PRODUCT BRIEFS ment and staff, local and state offi- cials, and wedi customers, partners and supporters attended the cer- emony. Guests also had the chance to tour wedi’s new state-of-the-art production facility on American soil. https://bit.ly/2MoCr1h Gebr. Knauf KG (“Knauf”) and USG Corporation (NYSE:USG) (“USG”) announced last month that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Knauf will acquire all of the outstanding shares of USG in a transaction valued at approxi- mately $7.0 billion. USG will con- tinue to be managed locally in the United States, and Knauf intends to maintain USG’s existing corporate headquarters in Chicago as well as its facilities in North America. https://bit.ly/2yDtAWC LATICRETE expands Canadian reach with new dedicated in-coun- try business operations, including a new office in the town of Tecumseh in the Windsor-Essex region of Ontario. Stephen Butkovich will lead the business effort as Director of LATICRETE Canada. https://bit. ly/2KnzOeC iQ Power Tools, manufacturer of premium power tools with integrat- ed dust collection technology, has appointed Vince Hollis to the posi- tion of National Product Training Manager. https://bit.ly/2MnCz0l Modomo is proud to announce a successful launch of the brand, Modomo, and the winners of Modomo’s door prizes at Coverings ’18. A trip for two to Italy was the drawing first prize. John and Kelli Naramore (pictured) of Triangle Tile of Raleigh, N.C. were the proud winners of the trip to Italy. https://bit.ly/2KmemH9 PRODUCT BRIEFS –––––––––––– Cotto d’Este USA’s CEMENT PROJECT is a versatile collection 114 TileLetter | July 2018