News | Growth & Acquisitions


Dow Opens New Sales Center in Toronto
May 24, 2018

Dow Chemical Co. has opened a new regional sales center in Toronto, Canada. The new facility will serve as a commercial hub...read more


Kimberly-Clark Invests $30 million in North Carolina Plant
May 22, 2018

Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional, announced plans to invest more than US$30 million in its Hendersonville, NC, manufacturing facility. The upgrade project is...read more


Atalian Merges With Servest
May 17, 2018

Atalian Global Services has formally merged with Servest UK. The two firms agreed to a joint venture in 2016. The newly created...read more


Staples Makes Offer for Essendant
May 17, 2018

Sycamore Partners, the private equity owners of Staples, Inc., has made an unsolicited proposal to acquire Essendant. The conditional, non-binding proposal calls for...read more


Ecolab Opens Manufacturing Plant in Japan
May 15, 2018

Ecolab, Inc. has opened a new production facility in Noda, Japan. The 12,600-square-foot plant primarily manufactures solid chemistry detergent products for commercial...read more


Imperial Dade Acquires Gulf Coast Paper
May 11, 2018

Imperial Dade has acquired Gulf Coast Paper Co., Inc. The purchase of the Victoria, TX-based paper products and janitorial supply distributor expands...read more


Georgia-Pacific to Open Supply-Chain Innovation Center
May 11, 2018

Georgia-Pacific, LLC, parent company of Georgia-Pacific Professional, will invest up to US$7 million to open a supply-chain innovation center in Atlanta, GA....read more


Ecolab to Expand North Carolina Facility
May 9, 2018

Ecolab, Inc. announced plans to expand its facility in Greensboro, NC. The expansion project will add an additional 12,000 square feet to...read more