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Article: APC, US firm sign deal.
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- Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
- Article date:
- March 23, 2009
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Byline: M. Ghazanfar Ali Khan
RIYADH: An environment-friendly sound proof material is to revolutionize the Saudi building industry following the signing of an agreement between the American company, Acoustiblok Inc. and Arabian Plastic Compounds Co. (APC) here recently.
The material, called Acoustiblok, now widely used in the US, has been hailed as a major step in noise control and considered best-suited for the construction of walls, panels, roofs etc.
"Acoustiblok, which can be applied to existing buildings as well as new projects all over the Kingdom, has been judged best for its feasibility and environmental impact especially for arid ...