North Texas Regional event and its live mason contractor auction raised $58,700 at the sixth annual Bricks, Blocks & Bags for Bikes Charity Auction. The money enabled the local group of “Santa’s Helpers” to purchase 1,000 bikes for underprivileged youth in the North Texas area.
On Sept. 19, Dow announced the start-up of a new MDI distillation and prepolymers facility at its world-scale manufacturing site located in Freeport, Texas, which will supply an additional 30 percent of product to customers.
USG’s Sweetwater plant is known as “the place where innovation is borne.” Deep in the heart of West Texas, the plant has a long history as a testing ground and launching pad for automation that helps drive the manufacturing industry forward.