by Sahely Mukerji, smukerji@glass.com Eastman Chemical Co. officials consider the recent acquisition of Solutia Inc. of St. Louis, an important step in Eastman’s strategy to extend its global presence in emerging markets, in particular in Asia Pacific, says Tracy Broadwater, corporate communications manager of Eastman. “By leveraging infrastructure in the region, Eastman expects to have [...]

I wouldn’t say I despise change, but I certainly am the type of person who needs time to adjust. This has become clear to me this week as I avoided SportsCenter and tried to ignore all news stories pertaining to one person in particular. You see, I am a big Peyton Manning fan. I graduated [...]

by Sahely Mukerji, smukerji@glass.com Officials at Eastman Chemical Co. of Kingsport, Tenn., and Solutia Inc. of St. Louis, have entered into a definitive agreement, under which Eastman will acquire Solutia. Under the terms of the agreement, Solutia stockholders will receive $22 in cash and 0.12 shares of Eastman common stock for each share of Solutia [...]

Madico has taken more of its window film distribution into its own hands. The window film manufacturer has purchased select assets from The Enpro Group, including the distribution rights of Madico products in 16 states. “The Enpro Group has been successfully distributing Madico products for over 30 years and we have truly enjoyed this long-standing [...]

The International Window Film Association (IWFA) is informing customers about some specific benefits of using window film. In a press release, the IWFA explains to consumers that in the winter months the sun’s lower positioning can create more glare problems in buildings. The association goes on to say that using window film can help alleviate glare [...]

Window tinting and car audio automotive styling franchise, Tint World, announced a license has been awarded for a new franchise location in Charlotte, N.C. The announcement follows November’s news that new franchise locations were also awarded licenses in Greenville, Fayetteville and Wilmington, N.C. The license was awarded to Paul Hostage, a young entrepreneur who also [...]

President Obama’s Better Buildings Initiative had the window film industry buzzing with interest in 2011. The 3M Company has taken that challenge in-house to make its own company more energy efficient. The initiative set a goal of improving energy-efficiency in commercial buildings by 20 percent by the year 2020. In the spirit of the Better [...]

There is much in store for 2012 at Performance Films Distributing. With the late 2011 announcement of the renewal of the company’s distributorship agreement with Solutia, 2012 is off to a strong start for the company. “We are extremely happy that Solutia has renewed the agreement,” says Bo Ryan, vice president of Performance Films Distributing. [...]

I don’t particularly mind New Year’s Eve celebrations and there is something to be said for champagne, dumb hats and noise makers, but the resolutions drive me bananas. Each year my inner dialogue kicks in and it has gone a little something like this. 2007: This year I am going to lose weight! 2008: This [...]

Tina Czar, events manager for Key Communications Inc., parent company of WINDOW FILM magazine, has been recognized with the company’s annual Holly X. Carter Biller Award for outstanding employee performance. Debra Levy, president of Key Communications, presented the award to Czar on Friday, December 16, during the company’s annual Christmas party. “Tina loves Key Communications [...]