How QXO is Using AI to Streamline Distribution

QXO Inc. has identified about $200 million in pricing leakage at newly acquired Beacon Roofing Supply, CEO Brad Jacobs told investors at recent Q&A sessions in New York and Laguna Beach, revealing the staggering cost of outdated systems and highlighting longstanding technology gaps in the building materials industry. Rather than viewing the discovery as a […]

Huntsman Welcomes New General Counsel in October

Huntsman Corp. recently announced that Julia Wright will join the company as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary. The appointment will be effective on October 13, 2025. Wright succeeds Huntsman’s current general counsel, David Stryker, who has announced his retirement effective at the end of the year.  Stryker will move into the chairman’s office […]

New ASTM Standard Addresses Sealant Compatibility

ASTM International has approved a new test method (soon to be published as C1956) to evaluate laminated glass with various interlayers when sealants are in intimate and intentional contact with laminate edges. The new standard was developed by the flat glass subcommittee (C14.08), part of ASTM’s glass and glass products committee (C14). According to ASTM […]